22 Jun 2019 14:00 Ayr
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,675); Distance: 1m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
JW Grant Builders Merchants Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(2) |   | - | Club Wexford (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 939-451 / 10 | Flat (23) | B A Curtis | R Fell & S Murray Fell & Windress | 14/1 | |
| made all, drew clear over 1f out, ran on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(9) |   | 2½ L | Waarif (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 076915 / 8 | Flat (16) | Cam Hardie | D O'Meara Middleham Park… | 17/2 | |
| always prominent, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on well under pressure, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(4) |   | NK | Game Player (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 4) | 112-412 / 5 | Flat (30) | C O'Donoghue | R Varian Sheikh Mohammed… | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, soon not clear run and switched right, ran on into 3rd, never a threat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(11) |   | HD | Universal Gleam (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 236-119 / 5 | Flat (16) | P Hanagan | K Dalgleish Straightline Bloodstock | 10/1 | |
| held up, headway halfway, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(8) |   | 2 L | Sha La La La Lee (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 212815 / 5 | Flat (28) | Alistair Rawlinson | Tom Dascombe Nigel And Sharon… | 10/1 | |
| dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(7) |   | NS | Nicholas T (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 6) | 00-5304 / 11 | Flat (26), Jump (1144) | Barry McHugh | J S Goldie Mr James Callow… | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(5) |   | SHD | Hortzadar (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 4) | 18-1165 / 9 | Flat (22) | S A Gray | D O'Meara Akela Thoroughbreds… | 11/2 | |
| dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(10) |   | 1¾ L | Just Hiss (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 513-362 / 11 | Flat (16) | Rachel Richardson | T D Easterby Habton Racing | 10/1 | |
| prominent, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(3) |   | NK | Banksea (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 23374-9 / 7 | Flat (43) | J P Sullivan | Mrs Marjorie Fife The Carlton Club | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(6) |   | 1¾ L | Carry On Deryck (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 8/877-67 / 7 | Flat (34) | Ben Robinson | Ollie Pears Np Racing Syndicate | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders early, gradually lost place into mid-division, outpaced halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(1) |   | 20 L | Blue Mist (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | 3/2214-6 / 6 | Flat (42) | Adam J McNamara | H & R Charlton Juddmonte | 3/1 | |
| in touch on inside, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased | ||||||||||
