Full Result 1.10 Musselburgh | 5 February 2006

John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (2m3f81yds) 2m3½f Good To Firm 12 hurdles

1st £2,740.80 2nd £798.80 3rd £399.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Silver Seeker (USA) 16/1 P J McDonald ⁷ A R Dicken	P J McDonald ⁷ A R Dicken	6	109	85	86	90	–
gr g Seeking The Gold (USA) - Zelanda (IRE) (Night Shift)
Held up towards rear, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden to chase leader after 2 out, hit last, stayed on to lead last 100yds

2 1½	3. I Got Rhythm 8/1 Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	8	1112	95	95	99	–
gr m Lycius (USA) - Eurythmic (Pharly)
Held up towards rear, good headway on inner after 4 out, led next, hit 2 out, ridden last, headed and no extra last 100yds (tchd 10-1)

3 1½ [3]	14. Opal's Helmsman (USA) 50/1 Dominic Elsworth Stuart Coltherd	Dominic Elsworth Stuart Coltherd	7	1013 v	82	81	84	–
b g Helmsman (USA) - Opal's Notebook (USA) (Notebook)
In touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, stayed on approaching last, nearest finish (op 40-1)

4 1½ [4½]	11. Silver Bow 25/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	5	112	85	82	86	–
b m Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Isabeau (Law Society)
In touch, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden next and kept on same pace (op 20-1)

DSQ 2½ [7]	6. Brave Effect (IRE) 33/1 Steven Gagan ⁷ Dianne Sayer	Steven Gagan ⁷ Dianne Sayer	10	111	91	86	–	–
br g Bravefoot - Crupney Lass (Ardoon)
Led until took wrong course after 3rd, continued, 'led' until after last, passed the post 5th, disqualified

5 1 [8]	17. Emerald Destiny (IRE) 33/1 Alan Dempsey Jedd O'Keeffe	Alan Dempsey Jedd O'Keeffe	4	1012	92	75	78	–
b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Green Belt (FR) (Tirol)
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden along next and kept on same pace, finished 6th, placed 5th (tchd 50-1)

6 3 [11]	9. Ablastfromthepast (IRE) 10/1 Tony Dobbin C F Swan	Tony Dobbin C F Swan	6	115	88	79	82	–
bb g Anshan - Kouron (Pauper)
Held up in touch, smooth headway to track leaders 4 out, shaken up next, ridden 2 out and soon weakened, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 12-1)

7 1¼ [12¼]	2. Talarive (USA) 25/1 Jim Crowley Peter Niven	Jim Crowley Peter Niven	10	1112 tp	95	85	88	–
ch g Riverman (USA) - Estala (Be My Guest)
Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, kept on, never a factor, finished 8th, placed 7th

8 6 [18¼]	13. Drumossie (AUS) 25/1 Larry McGrath Richard Guest	Larry McGrath Richard Guest	5	111 p	84	68	73	–
ch g Strategic (AUS) - Migvie (NZ) (Sir Tristram)
Chased leaders, headway to lead after 4 out, ridden and headed next, soon driven and weakened 2 out, finished 9th, placed 8th

9 10 [28¼]	12. Norminster 66/1 Gareth Thomas ⁷ Rayson Nixon	Gareth Thomas ⁷ Rayson Nixon	5	109	85	59	62	–
ch g Minster Son (IRE) - Delightfool (Idiots Delight)
Always in rear, finished 10th, placed 9th

10 hd [28½]	1. Master Massini (IRE) 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald P Hughes	Mick Fitzgerald P Hughes	6	1112 v¹	95	69	72	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Aunt Rose (IRE) (Caribo)
Chased leaders, ridden along 4 out, soon weakened, finished 11th, placed 10th

11 15 [43½]	5. Killer Cat (FR) 13/2 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	1110 tp	93	52	67	–
b g Lost World (IRE) - Heat Storm (USA) (Storm Cat)
Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, effort to chase leaders 3 out, weakened next, finished 12th, placed 11th (op 11-2)

12 3½ [47]	16. Prince Adjal (IRE) 25/1 Mr C Storey ³ Sandy Forster	Mr C Storey ³ Sandy Forster	6	109	81	36	39	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Adjalisa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Prominent, led and hit 5th, mistake 7th, ridden 4 out, soon headed and weakened, finished 13th, placed 12th

13 5 [52]	7. Scarrabus (IRE) 50/1 Declan McGann ⁵ Andrew Crook	Declan McGann ⁵ Andrew Crook	5	112	90	40	43	–
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Errazuriz (IRE) (Classic Music)
Chased leaders, hit 4th, mistake 7th, ridden and weakened next, finished 14th, placed 13th

PU	8. Commanche Tryer (IRE) 33/1 Tom Siddall C F Swan	Tom Siddall C F Swan	8	116	89	–	–	–
b m Commanche Run - Troilena (Troilus)
Behind, tailed off when blundered 7th and pulled up after

PU	15. Pathughkenjo (IRE) 20/1 Paddy Merrigan ⁵ S Donohoe	Paddy Merrigan ⁵ S Donohoe	6	108	82	–	–	–
ch g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Deirdre's Music (Advocator)
Prominent, left in lead after 3rd, headed and hit 5th, weakened quickly after next, behind when pulled up before 8th (op 14-1)

UR	4. Bohemian Spirit (IRE) 11/8F Mrs R Dobbin ⁷ Nicky Richards	Mrs R Dobbin ⁷ Nicky Richards	8	115	95	–	–	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Tuesday Morning (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders until stumbled and unseated rider 2nd (op 6-4)

17 ran Off time: 1:13:00 Winning time: 4m 51.50s (slow by 18.50s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: A R Dicken (Silver Seeker) 1st breeder: Darley Stud Management, L L C
2nd owner: G Thomson (I Got Rhythm)
3rd owner: Mrs I A Forrest (Opal's Helmsman)
Tote win: £21.80 PL: £2.80 £1.80 £6.10 Ex: £128.40 CSF: £121.19 Tricast: £6,186.68

Following a stewards' inquiry, Brave Effect, who passed the post 5th, was disqualified - rider took the wrong course.

1:10 Musselburgh 5 Feb 2006

John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap Hurdle