07 Feb 2010 15:30 Musselburgh
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,786); Distance: 2m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
John Smith's Scottish County Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Eradicate (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 13) | 1222- / 21 | Flat (540), Jump (290) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence | 9/2 | |
| raced keenly in touch, headway after 3 out, ridden to lead at bypassed 2 out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 2 L | Palomar (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 11F-776 / 9 | Flat (18), Jump (42) | G Lee | N G Richards Koo's Racing Club | 14/1 | |
| raced keenly, headway on inside before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | NK | Dontpaytheferryman (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 10 1) | 921135 / 9 | Flat (10), Jump (60) | D Swift | B Ellison Mr P W Hiatt | 14/1 | |
| with leader, led 5th, ridden, headed at bypassed 2 out, no extra, lost 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 5 L | Grandad Bill (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 441 / 10 | Flat (117), Jump (13) | R McGrath | J S Goldie Mr H G Connor | 13/2 | |
| in touch, driven, outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 2¼ L | Dr Kildare (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 0) | P14330 / 9 | Flat (475), Jump (43) | P J Brennan | G Elliott J P Clarke | 11/1 | |
| held up, driven, headway approaching 2 out, kept on same pace last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 3½ L | Arctic Wings (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 1) | 08-833P / 9 | Flat (64), Jump (43) | Brian Harding | A W Carroll Jojopepadao | 28/1 | |
| held up, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 2½ L | European Dream (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 5) | 12U6-26 / 9 | Flat (22), Jump (84) | J Halliday | R C Guest You Trotters | 10/1 | |
| soon mid-division, outpaced 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Marchand D'argent (FR) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 67131-4 / 9 | Flat (1082), Jump (22) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Ms C A Y Turton | 15/2 | |
| mid-division, effort to chase leaders 2 out, soon ridden, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Zanir (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 7/664-81 / 10 | Flat (961), Jump (83) | S Thomas | T R George Mrs Laura Day | 6/1 | |
| in touch, driven and outpaced 2 out, ridden and weakened last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 13 L | Astarador (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 23283-F / 8 | Jump (105) | Ryan Mania | J Howard Johnson Alderclad Ltd &… | 33/1 | |
| led to 5th, soon lost place, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | Dist | Along The Nile (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 6/427U-4 / 8 | Flat (95), Jump (77) | J Reveley | K G Reveley Mr Graham Smith | 14/1 | |
| alwys behind, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13 |   | - | Bolodenka (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 1526-4U / 9 | Flat (23), Jump (87) | Brian Toomey | R A Fahey Mr Aidan J Ryan | |||
| 8 |   | - | Wikaala (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 10 6) | 143273 / 7 | Flat (73), Jump (41) | J M Maguire | G Elliott Sean F Gallagher | |||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Red Moloney (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1169-23 / 6 | Flat (476), Jump (78) | B S Hughes | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | ||
