20 Jan 2019 13:25 Ayr
Winner: £7,300 (Penalty: £4,744); Distance: 3m 70y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Ask Ben (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 52-1V / 12 | Jump (21) | Kielan Woods | D Killahena & G McPherson Mrs Liz Prowting | 4/5 | |
| made all, drew clear before 3 out, soon ridden, in no danger after, went left last, pushed out, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 19 L | Craiganboy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 5P2-612 / 12 | Jump (18) | Grant Cockburn | N W Alexander Quandt, Cochrane,… | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, close up 8th, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4 L | Speak Of The Devil (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 1 / 10 | Jump (42) | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell The County Set… | 6/1 | |
| prominent on outside, lost place briefly 7th, outpaced in 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with front pair from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 36 L | Pieceoftheaction (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 1133-12 / 6 | Jump (35) | Sean Quinlan | C Grant Mr G F White | 14/1 | |
| tracked winner on inside, not fluent 6th, lost place before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next | ||||||||||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Diocese (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 123431 / 6 | Jump (25) | S Mulqueen | R M Smith Spittal Family | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, close when fell heavily 7th | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Flemens Story (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 41/43-25 / 8 | Jump (22) | Non Runner | D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Mistermoonboy (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 4-33823 / 6 | Jump (18) | Non Runner | L Kerr Mr A Kerr Mr L… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
