07 Dec 2009 14:20 Musselburgh
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,505); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Totepool Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | First Stream (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | F1- / 7 | Flat (477), Jump (262) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 8/1 | |
| held up, mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | HD | Portavadie (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 079-65P / 11 | Jump (29) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Ashleybank Investments… | 40/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching next, mistake last, kept on, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Natural Action (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 11) | 757711 / 8 | Flat (468), Jump (7) | Donal Devereux | P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen | 11/4 | |
| held up, mid-division, headway 3 out, every chance next, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 2¾ L | Almanyan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 400056 / 7 | Flat (60), Jump (43) | J M Maguire | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 14/1 | |
| held up, in touch, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Simple Jim (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 3P-531F / 9 | Flat (41), Jump (5) | K Mercer | J Hetherton Direct Racing Partnership | 12/1 | |
| held up, towards rear, headway 3 out, one pace last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 6 L | Locked Inthepocket (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 5-332 / 12 | Jump (17) | R McGrath | Miss P Robson Mrs Anthea Morshead | 5/2 | |
| led, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 5 L | Regent's Secret (USA) (Gelding, brown, 10 11) | 6-15668 / 11 | Flat (84), Jump (15) | Paul Norton | J S Goldie Mrs M Craig | 33/1 | |
| held up, pushed along 4 out, not fluent and weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 10 L | Planetarium (GB) (Colt, grey, 10 5) | 5U761F / 5 | Flat (520), Jump (17) | Ryan Mania | P Monteith Mr G M Cowan | 28/1 | |
| close up, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 6 L | Mesbaah (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2121 / 6 | Flat (41), Jump (15) | B S Hughes | R A Fahey P D Smith Holdings… | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, chased leaders 4 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | ½ L | Soubriquet (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 678685 / 8 | Flat (819), Jump (17) | M J McAlister | M A Barnes Minstrel's Double… | 18/1 | |
| with leader, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | Dist | Moonwalking (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 525-110 / 5 | Flat (126), Jump (51) | Brian Harding | Jedd O'Keeffe W R B Racing 38 | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Larnalee (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 12) | 550/731- / 8 | Jump (514) | A P Thornton | L Byrne L Byrne | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | December Sun (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 709009 / 9 | Jump (30) | R P Flint | L Byrne L Byrne | ||
