14 Dec 2008 13:25 Musselburgh
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Rectangle Group Beginners' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Hernando's Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | P/224P-5 / 24 | Flat (40), Jump (19) | J Reveley | K G Reveley Crack of Dawn Partnership | 3/1 | |
| made all, ridden 3 out, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 2½ L | Laborec (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | 271206- / 8 | Jump (232) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr Robert Bothway | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 3 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 2½ L | Pamak D'airy (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1558-53 / 14 | Flat (729), Jump (8) | M O'Connell | H Hogarth Hogarth Racing | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, close up 3 out, soon ridden, blundered next, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Guns And Butter (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4241-56 / 9 | Jump (29) | Mrs R Dobbin | N G Richards The Vilprano Partnership | 15/2 | |
| mid-division, close up when blundered 5 out, ridden and one pace from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 2 L | High Bird Humphrey (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 0-3344F / 12 | Jump (9) | Mr S F Magee | Miss Kate Milligan Hirst, Hothersall,… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Mat Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3-3F215 / 9 | Jump (15) | J P O'farrell | L Lennon Patrick J Smyth | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden from 4 out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | Dist | Aston Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4583/57- / 8 | Flat (47), Jump (337) | F Keniry | Micky Hammond Mr S T Brankin | 22/1 | |
| always behind, blundered and lost touch from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | NK | Andijan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 134856 / 8 | Flat (245), Jump (45) | G Lee | J J Lambe Mr Mike Futter | 14/1 | |
| mid-division until ridden and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 6 L | Pendle Forest (IRE) (Mare, grey, 10 7) | 5-5PPU0 / 11 | Jump (19) | K Johnson | R Johnson Miss E Young | 125/1 | |
| always behind, lost touch from 9th | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Ben Tirran (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | U88-7U6 / 6 | Jump (192) | B S Hughes | P D Niven Mrs J A Niven | ||
| 2 |   | - | Anglicisme (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 8-53610 / 8 | Flat (1207), Jump (50) | P Aspell | S B Clark Mr S B Clark | |||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Sadler's Cove (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 65F468- / 13 | Flat (1262), Jump (259) | E Whillans | J K Magee J K Magee | ||
