Full Result 3.30 Musselburgh | 7 February 2010

John Smith's Scottish County Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £18,786 2nd £5,550 3rd £2,775 4th £1,389 5th £693 6th £348

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Eradicate (IRE) 9/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	1013	129	106	134	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Coyote (Indian Ridge)
Tracked leaders, headway and close up 5th, led after 3 out, driven approaching, last, stayed on strongly flat (op 7-2)

2 2	6. Palomar (USA) 14/1 Graham Lee Nicky Richards	Graham Lee Nicky Richards	8	109	125	100	128	–
bb g Chester House (USA) - Ball Gown I (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on to chase winner flat, no impression towards finish (op 16-1)

3 nk [2¼]	11. Dontpaytheferryman (USA) 14/1 Dale Swift ¹⁰ Brian Ellison	Dale Swift ¹⁰ Brian Ellison	5	95	117	91	119	–
ch g Wiseman's Ferry (USA) - Expletive Deleted (USA) (Dr Blum)
Chased leader, led 5th, ridden and headed after 3 out, driven approaching last, kept on flat (op 33-1)

4 5 [7¼]	12. Grandad Bill (IRE) 13/2 Richie McGrath Jim Goldie	Richie McGrath Jim Goldie	7	100	116	85	113	–
ch g Intikhab (USA) - Matikanehanafubuki (IRE) (Caerleon)
Tracked leaders on inner, ridden along 6th, driven and slightly one pace before next, kept on under pressure approaching last (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

5 2¼ [9½]	14. Dr Kildare 11/1 Paddy Brennan Gordon Elliott	Paddy Brennan Gordon Elliott	5	100 3	116	82	112	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Artistic Blue (USA) (Diesis)
Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leaders next, soon ridden and weakened approaching last (op 16-1)

6 3½ [13]	10. Arctic Wings (IRE) 28/1 Brian Harding Tony Carroll	Brian Harding Tony Carroll	6	101	117	79	109	–
b g In The Wings - Arctic Hunt (IRE) (Bering)
Midfield, headway on outer 5th, chased leaders 6th, driven and weakened approaching last (op 40-1)

7 2½ [15½]	2. European Dream (IRE) 10/1 James Halliday ⁵ Richard Guest	James Halliday ⁵ Richard Guest	7	110 p	135	94	124	–
br g Kalanisi (IRE) - Tereed Elhawa (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up towards rear, effort approaching 8th, soon ridden and never dangerous

8 4½ [20]	7. Marchand D'Argent (FR) 15/2 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	7	108	124	77	108	–
b h Marchand De Sable (USA) - Masslama (FR) (No Pass No Sale)
In touch, effort 6th, ridden along next, soon driven and gradually weakened (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

9 1¾ [21¾]	4. Zanir (FR) 6/1 Sam Thomas Tom George	Sam Thomas Tom George	6	113	133	84	116	–
b g Munir - Shahmy (USA) (Lear Fan)
Tracked leaders, headway to chase leading pair after 6th, ridden next and soon weakened (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 8-1)

10 13 [34¾]	3. Astarador (FR) 33/1 Ryan Mania ³ Howard Johnson	Ryan Mania ³ Howard Johnson	8	112	135	71	106	–
b g Astarabad (USA) - Touques (FR) (Tip Moss)
Led, hit 3rd, headed and hit 5th, soon lost place and behind

11 62 [96¾]	9. Along The Nile 14/1 James Reveley Keith Reveley	James Reveley Keith Reveley	8	103	119	17	27	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Golden Fortune (Forzando)
In rear and jumped slowly 1st, pushed along 3rd, behind from halfway (op 16-1)

F	1. Red Moloney (USA) 4/1F Brian Hughes Howard Johnson	Brian Hughes Howard Johnson	6	1112	142	–	–	–
b g Sahm (USA) - Roja (USA) (L'Enjoleur)
Tracked leaders until fell 2nd, dead (tchd 7-2)

12 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 3m 45.50s (slow by 13.50s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Bolodenka (self certificate), Wikaala (self certificate)
1st owner: A D Spence (Eradicate) 1st breeder: Sir Eric Parker
2nd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Palomar)
3rd owner: Koo's Racing Club (Dontpaytheferryman)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2.20 £4.80 £5.40 Ex: £66.40 CSF: £67 Tricast: £833.61

Second last hurdle in the home straight omitted due to stricken horse.

3:30 Musselburgh 7 Feb 2010

John Smith's Scottish County Handicap Hurdle