Full Result 3.30 Ayr | 19 June 1998

Ben Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) 5f Good

1st £3,522 2nd £1,056 3rd £508 4th £234

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	7. Storyteller (IRE) 2/1F Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	4	87 v	58	69	67	–
b g Thatching - Please Believe Me (Try My Best)
In touch, effort 2f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong (op 9-4)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¾	1. Indian Spark 9/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Jim Goldie	Adrian McCarthy ³ Jim Goldie	4	97	75	78	79	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Annes Gift (Ballymoss)
Close up, led 2f out until well inside final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places.)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [2]	3. Mousehole 5/1 D Griffiths ³ Rae Guest	D Griffiths ³ Rae Guest	6	89	63	65	66	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Alo Ez (Alzao)
Chased leaders, every chance and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places.)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3½]	5. Just Bob 9/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁷ S E Kettlewell	Adrian Nicholls ⁷ S E Kettlewell	9	84	62	56	61	–
b g Alleging (USA) - Diami (Swing Easy)
Soon well behind, ridden 2f out, ran on well towards finish (op 9-2 tchd 10-1 in places.)

5⁽³⁾ 2½ [6]	4. Johayro 7/1 John McAuley ⁷ Jim Goldie	John McAuley ⁷ Jim Goldie	5	84	62	48	53	–
ch g Clantime - Arroganza (Crofthall)
Led 3f, gradually weakened (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in places.)

6⁽⁷⁾ shd [6¼]	9. Rich Glow 12/1 N Kennedy Neville Bycroft	N Kennedy Neville Bycroft	7	710 5	47	40	37	–
b g Rich Charlie - Mayglow (Sparkling Boy)
Outpaced and behind, headway 2f out, never reached leaders (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in a place.)

7⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [8¾]	6. Garnock ValleyI 25/1 George Duffield J Berry	George Duffield J Berry	8	810 b	61	46	44	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Sunley Sinner (Try My Best)
Always outpaced and behind (op 10-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 5 [13¾]	2. Nifty Norman 16/1 John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	4	98	73	44	42	–
b g Rock City (IRE) - Nifty Fifty II (IRE) (Runnett)
Wore tongue strap, speed 3f, soon weakened (op 10-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 58.56s (slow by 1.66s) Total SP: 100%
Non-runners: Swynford Dream (Withdrwan not under Starter's orders: spread plate at start)
Rule 4: No.8 Swynford Dream was withdrawn not under starter's orders, rule 4 applies deduction 15p in the pound
1st owner: Mrs Karen S Pratt (Storyteller) 1st breeder: Paul Green
2nd owner: Frank Brady (Indian Spark)
3rd owner: Mrs Janet Linskey (Mousehole)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.10 £3.10 £1.70 Ex: £26 CSF: £13.95 Tricast: £43.47 Trifecta: £53.20 Pool: £317.15. 4.23 winning tickets

3:30 Ayr 19 Jun 1998

Ben Handicap Class D