Full Result 2.20 Ayr | 7 March 1997

John Brown Memorial Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (1m7f112yds) 1m7½f Soft 12 fences

1st £3,119 2nd £932 3rd £446 4th £203

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Singing Sand 8/1 Tony Dobbin P Monteith	Tony Dobbin P Monteith	7	1110	–	129	128	–
b g Orchestra - Noss Head (New Brig)
Led until after 3rd, chased leaders, led 7th, blundered 4 out, soon clear, eased flat

2 27	2. Real Tonic 1/2F Paul Carberry G Richards	Paul Carberry G Richards	7	1110 6	–	101	101	–
bl g Strong Gale (IRE) - Primrose Wood (Precipice Wood)
Close up, mistake 5th, outpaced 8th, no impression after. stewards told: trainer reported that the horse did not act on the soft ground

3 28 [55]	4. Corston Joker 25/1 J Callaghan L Lungo	J Callaghan L Lungo	7	114	–	64	67	–
b g Idiots Delight - Corston Lass (Menelek)
Mistakes, outpaced from 5th

4 25 [80]	6. Shut Up 200/1 Kenny Johnson Mrs E Moscrop	Kenny Johnson Mrs E Moscrop	8	1013	–	31	37	–
b m Kind Of Hush - Creetown Lady (Creetown)
Tailed off from 5th

PU	3. Aragon Ayr 12/1 M Moloney P Monteith	M Moloney P Monteith	9	114	–	–	–	–
bb g Aragon - Brig Of Ayr (Brigadier Gerard)
Not jump well, soon driven along, pulled up before 7th

UR	5. Nooran 4/1 B Storey Alistair Whillans	B Storey Alistair Whillans	6	114	–	–	95	–
b g Risk Me (FR) - Susie Hall (Gold Rod)
Led after 3rd to 7th, outpaced 4 out, 2nd and well beaten when blundered and unseated rider 2 out