Full Result 2.15 Ayr | 13 March 1999

John Brown Memorial Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (3m67yds) 3m½f Soft 19 fences

1st £4,570 2nd £1,270 3rd £610

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mike Stan (IRE) 8/11F R Supple L Lungo	R Supple L Lungo	8	119	106	86	122	–
b g Rontino - Fair Pirouette (Fair Turn)
Chased leader, hit 7th and 5 out, led before next, ran on well, eased run-in (op evens tchd 5-4)

2 2	3. Cross The Rubicon (IRE) 20/1 C Rafter ⁷ Geoffrey Harker	C Rafter ⁷ Geoffrey Harker	8	1010 b	87	71	93	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - One Way Only (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders, outpaced 13th, rallied 4 out, chasing winner when blundered 3 out, kept on from last (tchd 33-1)

3 dist [32]	2. Adventurus 11/1 Tony Dobbin Micky Hammond	Tony Dobbin Micky Hammond	7	113	–	–	–	–
b g Green Adventure (USA) - Florella (Royal Fountain)
Mistakes, in touch, headway 10th, mistake and outpaced 13th, tailed off (op 7-1)

BD	8. Turkish Tower 16/1 S Taylor Rayson Nixon	S Taylor Rayson Nixon	8	113	75	–	–	–
b g Idiots Delight - Tringa (GER) (Kaiseradler)
Brought down 1st (op 14-1)

F	4. Distinct I (IRE) 33/1 C McCormack ³ Alistair Whillans	C McCormack ³ Alistair Whillans	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Shy Jinks (Shy Groom)
Fell 1st

F	7. Thorntoun House (IRE) 14/1 D Parker Jim Goldie	D Parker Jim Goldie	6	113	77	–	–	–
b g Durgam (USA) - Commanche Song (Commanche Run)
Fell 1st (op 16-1)

F	9. Grain D'Estruval (FR) 3/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	5	107 b	–	–	–	–
b g Tropular - Recolte D'Estruval (FR) (Kouban)
Led until before 4 out, 3rd and weakening when fell next, dead (op 9-4)

7 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 7m 8.40s (slow by 1m 2.40s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Inver Red (unsuitable ground), Strong Mission (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: J M Crichton (Mike Stan) 1st breeder: Mrs D Mulcahy
2nd owner: P I Harker (Cross The Rubicon)
3rd owner: A D Stewart (Adventurus)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.60 £3.40 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £13.74