Full Result 3.00 Musselburgh | 3 April 2001

Port Sefton Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) 3m OMS Good To Firm 14 hurdles

1st £3,251.50 2nd £929 3rd £464.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Big Max 5/2F A S Smith Howard Johnson	A S Smith Howard Johnson	6	120	103	113	113	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Edwina's Dawn (Space King)
Held up and behind, headway halfway, chased leaders 4 out, ridden and hit next, jumped right 2 out and last, driven, hung right and led run-in (tchd 3-1)

2 1	13. No Case To Answer (IRE) 16/1 Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne	Mark Bradburne Sue Bradburne	7	108	84	93	91	–
br g Good Thyne (USA) - One Way Only (Le Bavard)
Chased clear leader, headway 4 out, led 2 out, driven and hit last, soon headed, kept on well under pressure (op 12-1)

3 7 [8]	2. Donnegale (IRE) 9/1 John McNamara Tim Walford	John McNamara Tim Walford	9	120 b	103	107	107	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Marys Gift (Monksfield)
Led and soon clear, ridden along 5 out, headed 2 out, driven and every chance until edged right and weakened run-in (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

4 2½ [10½]	10. Ela Agapi Mou (USA) 9/1 Dominic Elsworth ⁵ Miss H M Irving	Dominic Elsworth ⁵ Miss H M Irving	8	108 b	89	90	87	–
b g Storm Bird (CAN) - Vaguar (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Soon prominent, blundered 7th, soon ridden along and lost place, stayed on from 3 out (op 8-1)

5 nk [10¾]	4. Clear Dawn (IRE) 6/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	6	118	97	99	95	–
b g Clearly Bust - Cobra Queen (Dawn Review)
Chased leaders, ridden along 4 out, soon outpaced (op 5-1)

6 28 [38¾]	6. Mr Cavallo (IRE) 20/1 Jim Crowley Lucinda Russell	Jim Crowley Lucinda Russell	9	116	95	74	65	–
b g The Bart (USA) - Mrs Guru (Le Bavard)
Prominent, ridden along 4 out, gradually weakened

7 shd [39]	7. Prelude To Fame (USA) 14/1 David O'Meara ⁵ Miss Kate Milligan	David O'Meara ⁵ Miss Kate Milligan	8	111	95	74	65	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Dance Call (USA) (Nijinsky)
Behind from halfway (tchd 16-1 in places)

8 11 [50]	15. Contrafire (IRE) 25/1 Alan Dempsey Alistair Whillans	Alan Dempsey Alistair Whillans	9	104	81	49	38	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Fiery Song (Ballad Rock)
Prominent, ridden along before 8th, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

9 2½ [52½]	1. Joe Buzz (IRE) 12/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	9	120	103	72	60	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Dosie Deegan (Bulldozer)
Prominent until ridden along and weakened from 4 out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

10 dist [82½]	5. General Custer (IRE) 20/1 Michael Naughton Andy Turnell	Michael Naughton Andy Turnell	7	117	96	39	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Cottage Theme (Brave Invader)
Prominent to 4th, soon lost place and behind

11 shd [82½]	14. Political Sox 9/1 Richie McGrath Rayson Nixon	Richie McGrath Rayson Nixon	7	105 b	82	–	–	–
br g Mirror Boy - Political Mill (Politico)
Not fluent, always behind (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

12 8 [90½]	8. Oh So Cosy (IRE) 33/1 B Storey A R Dicken	B Storey A R Dicken	8	111	91	26	–	–
br g Mandalus (IRE) - Milan Pride (Northern Guest)
Always behind (tchd 50-1 in places)

13 ½ [91]	9. Hulla Hoop (FR) 7/1 Richard Johnson Jonjo O'Neill	Richard Johnson Jonjo O'Neill	6	111	91	26	–	–
b g Alesso (USA) - Ursala (FR) (Toujours Pret)
Behind from halfway (tchd 8-1, 9-1 in a place)

14 2 [93]	16. Lord Fortune (IRE) 12/1 Padge Whelan ⁷ Richard Fahey	Padge Whelan ⁷ Richard Fahey	11	910 3 v¹	80	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - All Profit (Deep Run)
Pulled hard in midfield, lost place and behind from halfway (op 10-1)

PU	11. Savannah Mo (IRE) 14/1 R Wakley J N R Billinge	R Wakley J N R Billinge	6	1012	88	–	–	–
ch m Husyan (USA) - Sweet Start (Candy Cane)
Prominent, ridden along and lost place 5th, behind when pulled up before two out (tchd 16-1 in places)

15 ran Off time: 3:02:00 Winning time: 5m 43.20s (slow by 18.20s) Total SP: 137%
Non-runners: Barley Meadow (vet's certificate), Kingennie (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Peter Gormley (Big Max) 1st breeder: Shade Oak Stud
2nd owner: Timothy Hardie (No Case To Answer)
3rd owner: J Eddings (Donnegale)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.90 £6.20 £2.70 Ex: £113.80 CSF: £43.71 Tricast: £319.21

3:00 Musselburgh 3 Apr 2001

Port Sefton Handicap Hurdle Class F