10 Aug 2012 15:30 Musselburgh
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,881); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Cruden Group Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(3) |   | - | Sohcahtoa (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 304302 / 19 | Flat (7), Jump (313) | L Mcniff | T D Barron Mr Ian Allan Todd | 9/4 | |
| held up off the pace in 5th, headway to 4th over 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final stride | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(2) |   | SHD | Royal Bonsai (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 34243-4 / 4 | Flat (190), Jump (149) | M O'Connell | J & S Quinn Mr R Kent | 9/2 | |
| tracked clear leader, closed 5f out, led 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra and caught final stride | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(4) |   | 1 L | Bradbury (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) | 6-14683 / 7 | Flat (13), Jump (120) | G Lee | J D Bethell John & Billy Platts | 2/1 | |
| raced in 3rd and off the pace, lost 3rd over 2f out, went 3rd again over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(6) |   | 4½ L | Spruzzo (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 293149 / 8 | Flat (6), Jump (836) | D Fentiman | C W Fairhurst 980 Racing | 13/2 | |
| raced wide 1f, led, clear 11f out until 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, soon no extra in 4th | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(5) |   | 11 L | Spiders Star (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 2) | 3470-08 / 9 | Flat (69), Jump (7) | Shirley Teasdale | S G West Miss Kate Milligan | 33/1 | |
| steadied start, held up last, ridden and struggling 5f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(1) |   | 18 L | Artisan (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 20-1056 / 7 | Flat (12), Jump (151) | Barry McHugh | B Ellison Mr Shaun Lycett | 9/2 | |
| slowly into stride, raced in 4th and off the pace, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
