Full Result 4.30 Ayr | 30 October 2010

John Smith's Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 1m2f Heavy

1st £4,984.80 2nd £1,492.80 3rd £746.40 4th £373.60 5th £186.40 6th £93.60

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Best Prospect (IRE) 9/2J Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	8	91 tv	70	57	83	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Bright Prospect (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up, smooth headway over 2f out, led on bit inside final furlong, canter (op 6-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2¾	1. Starla Dancer (GER) 13/2 Lee Topliss ⁵ Richard Fahey	Lee Topliss ⁵ Richard Fahey	4	95	79	61	83	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Starla (GER) (Lando)
Prominent, led and ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner (tchd 6-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 4 [6¾]	6. Sharp Sovereign (USA) 9/2J Silvestre De Sousa David Barron	Silvestre De Sousa David Barron	4	91	70	43	66	–
b g Cactus Ridge (USA) - Queen Of Humor (USA) (Distorted Humor)
Led 1f, close up, driven and outpaced over 3f out, rallied 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 5-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [11¼]	8. Hurlingham 11/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	6	811 b	66	29	53	–
b g Halling (USA) - Society (IRE) (Barathea)
Held up in touch, effort and headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong (op 12-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [12½]	7. Casino Night 9/1 Joe Fanning Linda Perratt	Joe Fanning Linda Perratt	5	811	66	27	51	–
ch m Night Shift (USA) - Come Fly With Me (Bluebird)
Dwelt, headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, never dangerous after (op 14-1)

6⁽²⁾ 1 [13½]	2. Bagber 5/1 Andrew Mullen P Monteith	Andrew Mullen P Monteith	4	98	77	36	60	–
b g Diktat - Torcross (Vettori)
Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 4-1)

7⁽³⁾ 17 [30½]	4. Royal Straight 6/1 James Sullivan ³ Linda Perratt	James Sullivan ³ Linda Perratt	5	812	70	–	19	–
ch g Halling (USA) - High Straits (Bering)
Held up, effort over 2f out, soon beaten (op 11-2 tchd 13-2)

8⁽⁶⁾ 15 [45½]	9. Dean Iarracht (IRE) 9/1 Robert Winston Tracy Waggott	Robert Winston Tracy Waggott	4	810 1	65	–	–	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Sirdhana (Selkirk)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the heavy ground) (op 8-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 79 [124½]	3. Gumnd (IRE) 22/1 Graham Gibbons James Bethell	Graham Gibbons James Bethell	3	96	80	–	–	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Surval (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Behind, lost touch halfway, tailed off (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 20-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 2m 19.47s (slow by 14.87s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: D Neale (Best Prospect) 1st breeder: Farmers Hill Stud
2nd owner: Aricabeau Racing (Starla Dancer)
3rd owner: Raymond Miquel (Sharp Sovereign)
Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2.10 £1.60 £1.90 Ex: £41.40 CSF: £33.02 Tricast: £137.45
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 40 (43%) M [4-6] 33 (25%) H [7-9] 77 (32%)

4:30 Ayr 30 Oct 2010

John Smith's Handicap