Full Result 4.20 Musselburgh | 1 February 2000

John Smiths Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) 3m OMS Good To Soft 14 hurdles

1st £2,717 2nd £836 3rd £418 4th £209

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Cope With Reality (IRE) 7/4F L Cooper ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	7	117	109	112	117	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Reality I (Known Fact)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead approaching 8th, joined 3 out, left clear next, stayed on strongly (op 11-8)

2 7	1. Hit The Canvas (USA) 7/2 Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	9	120	111	109	109	–
ch g At The Threshold (USA) - Also Royal (USA) (Native Royalty)
Held up, hit 8th, headway 4 out, chased leaders and hit 2 out, soon one pace (op 3-1)

3 6 [13]	7. Kobalt (POL) 33/1 Graham Lee Alistair Whillans	Graham Lee Alistair Whillans	6	100 3	83	72	72	–
b g Nible - Kaskada (POL) (Babant)
Always prominent, hit 4th, ridden along 4 out, weakened after next (op 14-1)

4 5 [18]	6. Pampered Gale (IRE) 3/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	6	102	85	74	74	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Pampered Russian (Deep Run)
Led, headed approaching 8th, prominent and every chance 3 out, soon ridden, hampered next and soon weakened (op 4-1 tchd 7-2 in places)

F	3. Oh So Cosy (IRE) 8/1 D Parker C Parker	D Parker C Parker	7	113	100	98	98	–
br g Mandalus (IRE) - Milan Pride (Northern Guest)
Held up, good headway approaching 5th, effort and disputed lead when fell 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in a place)

UR	5. Trump 12/1 Wilson Renwick ⁷ C Parker	Wilson Renwick ⁷ C Parker	11	910 b¹	86	–	–	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Prominent until blundered and unseated rider 6th (tchd 14-1 in places and 10-1)

6 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 6m 1.60s (slow by 36.60s) Total SP: 106%
Non-runners: Gunner Marc (horsebox broke down)
1st owner: Miss A Kershaw (Cope With Reality) 1st breeder: Luzi S P A
2nd owner: Jeremy Mitchell And Janet Powney (Hit The Canvas)
3rd owner: I Campbell (Kobalt)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.20 £2.50 Ex: £10.10 CSF: £6.67
Jackpot:
Placepot: £110.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £20,903.69. 137.89 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £33.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,121.82. 25.08 winning tickets.

4:20 Musselburgh 1 Feb 2000

John Smiths Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle Class E