Full Result 2.00 Musselburgh | 4 February 2002

McEwan's Lager Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-90, 4yo+) 3m OMS Soft 14 hurdles

1st £1,458 2nd £1,458 3rd £324

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Rhapsody In Blue (IRE) 15/8F David O'Meara Richard Ford	David O'Meara Richard Ford	7	116 t	77	–	82	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Palace Blue (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Led to 4th, close up and hit 8th, led next, ridden 2 out, driven and headed last, rallied near line (op 7-4 tchd 2-1)

1 dht	4. Tony The Piler (IRE) 7/2 V T Keane Nicky Richards	V T Keane Nicky Richards	6	1110	81	–	86	–
br g Tidaro (USA) - Adabiya (IRE) (Akarad)
Held up, headway 4 out, hit next, soon ridden along to chase winner 2 out, driven to lead flat and edged right, caught on line (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, that gelding had benefited from the drop in class on this occasion) (op 4-1 after 5-1 in places)

3 14 [14]	6. Bit Of Minster 8/1 Wilson Renwick P Monteith	Wilson Renwick P Monteith	6	111	72	–	63	–
b g Minster Son (IRE) - Bit On Edge (Henbit)
Tracked leaders, led 8th until next, ridden along after 4 out and one pace from next (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

4 9 [23]	3. Trump 9/2 Mr P Madden ⁵ Andrew Parker	Mr P Madden ⁵ Andrew Parker	13	115 tb	81	–	63	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Tracked leaders, ridden along 4 out, weakened next (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 1¾ [24¾]	1. Tribal Warrior (IRE) 9/2 Ciaran Eddery ⁵ N B Mason	Ciaran Eddery ⁵ N B Mason	7	119 t	85	–	65	–
b m Muharib (USA) - War Saint (Tug Of War)
Close up, led 4th to 8th, driven along and weakened from 4 out (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

F	2. Northern Motto 12/1 Paddy Aspell ⁵ Jim Goldie	Paddy Aspell ⁵ Jim Goldie	9	118	84	–	–	–
b g Mtoto - Soulful (FR) (Zino)
Tracked leader until fell 6th (jockey said gelding had bled from the nose) (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

6 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 6m 24.50s (slow by 59.50s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Bricks, Bills & Beer (Rhapsody In Blue) Taranto De Pol (Tony The Piler) 1st breeder: Michael Conlon (Rhapsody In Blue), Francis Kiernan (Tony The Piler)
3rd owner: Burns Partnership (Bit Of Minster)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.80 £1.60 Ex: £8.40 CSF: £5.41
There was no bid for either winner

2:00 Musselburgh 4 Feb 2002

McEwan's Lager Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G