2:30 Musselburgh 23 Jan 2008
Robert Burns Novices' Hurdle
(Class 4) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles
1st
£2,602.40 2nd
£764 3rd
£382 4th
£190.80
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 114 | – | 106 | 114 | – | ||||
| b g Halling (USA) - St Radegund (Green Desert) | ||||||||||
| Held up, steady headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, challenged last, ridden and quickened to lead flat, stayed on (op 5-2 tchd 3-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1113 | 119 | 118 | 125 | – | ||||
| b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Golden Fortune (Forzando) | ||||||||||
| Held up, steady headway after 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat (op 3-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 | – | 103 | 109 | – | ||||
| br g Key Of Luck (USA) - Music Khan (Music Boy) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader, led 4 out, ridden along and hit 2 out, driven and joined last, headed and one pace flat (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 b | – | 84 | 94 | – | ||||
| b g Superior Premium - Lindfield Belle (IRE) (Fairy King) | ||||||||||
| Held up in midfield, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden and not fluent 2 out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
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7 | 114 | – | 71 | 82 | – | ||||
| b g Zahran (IRE) - Need Some Space (Precocious) | ||||||||||
| Held up and behind until stayed on from 3 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 | – | 70 | 81 | – | ||||
| b g Benny The Dip (USA) - Sahara Rose (Green Desert) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, headway and close up 4 out, ridden and hit next, soon weakened (tchd 28-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 | – | 48 | 64 | – | ||||
| b g Royal Applause - Scarlet Veil (Tyrnavos) | ||||||||||
| Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden along next and soon weakened (op 25-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 1011 | – | 29 | 49 | – | ||||
| b g Great Palm (USA) - Grouse-N-Heather (Grey Desire) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, ridden along approaching 4 out and soon weakened | ||||||||||
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5 | 114 | – | 28 | 49 | – | ||||
| b g Josr Algarhoud (IRE) - Belle De Nuit (IRE) (Statoblest) | ||||||||||
| Never better than midfield | ||||||||||
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5 | 1011 | – | 4 | 29 | – | ||||
| b m Celtic Swing - Shabby Chic (USA) (Red Ransom) | ||||||||||
| Held up, always in rear (op 13-2 tchd 8-1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 114 | – | – | 20 | – | ||||
| b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Red White And Blue (Zafonic) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 1st, always in rear (op 50-1) | ||||||||||
|
7 | 1013 | – | – | 1 | – | ||||
| b g Sesaro (USA) - Megan's Dream (IRE) (Fayruz) | ||||||||||
| Always in rear, tailed off from halfway (op 150-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 114 p | 84 | – | 4 | – | ||||
| br g Vitus - Split The Wind (Strong Gale) | ||||||||||
| Always in rear, tailed off from 4th (jockey said gelding bled from the nose) (tchd 200-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | – | – | 85 | – | ||||
| b g Acteur Francais (USA) - Chaumeil (FR) (Mad Captain) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, effort 4 out, ridden along next, weakening when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Foxhound (USA) - Vado Via (Ardross) | ||||||||||
| Led and soon clear, mistake 3rd, ridden along and headed 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 2 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 5-1 tchd 9-2) | ||||||||||
- 15 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 3m 51.60s (slow by 19.60s) Total SP: 125%
- 1st owner: J J Staunton (Halla San) 1st breeder: Hascombe And Valiant Studs
- 2nd owner: William Hoey (Along The Nile)
- 3rd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Compromiznotension)
- Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.30 £2.10 £2.80 Ex: £15.30 CSF: £10.69
