22 Dec 2017 12:30 Ayr
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racing UK Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Trongate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 220-404 / 13 | Jump (44) | Dale Irving | R M Smith Irving ,russell… | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged from 2 out, led run-in, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1½ L | Arctic Vodka (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 12) | 898-823 / 6 | Jump (37) | Finian O'Toole | Mrs S A Watt Rosey Hill Partnership | 10/1 | |
| with leader, led before 2 out, headed run-in, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 3¼ L | Ardmillan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | F4P-068 / 10 | Jump (20) | A E Lynch | S R B Crawford Miss Leanne Green | 11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 4 L | Ollisu Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 5PPPP/6 / 9 | Jump (53) | D R Fox | I A Duncan Mr I A Duncan | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along 4 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | ½ L | Craiganboy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 94514-4 / 12 | Jump (53) | B S Hughes | N W Alexander Quandt, Cochrane,… | 8/1 | |
| in rear, ridden after 2 out, soon headway, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Ceegem (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 4959-43 / 6 | Jump (55) | S Mulqueen | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs Lea Conetta | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced, plugged on and never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 9 L | Braes Of Lochalsh (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 00-6 / 7 | Flat (6), Jump (37) | Callum Bewley | J S Goldie Johnnie Delta Racing | 16/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 1 L | Vertigo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 17-P29P / 6 | Jump (30) | Blair Campbell | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs S Russell &… | 13/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | ½ L | Rinnagree Rosie (GB) (mare, grey, 10 0) | 2/7026-P / 12 | Jump (42) | Jamie Hamilton | Mrs L B Normile The Silver Tops | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place from 7th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1 |   | NK | Transient Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 2/PPP14- / 8 | Jump (287) | A Nicol | P A Kirby The Waking Ned… | 25/1 | |
| prominent, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Cruachan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5026-P1 / 9 | Flat (1896), Jump (85) | Grant Cockburn | Mrs L B Normile P Carnaby & B Thomson | 10/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 24 L | Instingtive (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 3-58U00 / 10 | Jump (47) | Ross Chapman | Miss L Harrison D A Harrison &… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
