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1:50 Ayr 9 Feb 2002

Bet Direct Handicap Chase Class B (for the McAlpine Challenge Cup)

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) 2m4f OMS Heavy 13 fences 4 omitted
1st £12,431.25 2nd £3,825 3rd £1,912.50 4th £956.25
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
DSQ   
8 1113 134 122 162
gr g Nestor I (IRE) - Tacovaon (Avocat)
Jumped well, made virtually all, kept on strongly from 2 out, finished 1st, disqualified - banned substance found in sample (op 3-1)
1  8
10 116 134 114 149
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Eye Bee Aitch (Move Off)
In touch, steady headway halfway, led briefly before 3 out, one pace from next, finished 2nd, placed 1st (op 2-1 tchd 11-4 in places)
2  27 [35]
12 1112 133 86 128
gr g Neltino - Flying Mistress I (Lear Jet)
Close up until weakened from 4 out, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 11-4)
3  18 [53]
8 119 130 65 100
ch g Try To Stop Me - Equation (NZ) (Palatable)
Held up in close touch, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, finished 4th, placed 3rd (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (tchd 3-1)
4  7 [60]
11 100 Out-of-Handicaps 25 107 35 70
br g Ardross - Lillies Brig (New Brig)
Mistakes, close up until weakened from halfway, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in places)
The 2nd last fence in the back straight and 1st fence in the home straight were omitted on both circuits. Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club, Grey Abbey, who passed the post first, was disqulaified - banned substance found in sample.
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