Full Result 1.40 Ayr | 9 November 2016

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(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) (3m67yds) 3m½f Soft 19 fences

1st £7,147.80 2nd £2,098.80 3rd £1,049.40 4th £524.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Viva Steve (IRE) 11/8F Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	8	119 t¹	132	123	145	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Eluna (Unfuwain)
Made all, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on strongly from last (op 6/4 tchd 5/4)

2 2¾	5. Ballyben (IRE) 7/4 Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	Brian Hughes Malcolm Jefferson	8	110	123	112	132	–
ch g Beneficial - I'm Maggy (NZ) (Danseur Etoile)
Pressed winner throughout, pushed along and edged left after 3 out, not fluent next, rallied before last, kept on same pace run-in (op 9/4 tchd 6/4)

3 8 [10¾]	1. Bernardelli (IRE) 16/1 Craig Nichol Nicky Richards	Craig Nichol Nicky Richards	8	1112 p¹	135	117	139	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Beautiful Blue (IRE) (Xaar)
Tracked leaders, effort and pushed along 3 out, close third when pecked next, ridden when not fluent last, soon beaten (op 11/1 tchd 18/1)

4 7 [17¾]	6. Presenting Junior (IRE) 15/2 Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	9	1012	121	97	116	–
b g Presenting - Dr Alice (IRE) (Dr Massini)
Held up, steady headway and in touch 6 out, ridden and weakened from 4 out (trainer said gelding bled from the nose) (op 6/1)

5 10 [27¾]	2. Silver Tassie (IRE) 20/1 Finian O'Toole ⁵ Micky Hammond	Finian O'Toole ⁵ Micky Hammond	8	117	135	103	121	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Silver Castor (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Not fluent on occasions, held up in touch, hit and outpaced 5 out, weakened before next (op 16/1)

PU	4. Back To Bracka (IRE) 14/1 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	9	114	127	–	–	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Martha's Glimpse (IRE) (Tidaro)
Held up in touch, driven and outpaced before 5 out, lost touch and pulled up 3 out (op 12/1 tchd 18/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:05:45 Winning time: 6m 23.20s (slow by 17.20s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Paul & Clare Rooney (Viva Steve) 1st breeder: Peter And Patsy Stone
2nd owner: Drew & Ailsa Russell (Ballyben)
3rd owner: Henriques & LLoyd-Bakers (Bernardelli)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.90 £1.30 Ex: £3.70 CSF: £3.97 Trifecta: £29.30

1:40 Ayr 9 Nov 2016

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