02 Jan 2018 15:45 Ayr
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,274); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Heavy.
Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Idee De Garde (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | / 12 | R D Day | N G Richards Mrs Phillippa Taylor | 2/1 | ||
| towards rear, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1 L | Bluefortytwo (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | / 9 | Callum Bewley | D W Whillans Mr Paul O'mara | 9/1 | ||
| towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon headway, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 7 L | Thepensionfund (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | / 7 | Blair Campbell | Miss Lucinda V Russell Gerry And The Jocks | 6/1 | ||
| in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 15 L | Hangard (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1 / 8 | Jump (64) | Thomas Dowson | P A Kirby Mr Daniel Blake | 13/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 4 L | Biennial (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 76-0 / 6 | Jump (230) | D R Fox | I A Duncan Alan & Barry Macdonald | 5/1 | |
| held up mid-division and keen, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 4 L | Ciarabella (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 9 / 8 | Jump (59) | Dale Irving | R M Smith Ursa Major And… | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 6 L | Younoyounoyouno (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | / 5 | Henry Brooke | I Jardine Paul & Clare Rooney | 7/2 | ||
| held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 1 L | Ska Ridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | / 8 | Tony Kelly | R Menzies Mr John Wade | 25/1 | ||
| tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 10 L | Stans Black Five (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | / 5 | Lorcan Murtagh | F P Murtagh Mr Eric Chapman | 50/1 | ||
| held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Drenek (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | / 5 | B S Hughes | J Ewart Mr James Westoll | 0/0 | |||
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