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3:20 Ayr 20 Jun 1997

Ben Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) 5f Good
1st £3,473.50 2nd £1,048 3rd £509 4th £239.50
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (2)  
5 97 Extra-Weights 7 78 67 82
b g Distant Relative - Fast Car (FR) (Carwhite)
Tracked leader, led 2f out, pushed out
2 (9) 1
5 100 85 71 86
ch g Prince Sabo - Milne's Way (The Noble Player)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, edged left, ran on
3 (5) hd [1¼]
6 710 53 39 53
b g Rich Charlie - Mayglow (Sparkling Boy)
Behind, headway when not clear run and switched 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
4 (3) 2 [3¼]
4 711 61 34 55
ch g Clantime - Arroganza (Crofthall)
Led 3f, edged left under pressure and not quicken, finished 4th, disqualified, placed 5th
5 (4) [4½]
7 97 b 78 54 69
b g Dowsing (USA) - Sunley Sinner (Try My Best)
Soon outpaced and behind, headway over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, finished 5th, beaten 1 1/4l, placed 4th
6 (7) ¾ [5¼]
9 79 Over-Weights 4 Out-of-Handicaps 7 53 26 45
b g Try My Best (USA) - Jungle Gardenia (Nonoalco)
Speed 3f, ridden and one pace
7 (1) nk [5½]
7 99 85 53 72
ch m Presidium - Foudroyer (Artaius)
Prominent until outpaced final 2f
8 (6) ¾ [6¼]
4 82 v 59 30 44
b c Timeless Times (USA) - Marfen (Lochnager)
Chased leaders until outpaced after 2f, never dangerous after
9 (8) [8]
6 77 Out-of-Handicaps 3 b 53 16 33
gr m Double Schwartz - Jenny Diver (USA) (Hatchet Man)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon beaten
  • 9 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 59.64s (slow by 2.74s) Total SP: 109%
  • 1st owner: Miss N F Thesiger (Squire Corrie) 1st breeder: Whitsbury Manor Stud
  • 2nd owner: J T Duffy & R E Duffy (That Man Again)
  • 3rd owner: M J Bateson (Rich Glow)
  • Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.20 £2.20 £1.80 Ex: £8.60 CSF: £9.42 Tricast: £47.82 Trifecta: £36.50 Pool: £342.13. 6.65 winning tickets.
  • After a stewards' inquiry, Garnock Valley and Johayro who finished fourth and fifth respectively had their placings reversed.
  • DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 60 (52%) M [4-6] 43 (29%) H [7-9] 47 (19%)
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