Full Result 3.45 Ayr | 27 February 2017

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(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) (3m2f197yds) 3m3f Heavy 17 fences 4 omitted

1st £4,992.75 2nd £1,550.25 3rd £834.75

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Kilbree Chief (IRE) 4/1 Tom Scudamore Lucinda Russell	Tom Scudamore Lucinda Russell	9	1112	120	122	127	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Lame Excuse (IRE) (Presenting)
Tracked leader, outpaced 13th, rallied before 4 out, challenged 2 out, led run-in, ridden and held on gamely close home (op 6/1)

2 hd	5. Finaghy Ayr (IRE) 9/2 Paddy Brennan Ian Duncan	Paddy Brennan Ian Duncan	9	108 p	102	104	112	–
ch g Lahib (USA) - Ali Ankah (IRE) (Insan)
Not fluent, held up, steady headway before 13th, led before 4 out, joined 2 out, soon ridden and edged left, headed run-in, rallied, just held (tchd 4/1)

3 18 [18¼]	4. Nakadam (FR) 4/1 Richie McLernon R Mike Smith	Richie McLernon R Mike Smith	7	1013 tp	107	94	97	–
b g Nickname (FR) - Cadoudame (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up in touch, steady headway before 13th, effort and every chance before 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out

F	2. Sevenballs Of Fire (IRE) 11/2 Ross Chapman ⁷ Iain Jardine	Ross Chapman ⁷ Iain Jardine	8	112 p¹	117	–	–	–
b g Milan - Leadamurraydance (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Tracked leaders, hit 4th, driven along 12th, rallied, weakened 4 out, 5 lengths down and held when fell next (tchd 6/1)

PU	3. Jonny Eager (IRE) 3/1F Brian Hughes Alistair Whillans	Brian Hughes Alistair Whillans	8	117	115	–	–	–
b g Craigsteel - Dishy (IRE) (Jurado)
Led, ridden and headed before 4 out, weakened after next, pulled up before last (trainers representative could offer no explanation for the geldings performance which started favourite but finished unplaced; vet reported that a post-race examination during routine testing found the gelding to have lost its right fore shoe) (op 5/2)

PU	6. Smuggler's Stash (IRE) 7/1 Craig Nichol Rose Dobbin	Craig Nichol Rose Dobbin	7	107 b	101	–	–	–
ch g Stowaway - Sweetasanu (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Prominent, driven after 11th, weakened from next, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out (op 13/2)

6 ran Off time: 3:46:11 Winning time: 7m 46.20s (slow by 56.20s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: John R Adam (Kilbree Chief) 1st breeder: James Griffin
2nd owner: Ronald Lilley (Finaghy Ayr)
3rd owner: Smith & Spittal (Nakadam)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £23.70 CSF: £21.39 Trifecta: £113.50

The middle and last fences in the back straight were omitted each circuit

3:45 Ayr 27 Feb 2017

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