Full Result 4.40 Ayr | 28 August 2008

Walton Foundation Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (7f50yds) 7f Soft

1st £6,476 2nd £1,927 3rd £963 4th £481

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	8. Amicus Meus (IRE) 7/2 Micky Fenton Alan Bailey	Micky Fenton Alan Bailey	4	91	73	86	86	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Top Brex (FR) (Top Ville)
Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on strongly (tchd 4-1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½	5. Esoterica (IRE) 10/1 Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	5	95 b	77	80	81	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Mysterious Plans (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Behind, stayed alone far side entering straight, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on (op 8-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [5]	4. Ink Spot 11/2 P J McDonald ³ Michael Bell	P J McDonald ³ Michael Bell	3	95 v	85	82	85	–
b g Diktat - Good Girl (IRE) (College Chapel)
Behind until stayed on from 2f out, nearest finish (op 13-2 tchd 5-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [5½]	9. Zabeel Tower 5/1 Tony Hamilton Dick Allan	Tony Hamilton Dick Allan	5	91 p	73	71	72	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Bint Kaldoun (IRE) (Kaldoun)
Led to over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 13-2 tchd 7-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [8¼]	6. Charles Parnell (IRE) 11/1 Jamie Moriarty Michael Dods	Jamie Moriarty Michael Dods	5	94	76	66	68	–
b g Elnadim (USA) - Titania (Fairy King)
Prominent, effort 2f out, soon no extra (op 9-1)

DSQ⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [11¾]	2. The Osteopath (IRE) 5/2F Frederik Tylicki ⁷ Michael Dods	Frederik Tylicki ⁷ Michael Dods	5	95	84	63	67	–
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Miss Margate (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon lost place, finished 6th, disqualified - banned susbtance found in sample (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 7-2)

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [12]	7. Alqaahir (USA) 14/1 Robert Winston John Wainwright	Robert Winston John Wainwright	6	91	73	51	55	–
b h Swain (IRE) - Crafty Example (USA) (Crafty Prospector)
With leader until weakened from 2f out, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 16-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [15¼]	3. Countdown 9/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	6	911 b	83	52	56	–
ch g Pivotal - Quiz Time (Efisio)
Held up, pushed along halfway, never on terms, finished 8th, placed 7th (op 13-2 tchd 6-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:41:00 Winning time: 1m 38.15s (slow by 11.55s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Flores Sea (unsuitable ground), My Gacho (unsuitable ground), No Grouse (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: North Cheshire Trading & Storage Ltd (Amicus Meus) 1st breeder: John Egan
2nd owner: Mrs S E Bruce (Esoterica)
3rd owner: Mrs Lucille Bone (Ink Spot)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.30 £2.10 £1.90 Ex: £44.40 CSF: £38.76 Tricast: £168.88

Following a stewards' inquiry, The Osteopath, who passed the post 6th, was disqualified - banned substance found in sample.

4:40 Ayr 28 Aug 2008

Walton Foundation Handicap