Full Result 3.30 Musselburgh | 23 July 2013

Paul Merritt's 60th British Racecourse Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m4f104yds) 1m4½f Good To Firm

1st £3,234.50 2nd £962.50 3rd £481 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Brigadoon 9/4J Michael O'Connell Philip Kirby	Michael O'Connell Philip Kirby	6	97	69	71	82	–
b g Compton Place - Briggsmaid (Elegant Air)
Held up in touch, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, kept on strongly final furlong (op 7/4)

2⁽¹⁾ 3½	3. Rawaafed (IRE) 25/1 Joe Fanning Keith Dalgleish	Joe Fanning Keith Dalgleish	4	93	65	60	72	–
bb g Invasor (ARG) - Holly's Kid (USA) (Pulpit)
Held up, steady headway to chase leaders over 2f out, effort and chased winner final furlong, one pace last 100yds (tchd 22/1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 2 [5½]	4. St Ignatius 6/1 Graham Lee Alan Bailey	Graham Lee Alan Bailey	6	812 p	60	51	63	–
b g Ishiguru (USA) - Branston Berry (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Chased clear leader, effort and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1 [6½]	6. Slide Show 9/4J Paul Quinn David Nicholls	Paul Quinn David Nicholls	5	88	56	45	58	–
b m Galileo (IRE) - First Exhibit (Machiavellian)
Held up in touch, smooth headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no danger after (op 7/2 tchd 4/1 in a place)

5⁽²⁾ 5 [11½]	2. King Of Paradise (IRE) 5/2 Jason Hart ⁵ Eric Alston	Jason Hart ⁵ Eric Alston	4	91	68	47	62	–
b g Hurricane Run (IRE) - Silly Game (IRE) (Bigstone)
Led and soon clear, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 3/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 7 [18½]	5. Talk Of Saafend (IRE) 20/1 P J McDonald Dianne Sayer	P J McDonald Dianne Sayer	8	88	56	21	39	–
b m Barathea (IRE) - Sopran Marida (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up towards rear, driven and outpaced over 5f out, soon struggling (tchd 18/1)

6 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 2m 41.84s (slow by 4.04s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Ruby Glass (self certificate)
1st owner: Robin Oliver (Brigadoon) 1st breeder: Biddestone Stud
2nd owner: Straightline Construction Ltd (Rawaafed)
3rd owner: A J H (St Ignatius)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.40 £5.80 Ex: £69.10 CSF: £49.64 Trifecta: £120.20 Pool: £2445.97 - 15.25 winning units.

3:30 Musselburgh 23 Jul 2013

Paul Merritt's 60th British Racecourse Handicap