11 Jul 2016 17:00 Ayr
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,588); Distance: 1m 5f 13y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(5) |   | - | Roc De Prince (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 9) | 743132 / 7 | Flat (14), Jump (173) | C Lee | K Dalgleish Mr Ken McGarrity | 9/2 | |
| made virtually all, clear 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(4) |   | 2½ L | Bell Of The Ball (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 814/070- / 8 | Flat (362), Jump (29) | K J Leonard | L Lennon Number Twentytwo… | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, smooth headway into 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(6) |   | ¾ L | Question Of Faith (GB) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 874536 / 9 | Flat (8), Jump (122) | Ben Robinson | M Todhunter Mr K Fitzsimons… | 15/2 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 3rd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(3) |   | 2½ L | Cape Hideaway (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 0-85532 / 8 | Flat (23) | Rowan Scott | M Walford Kings Head Duffield… | 11/4 | |
| chased winner until over 2f out, chased leaders, lost 3rd approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(9) |   | 6 L | Hero's Story (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 130-343 / 9 | Flat (26) | Lewis Edmunds | J S Goldie Mr I McMath | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, went modest 5th 2f out, never involved | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(1) |   | 6 L | Gabrial The Terror (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 12) | 710795 / 8 | Flat (14) | Adam J McNamara | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 11/2 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never involved | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(2) |   | 3¾ L | Crakehall Lad (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 57348-9 / 11 | Flat (136), Jump (22) | Paula Muir | A Crook Mrs Kath Savage | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, not much room on rail and bumped after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(8) |   | 24 L | Papagayo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 7/4536-8 / 5 | Flat (37) | G C O'Neill | F P Murtagh Mr Michael A Proudfoot | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(7) |   | 29 L | Lightning Steps (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 8) | 0674-97 / 4 | Flat (26) | Robert Dodsworth | D Carroll The Commissioning… | 33/1 | |
| always in rear, struggling before halfway, tailed off and eased final furlong | ||||||||||
