Full Result 4.05 Ayr | 31 January 2004

Kennedy Construction Beginners' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (1m7f112yds) 1m7½f Heavy 11 fences 1 omitted

1st £5,152 2nd £1,472 3rd £736

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Brave Thought I (IRE) 7/2 Richie McGrath P Monteith	Richie McGrath P Monteith	9	112	105	88	108	–
b g Commanche Run - Bristol Fairy (Smartset)
Held up in touch, headway halfway, led 2 out, driven out (op 5-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

2 3	3. Monsieur Poirot (IRE) 14/1 Fergus King ⁵ Sue Bradburne	Fergus King ⁵ Sue Bradburne	7	1011 v	–	84	103	–
b g Lapierre - Mallia Miss (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Close up, every chance from 5 out, kept on same pace from last (tchd 16-1, 20-1 in places)

3 dist [33]	4. NaturalI (IRE) 20/1 Paul Robson ³ Barry Murtagh	Paul Robson ³ Barry Murtagh	7	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - You Make Me Real (USA) (Give Me Strength)
Outpaced from 4th, fourth and well beaten when blundered and unseated rider 2 out, remounted (op 14-1)

F	6. The Laird's Entry (IRE) 4/6F Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	9	112	107	–	102	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Balancing ActI (IRE) (Balinger)
Close up, led 3rd to 2 out, disputed second and 4 lengths down when fell last (op 10-11)

F	2. Finbar's Law 8/1 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	7	112 t	–	–	–	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - De Valera (Faustus)
Held up, fell 3rd (tchd 9-1, 10-1 in places)

PU	5. Ratty's Band 50/1 C McCormack Lucy Normile	C McCormack Lucy Normile	10	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - Arctic Ander (Leander)
Led until hit and headed 3rd, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out (op 33-1)

6 ran Off time: 4:06:00 Winning time: 4m 21.80s (slow by 41.80s) Total SP: 107%
Non-runners: Arctic Lagoon (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Hamilton House Limited (Brave Thought I) 1st breeder: Michael Purcell
2nd owner: The Hon Thomas Cochrane (Monsieur Poirot)
3rd owner: G & P Barker Ltd/globe Engineering (NaturalI)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.70 £2.80 Ex: £21.90 CSF: £37.11

Second-last fence in back straight omitted due to the state of the ground.