11 Mar 2016 14:30 Ayr
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,574); Distance: 2m 4f 100y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Ross Clark Roofing Contractor Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Transient Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 76-1414 / 8 | Jump (23) | A Nicol | P A Kirby The Waking Ned… | 4/0 | |
| held up in touch, led before 3 out, soon clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 11 L | Bescot Springs (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 164229 / 12 | Jump (32) | Grant Cockburn | Miss Lucinda V Russell Kelso Lowflyers… | 25/0 | |
| tracked leader, led before 6 out, headed before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on and no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 4½ L | Rinnagree Rosie (GB) (mare, grey, 10 7) | 6/7U0-96 / 12 | Jump (92) | Adrian Lane | Mrs L B Normile The Silver Tops | 10/0 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened from 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 3 L | Landmeafortune (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 3) | 5P4632 / 8 | Jump (52) | Henry Brooke | M Todhunter The Surf And Turf… | 13/0 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, ridden 2 out, one pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 1½ L | Higgs Boson (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 30-4P80 / 11 | Jump (24) | Diarmuid O'Regan | J S Goldie Johnnie Delta Racing | 18/0 | |
| led, hampered and headed before 6 out by loose horse, soon pushed along and lost place | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | HD | Red Piano (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 7/596 / 7 | Jump (23) | Harry Reed | A B Hamilton Mr A B Hamilton | 22/0 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 12 L | Hatton Springs (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 355153 / 5 | Flat (268), Jump (11) | Sam Coltherd | W Coltherd Binnie Dunbar Murray… | 8/0 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 2¼ L | Red Story (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 944 / 6 | Jump (30) | Craig Nichol | A C Whillans Mr W J E Scott… | 12/0 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 18 L | Sultana Belle (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 10) | 23-9307 / 10 | Flat (296), Jump (15) | P Buchanan | R M Smith D J McCormack | 40/0 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Naburn (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 647F2F / 8 | Flat (672), Jump (24) | R D Day | A Wilson Mr Andy Wilson | 17/0 | |
| in rear, blundered 4th, tailed off and pulled before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Jumbo John (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 4051/P3 / 10 | Jump (23) | Brian Harding | L Fowler Mrs A Frost | 9/0 | |
| always behind, tailed off before 3 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 1 |   | - | Benny's Secret (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 1-544FF / 11 | Jump (25) | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander Katie And Brian… | 15/0 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 4th | ||||||||||
