Full Result 12.40 Musselburgh | 7 January 2005

Tom McConnell Novices' Hurdle Class E (Div I)

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f124yds) 1m7½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £3,347.50 2nd £1,030 3rd £515 4th £257.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Goblin 2/1F Seamus Durack Don Cantillon	Seamus Durack Don Cantillon	4	107	100	54	83	–
b g Atraf - Forest Fantasy (Rambo Dancer)
Close up, led before 2 out, mistake last, kept on well (op 5-2)

2 8	10. Quarry Island (IRE) 15/2 Mr C D Thompson ¹⁰ Martin Todhunter	Mr C D Thompson ¹⁰ Martin Todhunter	4	97 3	94	40	68	–
b f Turtle Island (IRE) - Last Quarry (Handsome Sailor)
Held up in touch, headway halfway, effort before 2 out, hit last, kept on, no chance with winner (op 7-1)

3 ½ [8½]	8. Thistle 11/4 Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	4	107	–	44	73	–
ch c Selkirk (USA) - Ardisia (USA) (Affirmed)
Took keen hold, prominent, effort and every chance 2 out, mistake and hung right from last, one pace (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

4 3½ [12]	2. Kalic D'Alm (FR) 100/1 Paul Robson ³ Stuart Coltherd	Paul Robson ³ Stuart Coltherd	7	112	77	51	79	–
b g Passing Sale (FR) - Bekaa II (FR) (Djarvis)
Close up, led 4th to before 2 out, soon outpaced

5 nk [12¼]	1. Hattington 9/2 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	7	115	–	51	80	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Ruffle (FR) (High Line)
Held up, shaken up before 2 out, kept on, never nearer (op 7-2 tchd 5-1)

6 ¾ [13]	5. Top Tenor (IRE) 66/1 Mr M Thompson ⁵ Victor Thompson	Mr M Thompson ⁵ Victor Thompson	5	110	74	50	78	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Posta Vecchia (USA) (Rainbow Quest)
In touch, driven before 3 out, outpaced from next

7 3½ [16½]	4. Taipo Prince (IRE) 10/1 Peter Buchanan ³ Miss Kate Milligan	Peter Buchanan ³ Miss Kate Milligan	5	112	103	46	74	–
b g Entrepreneur - Dedicated Lady (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
In touch to 3 out, ridden and weakened before next (op 12-1)

8 6 [22½]	3. Spiders Web 40/1 Keith Mercer ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	Keith Mercer ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	5	110	–	38	68	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Cattermole (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, effort before 3 out, soon weakened (op 33-1)

9 19 [41½]	9. Apsara 8/1 Barry Keniry George Moore	Barry Keniry George Moore	4	100	–	–	30	–
br f Groom Dancer (USA) - Ayodhya (IRE) (Astronef)
Whipped round and lost 20 lengths start, soon recovered and held up, not fluent and struggling from 4th (op 10-1 tchd 15-2)

PU	6. Scallywags Return 100/1 Des Flavin ⁵ Lucy Normile	Des Flavin ⁵ Lucy Normile	6	108 1	–	–	–	–
b m Bob's Return (IRE) - Bee-A-Scally (Scallywag)
Jumped right, led to 4th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

10 ran Off time: 12:41:00 Winning time: 3m 55.50s (slow by 23.50s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs E M Clarke (Goblin) 1st breeder: G W Turner And Miss S J Turner
2nd owner: B Batey (Quarry Island)
3rd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Thistle)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.40 £2 £1.50 Ex: £22.90 CSF: £17.86

12:40 Musselburgh 7 Jan 2005

Tom McConnell Novices' Hurdle Class E (Div I)