Full Result 2.50 Ayr | 21 April 2012

Isle of Skye Blended Whisky Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m OMS Good 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £22,780 2nd £8,548 3rd £4,280 4th £2,132 5th £1,072 6th £536

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Raya Star (IRE) 15/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	116	143	138	149	–
b g Milan - Garden City (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up, headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden to lead passing omitted last, stayed on strongly (op 8-1)

2 3¼	7. Local Hero (GER) 11/1 Richard Johnson Steve Gollings	Richard Johnson Steve Gollings	5	113 p	140	132	142	–
b g Lomitas - Lolli Pop (GER) (Cagliostro)
Held up towards rear, headway to lead 2 out (usual 3 out) to last, lost second briefly passing omitted last, kept on towards finish (op 16-1 tchd 10-1)

3 hd [3½]	1. Clerk's Choice (IRE) 16/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	6	1110 b	147	139	149	–
b g Bachelor Duke (USA) - Credit Crunch (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, headway after 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden and kept on from last (usual 2 out), nearest finish (op 33-1)

4 1 [4½]	8. Red Merlin (IRE) 6/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	7	1012 b	135	125	137	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Truly Bewitched (USA) (Affirmed)
Held up in touch, smooth headway and every chance after last (usual 2 out), chased winner briefly passing omitted last, edged left and soon no extra (op 5-1)

5 3¾ [8¼]	10. Charm School 6/1 Adam Wedge ³ Evan Williams	Adam Wedge ³ Evan Williams	7	103	129	115	131	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Eve (Rainbow Quest)
Led to 2 out (usual 3 out), outpaced when blundered badly next, not recover (op 15-2)

6 3 [11¼]	3. Edgardo Sol (FR) 9/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	117	144	127	140	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Tikiti Dancer (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
In touch, lost place 2nd, struggling before 5th, some late headway, never on terms (tchd 5-2 and 2-1 in a place)

7 4 [15¼]	6. Desert Cry (IRE) 14/1 Adrian Lane Donald McCain	Adrian Lane Donald McCain	6	114	141	119	135	–
bb g Desert Prince (IRE) - Hataana (USA) (Robellino)
Held up, hit 3rd and 5th, ridden before 2 out (usual 3 out), never able to challenge

8 5 [20¼]	5. Tetlami (IRE) 13/2 A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	6	115	142	114	129	–
ch g Daylami (IRE) - Tetou (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Took keen hold, soon chasing leader, every chance 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened from last (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

9 24 [44¼]	2. Petit Robin (FR) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	9	118	145	89	117	–
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Joie De Cotte (FR) (Lute Antique)
Close up until ridden and weakened after 3 out (usual 4 out) (op 8-1)

10 47 [91¼]	9. Megastar 25/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	7	107 tb¹	130	15	53	–
b g Kayf Tara - Megalex (Karinga Bay)
Took keen hold, close up until ridden and weakened from 3 out (usual 4 out) (tchd 28-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 3m 38.40s (fast by 0.60s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Simon Munir (Raya Star) 1st breeder: Patrick Fennessy
2nd owner: P J Martin (Local Hero)
3rd owner: M C Banks (Clerk's Choice)
Tote win: £9.10 PL: £2.70 £3.10 £5.60 Ex: £99.30 CSF: £86.41 Tricast: £1,288.41 Trifecta: £748 Part won. Pool: £1,010.86 - 0.70 winning units.

Final hurdle omitted

2:50 Ayr 21 Apr 2012

Isle of Skye Blended Whisky Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) Grade 2