Full Result 2.00 Ayr | 7 December 1998

Little Bird Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) (3m4f63yds) 3m4½f Good To Soft 22 fences 1 omitted

1st £3,590 2nd £1,070 3rd £510 4th £230

Little Bird Handicap Chase Class E, 3m4½f - Good To Soft, Class 4 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Prime Example (IRE) 9/1 Tony Dobbin Martin Todhunter	Tony Dobbin Martin Todhunter	7	1012	94	–	112	–
ch g Orchestra - Vanessa's Princess (Laurence O)
Always prominent, challenged 17th, led 5 out, kept on strongly (op 6-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

2 2	11. Bright Destiny 12/1 Ollie McPhail ⁵ Jim Goldie	Ollie McPhail ⁵ Jim Goldie	7	911 2 9	84	–	98	–
br g Destroyer I - Bright Suggestion (Magnate)
Held up, steady headway 15th, went second after 3 out, kept on from last, not reach winner (tchd 20-1 in places)

3 9 [11]	2. Ivy House (IRE) 9/2 Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	10	1110 b¹	106	–	111	–
b g Orchestra - Gracious View (Sir Herbert)
Held up and behind, steady headway 17th, effort 3 out, one pace before last (op 3-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

4 24 [35]	1. Judicious Captain 16/1 B Powell Snr J R Adam	B Powell Snr J R Adam	11	1111	107	–	93	–
b g New Member - Injudicious (Quorum)
Held up, effort 5 out, jumped slowly and outpaced from next (op 8-1)

5 28 [63]	8. Maybe O'Grady (IRE) 66/1 N Old Smith W S Cunningham	N Old Smith W S Cunningham	9	103	85	–	38	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Rosie O'Grady (Barrons Court)
Prominent until weakened from 4 out (op 33-1)

F	4. Peter I 10/1 C McCormack ⁵ Donald Whillans	C McCormack ⁵ Donald Whillans	10	112	103	–	–	–
b g Meadowbrook - Peak Princess (Charlottown)
Close 4th when fell 15th (op 8-1)

F	3. For Cathal (IRE) 7/2F Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	7	119	105	–	108	–
b g Legal Circles (USA) - Noble For Stamps (Deep Run)
Held up, headway and prominent 15th, left in lead 17th, headed 5 out, ridden next, 4th and beaten when fell last (op 3-1)

PU	10. Copperhurst (IRE) 20/1 Richard Johnson W T Kemp	Richard Johnson W T Kemp	7	100 4	82	–	–	–
ch m Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Little Katrina (Little Buskins)
Close up until weakened before 19th, pulled up before last (tchd 25-1 in places)

PU	7. Mister Trick (IRE) 14/1 R Supple L Lungo	R Supple L Lungo	8	1011 b	93	–	–	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Fly Fuss (Little Buskins)
Led until blundered badly 17th, pulled up before 5 out (op 20-1)

PU	9. Shining Fountain (IRE) 25/1 Brian Harding D M Forster	Brian Harding D M Forster	9	103	85	–	–	–
b g Royal Fountain - Ever Shining (Indigenous)
Held up on inside, hit and pushed along 18th, soon outpaced, pulled up before 4 out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

UR	6. Clairabell (IRE) 4/1 B Storey J I A Charlton	B Storey J I A Charlton	7	1011	93	–	–	–
b m Buckskin (FR) - Orient Breeze (Deep Run)
Mistakes, headway into midfield 6th, blundered 12th, behind when unseated rider 14th (op 7-2)

11 ran Off time: 2:03:00 Winning time: 8m 24.30s (slow by 59.30s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Prime Example) 1st breeder: Patrick N Walsh
2nd owner: Strathayr Publishing Ltd (Bright Destiny)
3rd owner: Mrs L R Joughin (Ivy House)
Tote win: £12.30 PL: £3 £3.10 £1.60 Ex: £41.10 CSF: £90.26 Tricast: £467.06

Second last fence omitted on final circuit.

left 2:00 right Ayr 7 Dec 1998

Little Bird Handicap Chase Class E

2:00 Ayr 7 Dec 1998