Full Result 3.40 Musselburgh | 15 September 2014

Best In Handicap Stakes (Qualifier for The £15000 Betfair Scottish Stayers' Series Final)

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m4f104yds) 1m4½f Good To Soft

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⁽⁴⁾	1. Merchant Of Dubai 6/5F Graham Lee Jim Goldie	Graham Lee Jim Goldie	9	100	70	56	78	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Chameleon (Green Desert)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, pushed out (old market op 7/4, new market op 5/4)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	2. El Bravo 10/1 Mr Aiden Blakemore ⁷ Shaun Harris	Mr Aiden Blakemore ⁷ Shaun Harris	8	97	70	53	75	–
ch g Falbrav (IRE) - Alessandra (Generous)
In touch, headway and every chance over 2f out to 1f out, kept on same pace last 150yds (old market op 12/1, new market op 11/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 8 [9¼]	7. Right Of Appeal 6/4 Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	3	92	67	33	59	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Easy To Love (USA) (Diesis)
Prominent, led after 2f, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon outpaced by first two (old market op 2/1, new market op 13/8)

4⁽¹⁾ 46 [55¼]	3. Vicky Valentine 9/2 Garry Whillans ⁵ Alistair Whillans	Garry Whillans ⁵ Alistair Whillans	4	92	63	–	–	–
b f Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Silcasue (Selkirk)
Led 2f, with leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened from 3f out, tailed off (old market op 6/1, tchd 7/1)

4 ran Off time: 3:40:22 Winning time: 2m 49.61s (slow by 11.81s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Dhaular Dhar (unsuitable ground), Exclusive Contract (unsuitable ground), Grand Diamond (unsuitable ground), Royal Straight (withdrawn; spread a plate), Schmooze (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
Rule 4: Royal Straight and Schmooze were withdrawn. Prices at time of withdrawal 5-1 and 10-1. Rule 4 applies to bets struck prior to withdrawal but not to SP bets - deduction 15p in the pound.
1st owner: Highland Racing 2 (Merchant Of Dubai) 1st breeder: A Smith
2nd owner: www.nottinghamshireracing.co.uk (2) (El Bravo)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Right Of Appeal)
Tote win: £1.60 Ex: £11 CSF: £12.04 Trifecta: £12