Full Result 3.30 Ayr | 17 September 1998

Motherwell Bridge helps Ayrshire Hospice Handicap Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 5f Good To Soft

1st £5,140 2nd £1,540 3rd £740 4th £340

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	21. Bilko 33/1 M Richardson David Nicholls	M Richardson David Nicholls	4	86	63	80	82	–
gr g Risk Me (FR) - Princess Tara (Prince Sabo)
Tracked leaders far side, strong run to lead just inside final furlong, ridden clear (op 20-1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 3½	1. Storyteller (IRE) 16/1 D Griffiths ³ Michael Dods	D Griffiths ³ Michael Dods	4	911 v	85	88	94	–
b g Thatching - Please Believe Me (Try My Best)
Held up far side, good headway 2 furlongs out, stayed on to chase winner well inside last, nearest finish (op 12-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4¼]	15. Squire Corrie 6/1F Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	6	89 b	66	70	72	–
b g Distant Relative - Fast Car (FR) (Carwhite)
Fine speed to lead overall far side, clear halfway until headed just inside final furlong, no extra close home (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [5½]	14. Johayro 33/1 R Fowley ⁷ Jim Goldie	R Fowley ⁷ Jim Goldie	5	83	67	60	70	–
ch g Clantime - Arroganza (Crofthall)
Chased leaders far side, unable to quicken 2 furlongs out, stayed on under pressure entering last (tchd 50-1)

5⁽²⁵⁾ nk [5¾]	3. Mister Jolson 20/1 Micky Fenton Ron Hodges	Micky Fenton Ron Hodges	9	911	82	82	84	–
br g Latest Model - Impromptu I (My Swanee)
Tracked leaders stand side, stayed on well entering final furlong, nearest finish (op 16-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 1 [6¾]	24. Just Testing 16/1 John McAuley ⁷ Les Eyre	John McAuley ⁷ Les Eyre	3	711	62	52	61	–
br f Sharpo - Antoinette Jane (Ile De Bourbon)
In touch far side, driven along halfway, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

7⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [7¾]	17. Sue Me (IRE) 25/1 John Carroll David Nicholls	John Carroll David Nicholls	6	87	64	57	60	–
bb g Contract Law (USA) - Pink Fondant (Northfields)
Speed centre, driven along halfway, unable to quicken (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

8⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [8¼]	12. Benzoe (IRE) 25/1 Dean McKeown Mrs J R Ramsden	Dean McKeown Mrs J R Ramsden	8	813	70	62	64	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Saintly Guest (What A Guest)
Dwelt, held up stands side, some late headway, unable to challenge (op 16-1)

9⁽²²⁾ shd [8½]	5. Mungo Park I 8/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	4	910	81	72	75	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - River Dove (USA) (Riverman)
Held up stands side, headway well over a furlong out, one pace after (op 10-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ shd [8½]	9. Pierpoint (IRE) 40/1 J Weaver David Nicholls	J Weaver David Nicholls	3	91	73	64	67	–
ch g Archway (IRE) - Lavinia (Habitat)
Chased leaders far side until outpaced final 2 furlongs (op 25-1)

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [9¼]	19. Dande Flyer 14/1 George Duffield David Arbuthnot	George Duffield David Arbuthnot	5	86	63	52	54	–
b g Clantime - Lyndseylee (Swing Easy)
Held up far side, edged right final 2 furlongs, never a factor (tchd 16-1 and 20-1 in a place)

12⁽²⁴⁾ nk [9½]	20. Just Bob 25/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ S E Kettlewell	Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ S E Kettlewell	9	82 1	64	47	55	–
b g Alleging (USA) - Diami (Swing Easy)
Missed break, raced stands side, never able to challenge

13⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [10¼]	6. Swino 50/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	4	99 v	80	67	69	–
b g Forzando - St Helena (Monsanto)
Raced far side, in touch to halfway, soon no extra (op 33-1)

14⁽²⁶⁾ hd [10½]	22. Southern Dominion 20/1 T Williams Miss J F Craze	T Williams Miss J F Craze	6	86 b	63	48	51	–
ch g Dominion - Southern Sky (Comedy Star)
Good speed stands side until driven and weakened over a furlong out (op 16-1)

