Full Result 2.55 Musselburgh | 27 November 2015

Semichem Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (1m7f182yds) 2m Good To Soft 10 fences 2 omitted

1st £6,498 2nd £1,908 3rd £954 4th £477

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Blades Lad 9/4F Danny Cook Peter Niven	Danny Cook Peter Niven	6	115 p	108	109	114	–
ch g Haafhd - Blades Girl (Bertolini)
Close up, led 3 out, ridden next, hung left run-in, kept on well

2 nk	10. Carters Rest 14/1 Miss J Walton ⁷ George Bewley	Miss J Walton ⁷ George Bewley	12	105	101	101	106	–
gr g Rock City (IRE) - Yemaail (IRE) (Shaadi)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, rallied to chase winner run-in, kept on finish (op 16/1)

3 4½ [4¾]	4. Castlelawn (IRE) 4/1 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	8	116	109	103	111	–
b g Runyon (IRE) - Pure Magic (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Led until 3 out, ridden and one pace from last (op 9/2)

4 3 [7¾]	8. Endeavor 9/1 Colm McCormack ³ Dianne Sayer	Colm McCormack ³ Dianne Sayer	10	1010	102	93	99	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Midnight Mambo (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up, hit 4th, effort before 3 out, no impression from next (tchd 8/1)

5 ¾ [8½]	12. Sendiym (FR) 8/1 Harry Challoner ³ Dianne Sayer	Harry Challoner ³ Dianne Sayer	8	911 2	89	79	87	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Seraya (FR) (Danehill)
Held up, jumped awkwardly and rider lost iron briefly 2nd, not fluent and outpaced 4th, kept on from 2 out, never able to challenge (op 9/1)

6 2¼ [10¾]	5. Muwalla 6/1 Diarmuid O'Regan ⁵ Lisa Harrison	Diarmuid O'Regan ⁵ Lisa Harrison	8	111 t	109	96	104	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Easy Sunshine (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, mistake and ridden 4 out, no impression from next (op 9/2)

7 1¼ [12]	1. Formidableopponent (IRE) 100/1 Daragh Bourke ⁵ William Young Jnr	Daragh Bourke ⁵ William Young Jnr	8	117	115	100	108	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Sliding (Formidable I)
Held up, headway and prominent 4 out, ridden and weakened after next (op 66/1)

8 1¼ [13¼]	11. Morning Time (IRE) 10/1 Grant Cockburn ⁵ Lucinda Russell	Grant Cockburn ⁵ Lucinda Russell	9	910 tp	90	74	83	–
b g Hawk Wing (USA) - Desert Trail (IRE) (Desert Style)
Held up in midfield, mistake 4th, effort 5 out, weakened from 3 out (op 16/1)

9 4½ [17¾]	2. Why But Why (USA) 28/1 Graham Watters ³ Ian Duncan	Graham Watters ³ Ian Duncan	7	117	113	91	101	–
b g Whywhywhy (USA) - Miss Orah (Unfuwain)
Held up, headway and prominent 4th, ridden and effort 3 out, weakened from next (tchd 25/1)

PU	3. Claragh Native (IRE) 12/1 Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	10	117 p	110	–	–	–
ch g Beneficial - Susy In The Summer (IRE) (Be My Native)
Prominent, mistake and lost place 5th, struggling from next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, broke blood vessel (jockey said the gelding had bled from the nose) (op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

PU	7. Calton Entry (IRE) 40/1 Henry Brooke Linda Perratt	Henry Brooke Linda Perratt	6	112	105	–	–	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Gaybrook (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up in touch, outpaced halfway, lost touch and pulled up before 3 out (jockey said that the gelding hung right and jumped left throughout)

RO	9. Gin Cobbler 50/1 Sam Coltherd ⁷ Victor Thompson	Sam Coltherd ⁷ Victor Thompson	9	105	101	–	–	–
b g Beneficial - Cassia (Be My Native)
Took keen hold, held up, ran out 1st

12 ran Off time: 2:55:54 Winning time: 4m 1.60s (slow by 15.60s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Crown Select (Blades Lad) 1st breeder: David Holgate
2nd owner: Mrs D Walton (Carters Rest)
3rd owner: John R Adam (Castlelawn)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.40 £3.80 £1.70 Ex: £31 CSF: £32.52 Tricast: £123.36 Trifecta: £121.80

The final fence was omitted on both circuits

2:55 Musselburgh 27 Nov 2015

Semichem Handicap Chase