11 Jul 2016 14:00 Ayr
Winner: £6,600 (Penalty: £4,270); Distance: 7f 50y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Longines Irish Champions Weekend EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(6) |   | - | Heir of Excitement (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 52 / 11 | Flat (35) | S A Gray | K A Ryan Raymond C Moore | 12/1 | |
| led early, chased leader, led again over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(1) |   | ½ L | Mister Belvedere (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 3 / 4 | Flat (18) | P Mulrennan | M Dods Mr Allan McLuckie… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(7) |   | HD | Actualisation (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 4 / 3 | Flat (14) | Jason Hart | J & S Quinn The Desperados | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon switched right, headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(2) |   | 3½ L | Aventinus (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 42 / 3 | Flat (19) | Graham Gibbons | H Palmer Seventh Lap Racing | 5/4 | |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(4) |   | 1 L | Steel Helmet (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 4 / 10 | Flat (20) | B A Curtis | B Ellison Mr W A Bethell | 16/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon mid-divsion on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and edged left 2f out, hung left and outpaced over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(8) |   | 2 L | Eldorado Creek (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 99 / 2 | Flat (23) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Merchants And Missionaries | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside halfway, went 3rd 3f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(3) |   | 1½ L | Cliff Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 77 / 5 | Flat (7) | P Makin | K Dalgleish Mr Ken McGarrity | 100/1 | |
| slowly into stride, last pair, never involved | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(5) |   | ¾ L | Somnambulist (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 4 | T P Queally | K Dalgleish The Sleepwalkers | 25/1 | ||
| started very slowly, always behind, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(9) |   | 11 L | Alexander M (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | / 3 | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Christinee Budden,m… | 6/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, always behind | ||||||||||