15⁽¹³⁾ hd [10¾]	7. Goretski (IRE) 14/1 Ross Studholme ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	Ross Studholme ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	5	813	75	53	61	–
ro g Polish Patriot (USA) - Celestial Path (Godswalk)
Good speed centre until weakened over a furlong out (tchd 16-1 in places)

16⁽²⁾ hd [11]	27. Mukarrab (USA) 14/1 N Kennedy D W Chapman	N Kennedy D W Chapman	4	710	53	36	39	–
bb g Dayjur (USA) - Mahassin (NZ) (Biscay)
Chased leaders far side, struggling 2 furlongs out, soon beaten (tchd 16-1 in places)

17⁽²¹⁾ nk [11¼]	23. Garnock ValleyI 25/1 Gary Carter J Berry	Gary Carter J Berry	8	85 b	62	45	48	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Sunley Sinner (Try My Best)
Missed break, soon outpaced stands side (op 20-1)

18⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [11¾]	2. Arjan (IRE) 33/1 P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	3	95	84	57	67	–
gr f Paris House - Forest Berries (IRE) (Thatching)
Good speed stands side until weakened quickly over a furlong out (op 20-1)

19⁽¹⁾ shd [11¾]	26. Two Williams 20/1 Willie Supple Michael Easterby	Willie Supple Michael Easterby	3	713	57	37	40	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Long View (Persian Bold)
Raced far side, reminders and outpaced halfway, soon behind (op 33-1)

20⁽²³⁾ ½ [12¼]	4. Prince Dome (IRE) 25/1 A Whelan Martyn Wane	A Whelan Martyn Wane	4	910	81	61	64	–
ch g Salt Dome (USA) - Blazing Glory (IRE) (Glow)
Speed stands side to past halfway, soon lost touch (op 20-1)

21⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [12½]	25. Nifty Norman 33/1 Rodney Lappin J Berry	Rodney Lappin J Berry	4	84 2	61	41	44	–
b g Rock City (IRE) - Nifty Fifty II (IRE) (Runnett)
Raced centre, in touch until driven along halfway, beaten over a furlong out

22⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [13¼]	10. Sihafi (USA) 25/1 Paul Goode ⁷ David Nicholls	Paul Goode ⁷ David Nicholls	5	88	72	42	52	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Kit's Double (USA) (Spring Double)
Held up far side, headway and hung right two furlongs out, no impression after (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

23⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [13¾]	8. Pigeon 12/1 Darryll Holland D W Barker	Darryll Holland D W Barker	3	91	73	47	50	–
b f Casteddu - Wigeon (Divine Gift)
Good speed stands side over three furlongs, eased when beaten inside last (tchd 14-1)

24⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [15¼]	13. Jawhari 20/1 Ollie Pears David Nicholls	Ollie Pears David Nicholls	4	810	67	38	41	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Lady Of The Land (Wollow)
In touch towards centre, lost touch final two furlongs, soon behind (tchd 25-1 and 33-1 in places)

25⁽²⁷⁾ 2½ [17¾]	11. Mrs Malaprop 11/1 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	3	813	71	32	36	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Lightning Legacy (USA) (Super Concorde)
Soon driven along stands side, well behind over a furlong out (op 14-1 tchd 10-1)

26⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [21¼]	16. Cumbrian Caruso 16/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	87	65	16	21	–
b g Primo Dominie - Conquista (Aragon)
Held up far side, struggling halfway, soon no danger (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

27⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [23¾]	18. Antonia's Double 25/1 Paul Fessey J Berry	Paul Fessey J Berry	3	87	65	6	12	–
ch f Primo Dominie - Mainly Sunset (Red Sunset)
Unruly start, raced far side, struggling halfway, soon behind (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

27 ran Off time: 3:34:00 Winning time: 1m 1.30s (slow by 4.40s) Total SP: 142%
1st owner: J M G Promotions,I J Blakey,Mr V Greaves (Bilko) 1st breeder: Roldvale Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs Karen S Pratt (Storyteller)
3rd owner: Miss N F Thesiger (Squire Corrie)
Tote win: £63.90 PL: £14.90 £4.60 £1.40 Ex: £896 CSF: £400.21 Tricast: £3,307.36
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-9] 37 (28%) M [10-18] 74 (36%) H [19-27] 39 (36%)

3:30 Ayr 17 Sep 1998

Motherwell Bridge helps Ayrshire Hospice Handicap Stakes Class D