Full Result 3.45 Musselburgh | 1 June 2002

Sheraton Grand Cup Stakes (Handicap) Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m7f217yds) 2m Good To Firm

1st £8,112 2nd £2,496 3rd £1,248 4th £624

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	2. Jack Dawson (IRE) 3/1F Ted Durcan John Berry	Ted Durcan John Berry	5	96	74	–	88	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Dream Of Jenny (Caerleon)
Tracked leaders, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, stayed on well (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	6. Ocean Tide 9/1 Kevin Darley Richard Ford	Kevin Darley Richard Ford	5	90 v	68	–	81	–
b g Deploy - Dancing Tide (Pharly)
In touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven inside final furlong and kept on well (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

3⁽⁶⁾ 5 [5¾]	7. Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) 20/1 John Carroll Tim Easterby	John Carroll Tim Easterby	4	813	68	–	75	–
ch g Definite Article - Nomadic Dancer (IRE) (Nabeel Dancer)
Tracked leader, effort to challenge 3f out and every chance until driven and one pace over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

4⁽²⁾ nk [6]	1. Virgin Soldier (IRE) 12/1 K Dalgleish Alan Swinbank	K Dalgleish Alan Swinbank	6	100	82	–	89	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Never Been Chaste (Posse I)
Midfield, switched outside and headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 8-1 tchd 14-1, 16-1 in places)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	9. Sashay 20/1 George Duffield Clive Cox	George Duffield Clive Cox	4	80	55	–	60	–
b f Bishop Of Cashel - St James's Antigua (IRE) (Law Society)
Led, ridden along 2f out, headed over 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened (op 12-1 tchd 25-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2 [9¾]	5. Fatehalkhair (IRE) 7/1 Paul Eddery Brian Ellison	Paul Eddery Brian Ellison	10	93	71	–	74	–
ch g Kris - Midway Lady (USA) (Alleged)
Held up and behind, headway 5f out, chased leaders and not much room over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace (op 9-2)

7⁽¹⁾ 1 [10¾]	4. Wintertide 8/1 Paul Hanagan ³ Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan ³ Richard Fahey	6	90	71	–	72	–
b g Mtoto - Winter Queen I (Welsh Pageant)
Held up and behind, headway on inner 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon driven and weakened (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

8⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [11½]	11. Cosmic Case 9/2 T Williams Jim Goldie	T Williams Jim Goldie	7	712 1	52	–	53	–
b m Casteddu - La Fontainova (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Held up and behind, good headway on inner 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon driven and weakened well over 1f out (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 11 [22½]	12. Our Monogram 20/1 Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Ralph Beckett	Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Ralph Beckett	6	77 2 3	52	–	39	–
b g Deploy - Darling Splodge (Elegant Air)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, gradually weakened (op 14-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [25]	3. Accepting 12/1 Darren Williams ³ John Mackie	Darren Williams ³ John Mackie	5	93	74	–	58	–
b g Mtoto - D'Azy (Persian Bold)
Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, soon ridden and weakened 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

11⁽⁷⁾ 5 [30]	8. Little Brave 10/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	7	85 v	59	–	37	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Littlemisstrouble (USA) (My Gallant)
Chased leader, effort over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

12⁽⁸⁾ 2 [32]	10. Bhutan I (IRE) 16/1 Dean Mernagh Mrs M Reveley	Dean Mernagh Mrs M Reveley	7	712	52	–	28	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Bustinetta (Bustino)
Held up, always rear (op 20-1 tchd 25-1, 33-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 3m 26.60s (slow by 2.40s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: The Premier Cru (Jack Dawson) 1st breeder: P C Green
2nd owner: A Eyres & D F Price (Ocean Tide)
3rd owner: Major I C Straker (Thewhirlingdervish)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £2.50 £2.60 £4.90 Ex: £57.20 CSF: £30.28 Tricast: £447.87
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 71 (34%) M [5-8] 23 (23%) H [9-12] 56 (43%)

New Course Record

3:45 Musselburgh 1 Jun 2002

Sheraton Grand Cup Stakes (Handicap) Class D