Full Result 3.20 Ayr | 17 September 2011

William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) 6f Soft

1st £74,700 2nd £22,368 3rd £11,184 4th £5,592 5th £2,796 6th £1,404

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	4. Our Jonathan 11/1 Franny Norton Kevin Ryan	Franny Norton Kevin Ryan	4	96	105	101	119	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Sheik'n Swing (Celtic Swing)
Held up on outside of far side group, good headway to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, 1st of 11 in group (op 14-1)

2⁽¹⁶⁾ 2	10. Eton Rifles (IRE) 6/1F Ted Durcan David Elsworth	Ted Durcan David Elsworth	6	93 5	102	92	110	–
b g Pivotal - Maritsa (IRE) (Danehill)
In touch stands' side, effort 2f out, led that group inside final furlong, kept on well, not pace of winner, 1st of 15 in group (op 8-1, tchd 10-1 in a place)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3½]	18. Son Of The Cat (USA) 18/1 Silvestre De Sousa Brian Gubby	Silvestre De Sousa Brian Gubby	5	90 t	99	84	103	–
b g Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Dixieland Gal (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Held up on outside of far side group, effort and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 11 in group (op 22-1)

4⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [3¾]	19. Colonel Mak 16/1 Lee Newman David Barron	Lee Newman David Barron	4	90 5	99	83	102	–
br g Makbul - Colonel's Daughter (Colonel Collins)
Led stands' side until hung left and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15 in group

5⁽²²⁾ nse [3¾]	9. Pastoral Player 18/1 Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison	Darryll Holland Hughie Morrison	4	94	103	87	105	–
b g Pastoral Pursuits - Copy-Cat (Lion Cavern)
Held up stands' side, not much room briefly over 1f out, good headway final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 15 in group (tchd 16-1)

6⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [4¼]	24. Evens And Odds (IRE) 33/1 Julie Burke ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Julie Burke ⁵ Kevin Ryan	7	88 t	98	81	99	–
ch g Johannesburg (USA) - Coeur De La Mer (IRE) (Caerleon)
Close up stands' side, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, 4th of 15 in group

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4¾]	14. Croisultan (IRE) 10/1 N G McCullagh Liam McAteer	N G McCullagh Liam McAteer	5	91	100	81	99	–
ch g Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Zoudie (Ezzoud)
Led far side group to over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, 3rd of 11 in group (op 14-1)

8⁽¹⁷⁾ 2¼ [7]	3. Waffle (IRE) 20/1 Phillip Makin David Barron	Phillip Makin David Barron	5	96 v	105	79	98	–
ch g Kheleyf (USA) - Saphire (College Chapel)
Held up stands' side, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 15 in group (tchd 25-1 in a place)

9⁽²¹⁾ ½ [7½]	7. Tajneed (IRE) 25/1 Michael O'Connell ³ David Nicholls	Michael O'Connell ³ David Nicholls	8	91	103	75	94	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Indian Express (Indian Ridge)
Prominent stands' side, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 15 in group

10⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [8]	6. Hawkeyethenoo (IRE) 12/1 Gary Bartley ³ Jim Goldie	Gary Bartley ³ Jim Goldie	5	92	104	75	94	–
b g Hawk Wing (USA) - Stardance (USA) (Rahy)
Held up in midfield stands' side, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 15 in group (op 14-1)

11⁽²⁷⁾ nk [8½]	2. Regal Parade 12/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	7	99	108	78	97	–
ch g Pivotal - Model Queen (USA) (Kingmambo)
Behind stands' side, driven along halfway, some late headway, never able to challenge, 8th of 15 in group (op 14-1)

12⁽⁶⁾ nk [8¾]	11. High Standing (USA) 20/1 Tony Culhane William Haggas	Tony Culhane William Haggas	6	91 p	100	69	88	–
bb g High Yield (USA) - Nena Maka (Selkirk)
Held up far side, effort and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11 in group

13⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [9¼]	1. Majestic Myles (IRE) 25/1 Joseph O'Brien ³ Richard Fahey	Joseph O'Brien ³ Richard Fahey	3	97	111	78	97	–
b g Majestic Missile (IRE) - Gala Style (IRE) (Elnadim)
Prominent far side, driven over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 5th of 11 in group

