Bubble Gum Hard for Musgrove to Swallow

Monday, 26 August 2002 00:00

The $11 pop Bubble Gum has ended the winning run of leading jumps trainer Eric Musgrove at the Hamilton jumping extravanganza weekend which is winding up today.

Musgrove trained all four winners over the sticks on Saturday and saddled up the hot favourite Super Cobra is today's first race, but he could only manage to finish in fouth place.

Bubble Gum gave female jumps hoop Andrea Beveridge a reason to smile after a frustrating past seven days.

Last Wednesday at Werribee Beveridge fell off the hot favourite Tarlan at the VRC meeting at the very first fence.

Today Beveridge had to pull out plenty as Bubble Gum scrambled home to win the 3100 metre event my a mere short head. Be My Patriarch was second home for Bill Williams, while the $4.20 second favourite Howdyano (Danny Crozier) was third, a further two and three quarter lengths back.

Musgrove will be hoping to grab the last of the six jumps races when he saddles up The Rampager in the $20,000 Steeplechase at 1.50pm (est).