Full Result 1.14 Ayr | 27 September 2022

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(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 1m Good To Soft

1st £5,616 2nd £2,636.40 3rd £1,318.72 4th £659.36 5th £300 6th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Shaladar (FR) 9/2 Oisin McSweeney ³ Kevin Ryan	Oisin McSweeney ³ Kevin Ryan	3	98 p	79	62	88	–
b g Shalaa (IRE) - Ultradargent (FR) (Kendargent)
Midfield on inner, switched right and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final 110yds, readily (op 4/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	5. Tommy G 5/1 Shannon Watts ⁷ Jim Goldie	Shannon Watts ⁷ Jim Goldie	9	813	70	52	78	–
ch g Makfi - Primo Heights (Primo Valentino)
Held up in rear, nudged along and headway 2f out, pushed along 1f out, ridden and went second final 110yds, kept on (op 6/1 tchd 9/2)

3⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [2¾]	4. Poet's Dawn 8/1 Brandon Wilkie ⁷ Tim Easterby	Brandon Wilkie ⁷ Tim Easterby	7	91	72	47	77	–
ch g Poet's Voice - Dudley Queen (IRE) (Excellent Art)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden and lost position over 1f out, rallied and kept on final 110yds (op 13/2)

4⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [3½]	2. Harswell Duke (IRE) 5/2F Jonny Peate ³ Roger Fell	Jonny Peate ³ Roger Fell	4	911	78	51	79	–
b g Garswood - Grafitti (Dansili)
Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 10/3)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	6. Merricourt (IRE) 20/1 Poppy Wilson ⁷ Iain Jardine	Poppy Wilson ⁷ Iain Jardine	6	812 p	69	38	67	–
gr g Mizzen Mast (USA) - Elite (Invincible Spirit)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run one furlong out) (op 11/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5¼]	8. Engles Rock (IRE) 7/2 Ryan Sexton ³ Lucinda Russell	Ryan Sexton ³ Lucinda Russell	6	90 p	67	34	64	–
b m Excelebration (IRE) - Lisa Gherardini (IRE) (Barathea)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (tchd 4/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [6½]	1. Hartswood 8/1 Connor Murtagh Richard Fahey	Connor Murtagh Richard Fahey	5	102	80	43	74	–
b g Garswood - Nihal (IRE) (Singspiel)
Midfield, pushed along and switched to centre 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 2f out (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

7 ran Off time: 1:14:24 Winning time: 1m 44.70s (slow by 7.50s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Alpine Sierra (unsuitable ground), Ayr Poet (self certificate)
1st owner: Hambleton Racing Ltd XLVII (Shaladar) 1st breeder: Framont Limited
2nd owner: Johnnie Delta Racing (Tommy G)
3rd owner: Timothy O'Gram & Partner (Poet's Dawn)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £2.70 £2.50 Ex: £28.10 CSF: £26.12 Tricast: £171.89 Trifecta: £190.40

1:14 Ayr 27 Sep 2022

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