Full Result 2.30 Musselburgh | 18 February 2004

Anderson Strathern Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-95, 5yo+) (2m7f170yds) 3m Good 18 fences

1st £3,373.50 2nd £1,038 3rd £519 4th £259.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Gangsters R Us (IRE) 7/4F Richie McGrath Andrew Parker	Richie McGrath Andrew Parker	8	114	86	63	104	–
br g Treasure Hunter - Our Mare Mick (Choral Society)
Held up, hit 11th, smooth headway next, close up 4 out, led after next, clear last (op 2-1 after 9-4 in places)

2 5	9. Frontis 12/1 Padge Whelan ³ Tim Fitzgerald	Padge Whelan ³ Tim Fitzgerald	7	911 5 v¹	68	41	79	–
ch g Be My Chief (USA) - Heavy Rock (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Tracked leaders, good headway 13th, led after 5 out, ridden along 3 out, soon headed, kept on same pace approaching last (tchd 14-1 in places)

3 16 [21]	7. Middleway 6/1 Barry Keniry Miss Kate Milligan	Barry Keniry Miss Kate Milligan	8	104	72	31	70	–
b g Milieu - Galway Gal (Proverb)
Held up in touch, mistake 6th, blundered and lost place next, headway after 5 out, ridden along and left 3rd next, soon outpaced (op 7-1)

4 ½ [21½]	1. Looking Forward 10/1 Neil Mulholland ³ Ferdy Murphy	Neil Mulholland ³ Ferdy Murphy	8	119	94	53	87	–
br g Primitive Rising (USA) - Gilzie Bank (New Brig)
Tracked leaders, headway and close up halfway, ridden along 6 out and soon weakened (op 9-1)

5 1¼ [22¾]	4. Vidi Caesar (NZ) 12/1 Miss C Metcalfe ⁷ Richard Guest	Miss C Metcalfe ⁷ Richard Guest	8	1011 b	86	44	78	–
b g Racing Is Fun (USA) - Vidi Vici (NZ) (Roman Empire)
Prominent, led 4th to 6th, ridden along and weakened approaching 5 out, behind when blundered 3 out

F	2. Yankie Lord (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Aspell ³ Jean McGregor	Paddy Aspell ³ Jean McGregor	12	113	88	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Coolstuff (Over The River)
Led to 4th, led again 6th to 10th, close up until led 13th, headed after 5 out, driven when fell next (op 12-1)

PU	6. Sunnycliff 12/1 Tony Dobbin Rhona Brewis	Tony Dobbin Rhona Brewis	11	108 t	76	–	–	–
b g Dancing High - Nicolini (Nicholas Bill)
Prominent, led 10th to 13th, blundered badly 5 out, soon lost place and pulled up before next (jockey said gelding pulled up lame) (op 14-1)

PU	8. Highland Island I 50/1 Jim Crowley Mrs R L Elliot	Jim Crowley Mrs R L Elliot	8	100 3 t	68	–	–	–
b m Jupiter Island - Close Call (Nearly A Hand)
Mistake 4th, soon behind and pulled up before 12th

PU	3. The Merry Mason (IRE) 9/2 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	8	116	88	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Busters Lodge (Antwerp City)
Held up, not fluent, pushed along 6th, behind when pulled up before 12th (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 5-1 and 6-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 6m 2.30s (slow by 8.30s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: J B Purefoy (Gangsters R Us) 1st breeder: Francis Small
2nd owner: Marquesa De Moratalla (Frontis)
3rd owner: Mrs J M L Milligan (Middleway)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.10 £5.40 £1.40 Ex: £37.40 CSF: £20.57 Tricast: £91.01

2:30 Musselburgh 18 Feb 2004

Anderson Strathern Handicap Chase Class F