Full Result 5.10 Musselburgh | 18 July 1997

Herald Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m2yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £2,996 2nd £908 3rd £444 4th £212

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	13. Seconds Away 14/1 T Williams Jim Goldie	T Williams Jim Goldie	6	712	30	–	34	–
b g Hard Fought - Keep Mum (Mummy's Pet)
Held up, headway until led well over 1f out, stayed on

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	5. Spanish Verdict 12/1 C Teague ³ Denys Smith	C Teague ³ Denys Smith	10	92	51	14	54	–
b g King Of Spain - Counsel's Verdict (Firestreak I)
Close up, every chance over 2f out, kept on well

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1]	6. Needle Match 16/1 Ollie Pears Jonjo O'Neill	Ollie Pears Jonjo O'Neill	4	95	51	16	53	–
ch c Royal Academy (USA) - Miss Tatting (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up and behind, headway 3f out, not clear run and several positions, stayed on towards finish

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1½]	9. Champagne N Dreams 12/1 Gyles Parkin ³ David Nicholls	Gyles Parkin ³ David Nicholls	5	87	42	3	43	–
b m Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Pink Sensation (Sagaro)
Held up and behind, good headway 3f out, switched 2f out, soon every chance, not quicken final furlong

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [4]	3. Legal Issue (IRE) 6/1 Rodney Lappin W W Haigh	Rodney Lappin W W Haigh	5	99	55	14	50	–
b h Contract Law I (USA) - Natuschka (Authi)
Held up and behind, headway over 3f out, soon in touch, one pace approaching final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ hd [4¼]	1. Bowcliffe 7/4F J F Egan Eric Alston	J F Egan Eric Alston	6	100	60	19	55	–
b g Petoski - Gwiffina (Welsh Saint)
Held up, headway on outside 3f out, never able to challenge

7⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [5¾]	2. Tissue Of Lies (USA) 9/1 Stanley Chin ³ Mark Johnston	Stanley Chin ³ Mark Johnston	4	99	58	11	49	–
bb g Ascot Knight (CAN) - Choral Group (CAN) (Lord Durham)
Chased leader until weakened final 2f

8⁽¹⁾ ½ [6¼]	4. Bulsara 12/1 K Sked ⁵ Chris Fairhurst	K Sked ⁵ Chris Fairhurst	5	93	54	4	44	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Taiga (Northfields)
Chased leader until weakened over 1f out

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [8¾]	10. Don't Worry Mike 20/1 Nick Connorton F H Lee	Nick Connorton F H Lee	3	88 b	48	–	33	–
ch g Forzando - Hat Hill (Roan Rocket)
Led until headed and weakened well over 1f out

10⁽²⁾ 5 [13¾]	7. Nkapen Rocks (SPA) 7/2 Ted Durcan ⁵ Capt J Wilson	Ted Durcan ⁵ Capt J Wilson	4	812	49	–	23	–
b g Risk Me (FR) - Debutina Park (Averof)
Prominent until weakened 2f out

11⁽³⁾ 3½ [17¼]	11. Midday Cowboy (USA) 40/1 Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Micky Hammond	Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Micky Hammond	4	83	40	–	6	–
b g Houston (USA) - Perfect Isn't Easy (USA) (Saratoga Six)
Close up until weakened final 2f

12⁽¹¹⁾ 8 [25¼]	8. King Of Show (IRE) 33/1 V Halliday Dick Allan	V Halliday Dick Allan	6	810 v	42	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Don't Rush (USA) (Alleged)
In touch, ran on wide straight, soon weakened

13⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [27¾]	14. Celia's Rainbow 100/1 N Kennedy Richard Whitaker	N Kennedy Richard Whitaker	4	710	28	–	–	–
gr f Belfort (FR) - Mrs Skinner (Electric I)
Always behind

14⁽¹²⁾ nk [28]	12. Thorntoun Jewel (IRE) 150/1 M Mathers ⁷ Miss Z A Green	M Mathers ⁷ Miss Z A Green	4	78	33	–	–	–
b f Durgam (USA) - Blue Bouquet (Cure The Blues)
In touch, ran wide straight and raced stands' side, soon beaten

14 ran Off time: 5:12:00 Winning time: 1m 41.10s (slow by 4.10s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: J S Goldie (Seconds Away) 1st breeder: Mrs E Campbell
2nd owner: Cox & Allen (kendal) Ltd (Spanish Verdict)
3rd owner: Clayton Bigley Partnership Ltd (Needle Match)
Tote win: £11.80 PL: £2.40 £3.10 £8.80 Ex: £75.70 CSF: £164.16 Tricast: £2,508.23 Trifecta: £263.10 Pool: £370.68. 0.99 winning tickets.. Pool of £3.71 carried over to Newbury 2.30 today
Jackpot: [None]
Placepot: £622.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £16,885.19. 19.79 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £263.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,175.42. 3.30 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 55 (34%) M [6-9] 62 (41%) H [10-14] 33 (25%)

5:10 Musselburgh 18 Jul 1997

Herald Handicap Class F