Full Result 3.00 Musselburgh | 4 January 2016

Kilmany Cup (A Handicap Chase)

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (1m7f182yds) 2m Good To Soft 10 fences 2 omitted

1st £7,797.60 2nd £2,289.60 3rd £1,144.80 4th £572.40

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Chestnut Ben (IRE) 14/1 Ryan Winks ⁷ Peter Winks	Ryan Winks ⁷ Peter Winks	11	106	114	91	117	–
ch g Ridgewood Ben - Betseale (IRE) (Step Together I)
Held up in touch, steady headway after 4 out, chased leader and jumped left from next, led run-in, stayed on well (trainer representatives said regaring apparent improvement in form that the gelding was better suited by the faster ground on this occasion.)

2 ½	4. Aye Well 6/1 James Reveley Stuart Coltherd	James Reveley Stuart Coltherd	11	118	123	100	126	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Squeeze Box I (IRE) (Accordion)
Jumped well, led at ordinary gallop, quickened before 3 out, headed run-in, rallied, held near finish (op 11/2)

3 hd [¾]	2. Lightening Rod 13/2 Harry Bannister ³ Michael Easterby	Harry Bannister ³ Michael Easterby	11	117	125	102	128	–
b g Storming Home - Bolero (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, baulked 6th, effort on outside 3 out, ridden before next, kept on under pressure from last (op 8/1)

4 2¾ [3½]	8. Formidableopponent (IRE) 40/1 Derek Fox William Young Jnr	Derek Fox William Young Jnr	9	107	108	81	108	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Sliding (Formidable I)
Chased leader to 4 out, driven and outpaced next, rallied 2 out, kept on same pace from last

5 10 [13½]	3. Vodka Wells (FR) 100/30F Finian O'Toole ⁷ Micky Hammond	Finian O'Toole ⁷ Micky Hammond	6	112	124	85	118	–
b g Irish Wells (FR) - Kahipiroska (FR) (Mansonnien)
Not fluent, held up in touch, effort when hit and outpaced 3 out, struggling from next (tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2)

6 1½ [15]	6. Blades Lad 9/2 Brian Hughes Peter Niven	Brian Hughes Peter Niven	7	1013 p	114	73	106	–
ch g Haafhd - Blades Girl (Bertolini)
Took keen hold early, close up, chasing leader when hit and pecked 4 out, outpaced after next, weakening when not fluent last (tchd 4/1)

7 19 [34]	1. Jack Steel (IRE) 7/2 Richie McLernon Lucinda Russell	Richie McLernon Lucinda Russell	6	1112	127	61	105	–
b g Craigsteel - Wake Me Gently (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up, outpaced when mistake 6th, bumped and sprawled next, lost touch after 4 out (jockey said gelding was hampered at the fifth last fence and never travelled thereafter) (op 10/3 tchd 3/1)

PU	5. Rockawango (FR) 17/2 Lucy Alexander James Ewart	Lucy Alexander James Ewart	10	115 tp	120	–	–	–
b g Okawango (USA) - Janou La Belle (FR) (Shining Steel)
Behind, struggling final circuit, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding had bled from the nose) (op 12/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:00:12 Winning time: 3m 57.20s (slow by 11.20s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: P Winks (Chestnut Ben) 1st breeder: Sean Deu Burca
2nd owner: Mrs Catherine Hogg (Aye Well)
3rd owner: N W A Bannister & S Hull (Lightening Rod)
Tote win: £15.30 PL: £3.50 £2 £1.90 Ex: £97.70 CSF: £88.57 Tricast: £578.60 Trifecta: £644.50

The last fence in the home straight was omitted; fence not in position

3:00 Musselburgh 4 Jan 2016

Kilmany Cup (A Handicap Chase)