10 Mar 2012 14:50 Ayr
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places ).
Christopher Hoad 21st Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Seven Is Lucky (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 055P10 / 23 | Jump (18) | Henry Brooke | J S Goldie The Dregs Of Humanity | 9/1 | |
| led 1st, made rest, driven 2 out, stayed on well approaching last, well in command flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 5 L | Stormion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 561871 / 8 | Jump (1) | C I Gillies | Miss Lucinda V Russell Maclennan Stewart… | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven 3 out, went 2nd next, soon ridden, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 9 L | Papamoa (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 9) | 3-34246 / 8 | Jump (44) | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander The Papamoans | 10/1 | |
| in touch on outside, outpaced approaching 3 out, ridden to chase clear pair next, kept on same pace, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 11 L | Right Enough (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 695242 / 11 | Jump (38) | R Walford | T D Walford Miss Carrie Tucker | 2/1 | |
| behind, headway and in touch on outside, 8th, ridden after 4 out, no impression with leaders from next, went moderate 4th near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | NK | Artic Night (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 20-9160 / 8 | Jump (18) | D C Costello | N G Richards The I O U Partnership | 15/2 | |
| led to 1st, with winner, ridden after 3 out, lost 2nd when not fluent next, soon beaten, lost moderate 4th near finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 8 L | Crop Walker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2-621F0 / 10 | Jump (17) | R McGrath | Mrs K Walton Mr Irvine Lynch | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, outpaced after 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 58 L | Gorey Lane (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 19-23P0 / 11 | Jump (18) | F Davis | J R Norton Jaffa Racing Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| held up behind in touch, close up halfway, lost place 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