14⁽¹³⁾ ½ [9¾]	12. Ancient Cross 28/1 Paddy Aspell Michael Easterby	Paddy Aspell Michael Easterby	7	91 t	100	65	85	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Magna Graecia (IRE) (Warning)
Upset in stalls, dwelt, behind stands' side, ridden and headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 15 in group (jockey said gelding hit its head on the gates causing it to be slowly away)

15⁽²⁶⁾ ½ [10¼]	22. Breathless Kiss (USA) 66/1 Amy Ryan ³ Kevin Ryan	Amy Ryan ³ Kevin Ryan	4	810	98	62	81	–
b f Roman Ruler (USA) - Crusading Miss Cox (USA) (Crusader Sword)
Behind stands' side, driven halfway, never able to challenge, 10th of 15 in group

16⁽¹⁸⁾ 2¼ [12½]	17. Dungannon 20/1 Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	Liam Keniry Andrew Balding	4	90	99	55	76	–
b g Monsieur Bond (IRE) - May Light (Midyan)
Held up stands' side, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15 in group

17⁽²⁾ 1½ [14]	16. Light From Mars 50/1 Dale Swift ³ John Quinn	Dale Swift ³ John Quinn	6	811	99	50	71	–
gr g Fantastic Light (USA) - Hylandra (USA) (Bering)
Close up far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11 in group

18⁽⁴⁾ ½ [14½]	25. Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) 16/1 Lee Topliss ³ Richard Fahey	Lee Topliss ³ Richard Fahey	6	810	98	48	69	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Bint Kaldoun (IRE) (Kaldoun)
Prominent far side until ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11 in group

19⁽²⁵⁾ 1¼ [15¾]	15. Anne Of Kiev (IRE) 28/1 Adam Kirby Jeremy Gask	Adam Kirby Jeremy Gask	6	91 t	100	45	67	–
b m Oasis Dream - Top Flight Queen (Mark Of Esteem)
Behind stands' side, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 15 in group (trainer's rep said mare was unsuited by the soft ground)

20⁽¹⁾ ¾ [16½]	23. Castles In The Air 40/1 George Chaloner ⁷ Richard Fahey	George Chaloner ⁷ Richard Fahey	6	86	98	41	63	–
b g Oasis Dream - Dance Parade (USA) (Gone West)
Close up far side, driven along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11 in group (op 33-1)

21⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [18¼]	20. Mayson 14/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	813	100	37	59	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Mayleaf (Pivotal)
Held up far side, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11 in group

22⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [19¼]	8. Pepper Lane 14/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	4	94	103	36	59	–
ch f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Maid To Matter (Pivotal)
Close up far side until ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 11 in group (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 16-1)

23⁽³⁾ ¾ [20]	27. Brave Prospector 40/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	6	812	97	28	51	–
b h Oasis Dream - Simply Times (USA) (Dodge)
Held up far side, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 11 in group (op 33-1)

24⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [20½]	21. Darajaat (USA) 40/1 Royston Ffrench Marcus Tregoning	Royston Ffrench Marcus Tregoning	3	813	100	29	53	–
bb f Elusive Quality (USA) - Misterah (Alhaarth)
Close up stands' side until ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15 in group (tchd 50-1)

25⁽⁸⁾ 10 [30½]	13. Mac's Power (IRE) 12/1 Eddie Ahern James Fanshawe	Eddie Ahern James Fanshawe	5	91 t	100	–	23	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Easter Girl (Efisio)
Soon switched to race on outside of stands' side group, held up, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 14th of 15 in group (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground)

26⁽²³⁾ 6 [36½]	26. Below Zero (IRE) 28/1 Fran Berry Mark Johnston	Fran Berry Mark Johnston	4	813 5	98	–	3	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Chilly Start (IRE) (Caerleon)
Close up stands' side until weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong, last of 15 in group

26 ran Off time: 3:22:00 Winning time: 1m 15.35s (slow by 6.15s) Total SP: 137%
Non-runners: Group Therapy (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Our Jonathan) 1st breeder: W G M Turner
2nd owner: Transcend Bloodstock LLP (Eton Rifles)
3rd owner: Brian Gubby (Son Of The Cat)
Tote win: £14.40 PL: £3.30 £2 £5 Ex: £75.10 CSF: £66.47 Tricast: £1,252.69 Trifecta: £4,074.60 Pool £37,883.34 - 6.88 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-9] 33 (34%) M [10-17] 65 (36%) H [18-27] 52 (30%)

3:20 Ayr 17 Sep 2011

William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap)