23 Apr 2011 15:40 Musselburgh
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,462); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Musselburgh Gold Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(8) |   | - | High Office (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 156145- / 9 | Flat (171) | Lee Topliss | R A Fahey Boston Park Racing… | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(4) |   | 1¼ L | Becausewecan (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 353920- / 7 | Flat (169) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston D Gilbert, M Lawrence,… | 11/1 | |
| led, driven clear over 3f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(6) |   | 7 L | Beat The Rush (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 214120- / 4 | Flat (196) | Barry McHugh | Miss J A Camacho Axom (xx) | 7/1 | |
| pulled hard, tracked leaders, hard driven and effort over 2f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(2) |   | ¾ L | Dazzling Light (UAE) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 782367- / 6 | Flat (189) | G Bartley | J S Goldie M Mackay,S Bruce,J… | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(7) |   | NK | European Dream (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 9 4) | 096/77-0 / 9 | Flat (98), Jump (49) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey You Trotters | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway when switched left and not clear run over 2f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14(11) |   | 1¼ L | Ubi Ace (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 41562-1 / 6 | Flat (14), Jump (48) | Graham Gibbons | T D Walford Mrs Gay Smith | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(1) |   | NK | Wells Lyrical (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 360/957- / 8 | Flat (224) | T Eaves | B Smart Mr M Barber | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway under pressure over 3f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(9) |   | 1¼ L | Nave (USA) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 11440-3 / 7 | Flat (9) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Anthony Hogarth | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(10) |   | 3¾ L | Tres Coronas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 63741-6 / 9 | Flat (21) | P Makin | T D Barron Mr D G Pryde | 8/1 | |
| reared start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(13) |   | 6 L | Gordonsville (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 8) | 61/8524- / 9 | Flat (343), Jump (451) | D Tudhope | J S Goldie Thomson Fyffe Racing | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13(12) |   | 11 L | Deauville Post (FR) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 21702-1 / 4 | Flat (24) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Mrs P Doyle | 8/1 | |
| held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8(3) |   | 5 L | Boston Blue (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 336532- / 10 | Flat (207) | R Ffrench | T J Etherington Mr B J Millen | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9(14) |   | 1½ L | Record Breaker (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 508514 / 9 | Flat (11) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston The Generals Men… | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, effort well over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2(5) |   | 9 L | Overrule (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 8) | 100/66-0 / 10 | Flat (18), Jump (351) | S M Levey | B Ellison Miss F E Harper | 50/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
