Full Result 3.30 Ayr | 16 April 1999

Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) 2m4f OMS Heavy 17 fences

1st £10,328.25 2nd £3,126 3rd £1,525.50 4th £725.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Sparky Gayle (IRE) 7/2F B Storey C Parker	B Storey C Parker	9	1110	138	129	150	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Baybush (Boreen)
Chased leaders, headway to lead 3 out, soon clear (op 5-2)

2 13	2. Squire Silk 6/1 R Dunwoody Paul Nicholls	R Dunwoody Paul Nicholls	10	119	137	117	131	–
b g Natroun (FR) - Rustle Of Silk (General Assembly)
Mistakes, held up, headway before 9th, went second 12th, outpaced after 4 out, no extra when blundered last 2 (op 9-2)

3 7 [20]	4. Ballad Minstrel (IRE) 4/1 Lorcan Wyer J G Fitzgerald	Lorcan Wyer J G Fitzgerald	7	106 b	120	93	102	–
gr g Ballad Rock - Sashi Woo (Rusticaro)
Chased leaders, challenged 9th, led 12th to 3 out, soon outpaced (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)

4 15 [35]	5. Weaver George (IRE) 4/1 Tony Dobbin Wilf Storey	Tony Dobbin Wilf Storey	9	101	115	75	82	–
b g Flash Of Steel - Nephrite (IRE) (Godswalk)
With leader, led 4th to 7th, outpaced 10th, no danger after (tchd 9-2 in places)

5 1½ [36½]	6. Jymjam Johnny (IRE) 10/1 L Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	10	97 12	114	73	80	–
b g Torus - Inventus (Pitpan)
Held up, pushed along 8th, soon outpaced (op 8-1)

6 8 [44½]	3. Madison County (IRE) 9/2 A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	9	1011 b	125	77	91	–
b g The Parson - Lucie Fort (Lucifer)
Not fluent, led to 4th, led 7th to 12th, weakened quickly (op 4-1)

6 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 5m 24.40s (slow by 36.40s) Total SP: 104%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green (Sparky Gayle) 1st breeder: Thomas Walsh
2nd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Squire Silk)
3rd owner: G E Shouler (Ballad Minstrel)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.60 £2.10 Ex: £10 CSF: £18.23