Full Result 5.05 Musselburgh | 31 May 2003

Sheraton Grand Cup (Handicap) Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m7f217yds) 2m Good To Firm

1st £13,572 2nd £4,176 3rd £2,088 4th £1,044

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Sun Bird (IRE) 14/1 Tony Culhane Dick Allan	Tony Culhane Dick Allan	5	912	79	13	91	–
ch g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Summer Fashion (Moorestyle)
Tracked leaders on inner, good headway 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on well (op 7-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	6. Kristensen 7/1 David Allan ³ D Eddy	David Allan ³ D Eddy	4	95 p	77	–	88	–
ch g Kris S (USA) - Papaha (FR) (Green Desert)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1]	5. Parachute I 3/1F George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	99	78	–	89	–
ch g Hector Protector (USA) - Shortfall (Last Tycoon)
Held up in rear, pushed along 6f out, headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance until driven and one pace inside final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 5 [6]	1. Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) 9/2 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	5	100	81	–	86	–
ch g Definite Article - Nomadic Dancer (IRE) (Nabeel Dancer)
Led, ridden along over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

5⁽⁴⁾ 2 [8]	8. Cosmic Case 10/1 Nicky Mackay ⁷ Jim Goldie	Nicky Mackay ⁷ Jim Goldie	8	75 4	51	–	53	–
b m Casteddu - La Fontainova (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out and gradually weakened (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places)

6⁽⁵⁾ 3 [11]	4. Virgin Soldier (IRE) 8/1 Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	7	912	79	–	78	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Never Been Chaste (Posse I)
Tracked leading pair, headway to chase leader 4f out, ridden along 3f out, driven and weakened 2f out (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

7⁽⁸⁾ 5 [16]	7. Tass Heel (IRE) 4/1 Chris Catlin Mick Channon	Chris Catlin Mick Channon	4	80	55	–	48	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Mamouna (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
In touch, effort 4f out, ridden along 3f out and soon beaten (tchd 9-2)

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [16¾]	2. Gralmano (IRE) 11/2 John Carroll Kevin Ryan	John Carroll Kevin Ryan	8	912	79	–	71	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Llangollen (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leader, pushed along 5f out, ridden over 3f out and soon weakened (trainer's representative said gelding was unable to dominate and would not give his best) (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 5:05:00 Winning time: 3m 33.14s (slow by 7.64s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs R P Aggio (Sun Bird) 1st breeder: Dr D Davis
2nd owner: Equiname Ltd (Kristensen)
3rd owner: W E Sturt - Osborne House II (Parachute I)
Tote win: £12.80 PL: £2.80 £2.40 £1.50 Ex: £142.20 CSF: £110.25 Tricast: £378.74

5:05 Musselburgh 31 May 2003

Sheraton Grand Cup (Handicap) Class D