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  2. Race Results
  3. Fri, 3rd Apr, 2009
  4. Musselburgh
  5. 5.15
Going: Good to Firm (Good in places). 
Placepot: Pool £44439.97  | Units £345.3  | Dividend £93.9
Quadpot: Pool £3666.83  | Units £195.2 £13.9  |  Place Six: £48.8  |  Place Five: £18.98
Summary
1st
silks
Union Island (IRE) 3, b g 8-11 (Clipper Logistics)
(1:53.36 1.09 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 3)
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Daftiyna (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 5/4fav

Kevin Ryan
P Mulrennan
Tote Win £2.20 Place £1.10
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, held on towards finish
2nd
nk
silks
Akbabend (GB) 3, b g 8-11 (Mr Markus Graff)
(Drawn 4)
Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Akdariya (IRE)(Shirley Heights)

SP 15/8

Mark Johnston
J Fanning
Place £1.80
loading past form
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung badly left stand side rail and headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
3rd
1.25L
silks
Dazzling Light (UAE) 4, b/br m 9-9 (M Mackay)
(Drawn 1)
Halling (USA) - Crown Of Light (GB)(Mtoto)

SP 9/2

J Goldie
D Tudhope
loading past form
led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong
4th
3.5L
silks
Hard Luck Story (GB) 3, br g 8-11 (Mr Gordon McDowall)
(Drawn 6)
Lucky Story (USA) - Howards Heroine (IRE)(Danehill Dancer (IRE))

SP 10/1

I Semple
T Eaves
loading past form
tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
5th
2.25L
silks
Baligha (GB) 4, ch f 9-9 (The County Set Three)
(Drawn 7)
Alhaarth (IRE) - Najmat Jumairah (USA)(Mr Prospector (USA))

SP 50/1

G A Swinbank
P McDonald
loading past form
held up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression
6th
0.5L
silks
Wilmington (GB) 5, ch g 10-0 (Allan Brown Partnership)
(Drawn 5)
Compton Place (GB) - Bahawir Pour (USA)(Green Dancer (USA))

SP 100/1

Mrs J McGregor
T Hamilton
loading past form
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong
7th
18L
silks
Lunar Storm (IRE) 5, b g 10-0 (Mr David W Chapman)
(Drawn 2)
Machiavellian (USA) - Moonshell (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 100/1

Mrs R Carr
A Elliott
loading past form
started slowly, in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased final furlong
Off 5.15
Time 1m. 53.36 secs, which is 1.09 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £3.40.

2008 Tajweed 3 8-9 Greg Fairley 1/1Fav (Mark Johnston) (Drawn 5)

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