11 Feb 2012 15:45 Musselburgh
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,495); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
John Smith's Scottish County Hurdle (Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
13 |
| - |
Stormy Weather (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 5) |
9-64621 / 8 |
Flat (826), Jump (35) |
D F O'Regan | B Ellison Keith Hanson &… |
13/2 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1 L |
Ubi Ace (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
231-113 / 6 |
Flat (226), Jump (42) |
R Walford | T D Walford Mrs Gay Smith |
9/2 | |
| always prominent, mistake 4th, led approaching 3 out, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 1½ L |
Dontpaytheferryman (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 10 13) |
474U11 / 9 |
Flat (100), Jump (17) |
Kyle James | B Ellison Mr P W Hiatt |
12/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 3 L |
Ingleby Spirit (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) |
4211 / 6 |
Flat (147), Jump (17) |
B S Hughes | R A Fahey Percy/Green Racing |
4/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden in 4th approaching 3 out, mistake next, 2nd briefly last, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 2 L |
Shadows Lengthen (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 13) |
1F-0313 / 11 |
Flat (113), Jump (22) |
D Elsworth | M & D Easterby Mr T A F Frost |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 3rd, 7th 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 2¼ L |
Cry of Freedom (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 12) |
1B2 / 7 |
Flat (688), Jump (15) |
Jack Quinlan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields |
12/1 | |
| held up, jumped right 1st, headway when mistake 4th, mistake 6th, disputing 2nd 2 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
7th |
12 |
| ¾ L |
Zafranagar (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 6) |
56-5122 / 10 |
Flat (61), Jump (22) |
Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Mr Paul Downing |
9/1 | |
| held up in touch, 5th and ridden approaching 3 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
8th |
2 |
| 2¾ L |
Palawi (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 11) |
11F-401 / 5 |
Flat (156), Jump (41) |
D C Costello | J & S Quinn Mr Bob McMillan |
14/1 | |
| prominent, ridden after 6th, soon outpaced, 8th and weakening 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
6 |
| 3¼ L |
Nine Stories (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 3) |
11-1U62 / 8 |
Flat (1302), Jump (41) |
K Renwick | C Grant Straightline Construction… |
28/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and struggling before 6th | ||||||||||
10th |
10 |
| 3¾ L |
Koup De Kanon (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
2-15P15 / 9 |
Jump (14) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr Matthew Taylor |
6/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| 1¾ L |
Alsahil (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 0) |
9-513 / 7 |
Flat (127), Jump (41) |
Joe Colliver | Micky Hammond Mr G Brogan |
25/1 | |
| prominent early, chased leaders, not fluent 2nd or 4th, lost place after 6th, 9th and well beaten 3 out | ||||||||||
12th |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Divers (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 7) |
911-P3U / 10 |
Flat (1679), Jump (63) |
G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Let's Live Racing |
20/1 | |
| in rear, soon pushed along, always behind | ||||||||||
13th |
3 |
| 1 L |
Rumble of Thunder (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 9) |
211106 / 10 |
Flat (165), Jump (41) |
R McGrath | Mrs K Walton The Well Oiled… |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and struggling from 6th | ||||||||||