Full Result 4.00 Ayr | 18 April 1997

Lickleyhead Castle Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (3m2f110yds) 3m2½f OMS Good 14 hurdles

1st £4,500 2nd £1,350 3rd £650 4th £300

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Meditator 100/1 Sean Curran Ben De Haan	Sean Curran Ben De Haan	13	100 7 b	111	120	120	–
ch g High Line - Thoughtful (Northfields)
Held up, headway halfway, led approaching 3 out until headed and blundered last, rallied to lead close home

2 ¾	6. Nirvana Prince 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald B Preece	Mick Fitzgerald B Preece	8	1012	123	132	130	–
ch g Celestial Storm (USA) - Princess Sunshine (Busted)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, ridden to lead last, headed and no extra towards finish

3 5 [5¾]	2. Erzadjan (IRE) 10/1 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	7	117	132	138	134	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Ezana (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Behind, headway under pressure 10th, stayed on and every chance 2 out, no extra flat

4 nk [6]	7. TribuneI 9/2 M Foster C W Thornton	M Foster C W Thornton	6	1010	121	127	123	–
ch g Kefaah (USA) - Quick J (Jim J)
Chased leaders, led from 9th to approaching 3 out, ran on one pace

5 9 [15]	12. Tilty (USA) 16/1 T Eley A Streeter	T Eley A Streeter	7	100 2 v	111	111	104	–
b g Linkage (USA) - En Tiempo (USA) (Bold Hour)
Led, driven along from 6th, headed 9th, soon outpaced, stayed on again from 4 out

6 1¼ [16¼]	5. Victor Bravo I (NZ) 5/1 Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	9	110 b	125	125	116	–
br g War Hawk - Regal Command (NZ) (First Consul)
Behind, stayed on from 4 out, never reached leaders

7 3½ [19¾]	8. What's Your Story (IRE) 14/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	8	1010	121	119	109	–
ch g The Parson - Lolos Run VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened from next

8 26 [45¾]	4. Young Kenny 7/2F Norman Williamson P Beaumont	Norman Williamson P Beaumont	6	112	127	109	89	–
b g Ardross - Deirdres Dream (The Parson)
In touch, driven along from 9th, some headway 4 out, soon weakened

9 2½ [48¼]	10. Campaign 11/1 Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	6	105 1	116	97	75	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - Just Cause I (IRE) (Law Society)
In touch, hit 7th and reminders, outpaced from 10th

10 ½ [48¾]	9. Swanbister (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy L Lungo	A P McCoy L Lungo	7	106	117	97	76	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Coolentallagh (Perhapsburg)
Close up until weakened from 4 out

11 12 [60¾]	1. Better Times Ahead I 50/1 Paul Carberry G Richards	Paul Carberry G Richards	11	1110	135	108	82	–
ro g Scallywag - City's Sister (Maystreak)
Chased leader until weakened from 9th

12 dist [90¾]	11. Eulogy (IRE) 10/1 R Dunwoody Richard Rowe	R Dunwoody Richard Rowe	7	103 1	114	–	–	–
ch g Paean - Daly Preacher (Pry)
Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off

PU	3. Island Jewel 50/1 C Maude Martin Bosley	C Maude Martin Bosley	9	114	129	–	–	–
ch g Jupiter Island - Diamond Talk (CounselI)
Prominent, hit 3rd, behind from halfway, pulled up before 4 out

13 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 6m 26.90s (slow by 9.90s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Miss Jacqueline S Doyle (Meditator) 1st breeder: Lord Rotherwick
2nd owner: David Portman (Nirvana Prince)
3rd owner: D S Hall (Erzadjan)
Tote win: £113.70 PL: £11.30 £3.90 £3.60 Ex: £1,300.40 CSF: £1,159.60 Tricast: £14,712.16 Trifecta: £602.10 Pool: £848.03. 0.48 winning tickets.. Pool of £440.98 carried over to Newbury 3.30 today

4:00 Ayr 18 Apr 1997

Lickleyhead Castle Handicap Hurdle Class B