Full Result 2.50 Musselburgh | 12 December 2000

Fine Blue Line Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m7f170yds) 3m Good 18 fences

1st £4,329 2nd £1,332 3rd £666 4th £333

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. This Is Serious (IRE) 5/4F D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	6	101	89	66	87	–
ch g Broken Hearted - Lady Virtue (Oats)
Held up, headway 11th, 20l second and held when left clear 2 out, held on (op 6-4 tchd 13-8, 7-4 in places)

2 1¾	3. Free 9/2 Anthony Ross ³ Mrs M Reveley	Anthony Ross ³ Mrs M Reveley	5	1111	116	91	111	–
ch g Gone West (USA) - Bemissed (USA) (Nijinsky)
Close up, led 8th to approaching 11th, outpaced 5 out, rallied next, left 7l second 2 out, ran on (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in a place)

3 19 [20¾]	6. Lord Capitaine (IRE) 20/1 John McNamara Howard Johnson	John McNamara Howard Johnson	6	107	95	50	71	–
bb g Mister Lord (USA) - Salvation Sue (Mon Capitaine)
Prominent, blundered 5th, outpaced from before 4 out, left poor third 3 out (op 16-1)

4 6 [26¾]	9. Valiant Warrior 33/1 Tony Dobbin Jedd O'Keeffe	Tony Dobbin Jedd O'Keeffe	12	105	93	42	63	–
br g Valiyar (IRE) - Jouvencelle (Rusticaro)
In touch, headway 13th, weakened before 4 out (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

5 1½ [28¼]	5. Key Debate 14/1 Dominic Elsworth ⁵ Tim Walford	Dominic Elsworth ⁵ Tim Walford	8	114	111	58	80	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Key To Heaven (Lucifer)
Mistakes, in touch, outpaced from 11th (op 12-1)

6 dist [58¼]	1. Solvang (IRE) 12/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	120 t	116	30	–	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Bramble Bird (Pitpan)
Always behind, lost touch from 11th (tchd 14-1 in places)

F	10. Royal Vacation 33/1 A S Smith Jedd O'Keeffe	A S Smith Jedd O'Keeffe	11	103	91	–	–	–
b g King Of Spain - Crane Beach (Afzal)
Held up, fell 4th

PU	2. Fullopep 14/1 Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	6	120	116	–	–	–
b g Dunbeath (USA) - Suggia (Alzao)
Not jump well, always behind, pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed until pulling up) (op 8-1)

PU	12. Pampered Gale (IRE) 10/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	6	100	88	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Pampered Russian (Deep Run)
In touch, weakened 10th, pulled up before next (op 12-1)

PU	8. Millenium Way (IRE) 9/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	6	106 b¹	94	–	–	–
ch g Ikdam - Fine Drapes (Le Bavard)
Blundered 1st, led to 8th, weakened 11th, pulled up before 4 out (op 10-1)

UR	7. Toskano 25/1 Henry Oliver ³ Dai Williams	Henry Oliver ³ Dai Williams	8	104	95	–	–	–
b g Salse (USA) - Kukri (Kris)
Behind, blundered and unseated rider 12th (tchd 33-1 in places)

UR	4. Celtic Giant 25/1 Bruce Gibson ³ L Lungo	Bruce Gibson ³ L Lungo	10	1110	115	115	132	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Hester Ann (Proverb)
Chased leaders, led approaching 11th, 20l clear when blundered and unseated rider 2 out

12 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 6m 7.30s (slow by 13.30s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Granit City Syndicate (This Is Serious) 1st breeder: Mrs Marie Byrne
2nd owner: P D Savill (Free)
3rd owner: The Scottish Steeplechasing Partnership (Lord Capitaine)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.70 £1.70 £3.80 Ex: £11.50 CSF: £6.67 Tricast: £69.30 Trifecta: £98.80 1.83w/u, pool £254.91

2:50 Musselburgh 12 Dec 2000

Fine Blue Line Handicap Chase Class D