10 Jan 2009 14:30 Ayr
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,674); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Blue Square SP Guarantee Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Harmony Brig (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 6100-65 / 26 | Jump (29) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr M Clementson | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, rallied when not fluent 2 out, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | SHD | Theatre Belle (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 2) | 4-15352 / 8 | Flat (1327), Jump (35) | C I Gillies | C Grant Division Bell Partnership | 14/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to challenge 3 out, led last, kept on, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2 L | Endless Power (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 52134-1 / 9 | Flat (687), Jump (48) | J Reveley | J S Goldie Fyffees | 9/1 | |
| led to 3rd, tracked leader, led again 4 out, headed last, ridden and no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 3¼ L | Tartan Snow (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | F-1472F / 15 | Jump (21) | G Lee | W Coltherd Mrs Annabel Brook | 10/1 | |
| in touch, effort 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | ½ L | Money Order (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 1311/1- / 9 | Jump (423) | A P McCoy | B G Powell Mr John P McManus | 11/4 | |
| held up, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden and not fluent 2 out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 4 L | Middleton Dene (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1469-48 / 9 | Jump (21) | Mrs R Dobbin | N G Richards Mr & Mrs Duncan… | 11/1 | |
| in touch, outpaced 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 12 L | Manadam (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 4-16724 / 10 | Jump (21) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Macable Partnership | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 7th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 6 L | Dunaskin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | F22/5-2U / 12 | Flat (63), Jump (13) | D C Costello | B Ellison Mrs Alison Guest | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, outpaced 4 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 23 L | Diamond Frontier (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 2) | 223-212 / 10 | Flat (511), Jump (35) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr John Wade | 11/2 | |
| tracked leader, led 3rd, headed 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 2½ L | Twelve Paces (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 090128 / 12 | Jump (21) | T J Murphy | P Monteith Mr G Cuthill | 12/1 | |
| behind, ridden 7th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Political Paddy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 24-6431 / 11 | Jump (50) | R McGrath | R Nixon Rayson & Susan… | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake and lost place 5th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Aston Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 83/57-77 / 8 | Flat (74), Jump (15) | K Renwick | Micky Hammond Mr S T Brankin | |||
