Full Result 2.20 Ayr | 2 January 1999

Galloway Gazette Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) 2m OMS Heavy 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £4,445 2nd £1,340 3rd £650 4th £305

Galloway Gazette Handicap Hurdle Class C, 2m - Heavy, Class 3 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Crystal Gift 6/1 N Horrocks ⁵ Alistair Whillans	N Horrocks ⁵ Alistair Whillans	7	103	105	72	103	–
b g Dominion - Grain Lady (USA) (Greinton)
Led to 4 out, regained lead 2 out, edged left, ran on well (op 10-1)

2 2½	4. Lord Podgski (IRE) 100/30 C McCormack ³ P Monteith	C McCormack ³ P Monteith	8	111	115	81	109	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Linoski (Malinowski)
Chased leaders, challenged 2 out, not quicken run in (op 9-4 tchd 7-2 in places)

3 hd [2¾]	1. Palacegate King 5/4F I Jardine ⁷ Alistair Whillans	I Jardine ⁷ Alistair Whillans	10	117	125	87	119	–
ch g King Among Kings - Market Blues (Porto Bello)
Chased leader, led 4 out to 2 out, not quicken last (op 11-8 tchd 6-4 in places)

4 18 [20¾]	3. Oat Couture I 6/1 R Supple L Lungo	R Supple L Lungo	11	119	120	69	101	–
b g Oats - Marjoemin (Import)
Held up, steady headway and prominent when mistake 2 out, soon outpaced, better for race (op 11-4 tchd 7-1 in a place)

5 3 [23¾]	6. Bernard Seven (IRE) 14/1 Richie McGrath Lucinda Russell	Richie McGrath Lucinda Russell	7	105	102	47	78	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Madame Nureyev (USA) (Nureyev)
In touch, effort before 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced (op 8-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place)

6 12 [35¾]	2. Jarocin (POL) 33/1 B Storey Mrs D Thomson	B Storey Mrs D Thomson	6	120	125	57	86	–
b h Graf (USA) - Juturna (POL) (Beauvallon)
Prominent until outpaced before 3 out (op 20-1)