19 Jul 2010 15:30 Ayr
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,706); Distance: 1m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
El Toro Grande Dos Handicap (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(3) |   | - | Only A Splash (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 19985-0 / 21 | Flat (7) | P J McDonald | Mrs R Carr Mrs Ruth A Carr | 12/1 | |
| dwelt, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, rallied to lead post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(2) |   | HD | Bed Fellow (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 2-26802 / 6 | Flat (9), Jump (255) | T Hamilton | P Monteith The Cattlemen | 7/2 | |
| in touch, went 2nd 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, driven inside final furlong, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(7) |   | 7 L | Red Dagger (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 880055 / 6 | Flat (10), Jump (43) | Andrew Heffernan | R J Price Mr Glyn Byard | 8/1 | |
| soon pushed along in mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(10) |   | 1½ L | Primo Way (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 778596 / 10 | Flat (15), Jump (819) | F Norton | D A Nolan Miss M McFadyen-Murray | 10/1 | |
| ridden to soon track winner, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(5) |   | 3½ L | Amity (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 7) | 547 / 3 | Flat (9) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(8) |   | 2¾ L | Crocodile Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 143514 / 9 | Flat (10), Jump (1349) | Paul Eddery | R C Guest Future Racing (notts)… | 7/2 | |
| raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(1) |   | 3½ L | Transmission (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 13) | 173450 / 5 | Flat (105) | T Eaves | B Smart Mr M Barber | 7/2 | |
| soon pushed along in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(6) |   | 4 L | Secret Hero (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 7-00606 / 6 | Flat (7) | Adrian Nicholls | L Smyth Sean F Gallagher | 9/1 | |
| soon pushed along in mid-divison, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(9) |   | 19 L | Rosbertini (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 9) | 40539 / 5 | Flat (9) | P Makin | Miss L A Perratt Mrs Helen Perratt | 20/1 | |
| dwelt, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 1(4) |   | - | Whispering Spirit (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 0) | 01-7313 / 5 | Flat (21) | Barry McHugh | Mrs A Duffield Middleham Park… | |||
