1:30 Musselburgh 3 Feb 2008
Willie Pollock Novices' Hurdle
(Class 3) (2m3f81yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 12 hurdles
1st
£4,879.50 2nd
£1,432.50 3rd
£716.25 4th
£357.75
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 106 | 107 | 79 | 100 | – | ||||
| b f Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Force Divine (FR) (L'Emigrant) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, led after 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on well (op 4-1 tchd 3-1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 1110 | 117 | 95 | 113 | – | ||||
| gr g Oscar (IRE) - Bere Science (IRE) (Roselier) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, effort to chase winner approaching 3 out, ridden, next, driven and stayed on from last, not reach winner (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 and 3-1 in places) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 114 | 111 | 86 | 105 | – | ||||
| b g Nashwan (USA) - April Lee (USA) (Lyphard) | ||||||||||
| Held up towards rear, steady headway 4 out, chased leading pair after next, soon ridden and kept on same pace last (op 9-2) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 114 | 106 | 80 | 98 | – | ||||
| b g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - My Desire (Grey Desire) | ||||||||||
| In touch, headway 4 out, soon ridden along, stayed on from 2 out, nearest finish (tchd 11-2) | ||||||||||
|
7 | 111 | – | 77 | 95 | – | ||||
| b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Madame Est Sortie (FR) (Longleat) | ||||||||||
| Close up, led 3rd, hit 5th, headed after 4 out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1110 | 110 | 80 | 99 | – | ||||
| gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Gale (Strong Gale) | ||||||||||
| Led to 3rd, close up until ridden along 8th and soon weakened (op 10-1 tchd 9-1 and 11-1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 114 | – | 74 | 91 | – | ||||
| br g Sleeping Car (FR) - Angelina (FR) (Brezzo) | ||||||||||
| In midfield, headway and in touch after 4 out, ridden along next and no further progress (op 9-1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 114 | – | 72 | 89 | – | ||||
| b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Marie De Flandre (FR) (Crystal Palace) | ||||||||||
| Never better than midfield | ||||||||||
|
7 | 1013 | – | 69 | 86 | – | ||||
| b g Petoski - Celtic Waters (Celtic Cone) | ||||||||||
| In touch, ridden along approaching 3 out and soon outpaced (op 150-1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 108 | – | 59 | 76 | – | ||||
| b m Endoli (USA) - Hooky's Treat (Dutch TreatI) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, ridden along approaching 4 out and soon weakened | ||||||||||
|
5 | 114 | – | 65 | 85 | – | ||||
| b g Observatory (USA) - Imaginary (IRE) (Dancing Brave) | ||||||||||
| In midfield, ridden along and lost place before 4 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 114 | – | 65 | 82 | – | ||||
| gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Rymolbreese (Rymer) | ||||||||||
| Always towards rear | ||||||||||
|
5 | 114 | – | 62 | 79 | – | ||||
| ch g Bal Harbour - Kalymnia (GER) (Mondrian) | ||||||||||
| Always in rear | ||||||||||
|
5 | 104 | 81 | 48 | 65 | – | ||||
| bb m Kalanisi (IRE) - Dream Time (Rainbow Quest) | ||||||||||
| Always in rear (op 150-1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 114 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - L'Enfant Unique (IRE) (Phardante) | ||||||||||
| Always in rear, behind when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) | ||||||||||
- 15 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 4m 54.00s (slow by 21.00s) Total SP: 116%
- 1st owner: John Connor Graham Brown (La Vecchia Scuola) 1st breeder: Maurice Craig
- 2nd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Laborec)
- 3rd owner: Whitechurch Stud (April San)
- Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.60 £1.60 £1.50 Ex: £9.50 CSF: £10.85
