Full Result 4.00 Ayr | 21 May 1997

Torranyard Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m2f192yds) 1m3f OMS Soft

1st £3,387.50 2nd £1,025 3rd £500 4th £237.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Gold Desire 11/4 Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	7	711	45	–	63	–
b g Grey Desire - Glory Gold (Hittite Glory)
Tracked leaders, led over 5f out, pushed clear, eased inside final furlong

2⁽⁶⁾ 9	1. Manful 2/1F N Kennedy Linda Perratt	N Kennedy Linda Perratt	5	913 b	75	–	73	–
b g Efisio - Mandrian (Mandamus)
Led until headed over 5f out, soon well outpaced

3⁽⁴⁾ 3 [12]	3. Ordained 14/1 Steve Drowne Eric Alston	Steve Drowne Eric Alston	4	88	56	–	49	–
b f Mtoto - In The Habit (USA) (Lyphard)
In touch, effort 4f out, one pace

4⁽²⁾ 8 [20]	4. Keep Battling 6/1 T Williams Jim Goldie	T Williams Jim Goldie	7	82	50	–	30	–
b g Hard Fought - Keep Mum (Mummy's Pet)
Steadied start, held up, effort over 3f out, never dangerous

5⁽³⁾ 5 [25]	2. Opulent 7/2 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	6	911	73	–	45	–
b g Robellino (USA) - One Half Silver (CAN) (Plugged Nickle)
Held up, effort approaching straight, soon beaten

6⁽¹⁾ dist [55]	6. Sing And Dance 9/1 Paul Fessey ⁵ E Weymes	Paul Fessey ⁵ E Weymes	4	75 1	44	–	–	–
b f Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Musical Princess (Cavo Doro)
Close up until weakened rapidly approaching straight, soon well tailed off, virtually pulled up. trainer reported that the horse was found to have a heart irregularity after pulling up

6 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 2m 36.31s (slow by 18.81s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Northgate Lodge Racing Club (Gold Desire) 1st breeder: Northgate Lodge Stud Ltd
2nd owner: C D Barber-Lomax (Manful)
3rd owner: Peter Ebdon Racing (Ordained)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £2.50 £1.10 Ex: £4.50 CSF: £8.04