Full Result 1.10 Ayr | 10 December 2001

Robert And Liz Mcleod 30th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m OMS Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,544.50 2nd £727 3rd £363.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Sea Drifting 2/9F John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	4	115	–	99	114	–
b g Slip Anchor - Theme (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Made virtually all, pushed out (tchd 1-4 and 1-5 in places)

2 4	9. Strong Resolve (IRE) 16/1 Tom Eaves ⁷ J Barclay	Tom Eaves ⁷ J Barclay	5	105	–	88	100	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Farmerette (Teofane)
Blundered 1st, soon in touch, lost place halfway, stayed on to chase winner last, kept on (op 14-1)

3 8 [12]	1. Grafton Truce (IRE) 14/1 Mr R Trotter ⁷ Lucinda Russell	Mr R Trotter ⁷ Lucinda Russell	4	1012	–	87	99	–
gr g Brief Truce (USA) - Grafton Street (GER) (Pentathlon)
Midfield, headway to chase winner 4 out, ridden and outpaced from last (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

4 1¾ [13¾]	8. Seasmith 10/1 Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	6	1012	–	78	91	–
u g Greensmith - Sea Spice (Precipice Wood)
Held up, steady headway and prominent halfway, shaken up before 2 out, 4th and held when blundered last

5 11 [24¾]	6. Nautical Star 50/1 I Jardine ⁵ Alistair Whillans	I Jardine ⁵ Alistair Whillans	6	107	–	67	79	–
b g Slip Anchor - Comic Talent (Pharly)
Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, soon outpaced

6 1¼ [26]	7. Noble Cyrano 16/1 Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	6	1012	–	66	78	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Miss Bergerac (Bold Lad)
Held up midfield, outpaced from 3 out

7 9 [35]	10. Gargoyle Girl 100/1 A S Smith Jim Goldie	A S Smith Jim Goldie	4	107	–	52	64	–
b f Be My Chief (USA) - May Hills Legacy (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Always behind (op 66-1)

8 1¼ [36¼]	12. Unmasked 20/1 F Houston ⁷ A Scott	F Houston ⁷ A Scott	5	100	–	51	63	–
ch m Safawan - Unveiled (Sayf El Arab)
Soon close up, ridden and weakened from 3 out (tchd 50-1 in places)

9 6 [42¼]	4. Jallastep (FR) 16/1 B Storey Jim Goldie	B Storey Jim Goldie	4	1012	–	50	62	–
b g Boston Two Step (USA) - Balladine (FR) (Rivelago)
Always behind (op 12-1)

10 20 [62¼]	3. Darwell's Folly (USA) 100/1 Wilson Renwick ³ P Monteith	Wilson Renwick ³ P Monteith	6	109	–	30	42	–
ch g Blushing John (USA) - Hispanolia (FR) (Kris)
Close up until weakened after 4 out (op 66-1)

11 18 [80¼]	5. Maximum Makeup (IRE) 100/1 Bruce Gibson ³ Alistair Whillans	Bruce Gibson ³ Alistair Whillans	4	109	–	12	24	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Oileann Carrig (Pitcairn)
Prominent to halfway, soon lost place (op 50-1)

PU	11. Skiddaw Rose (IRE) 200/1 C McCormack Maurice Barnes	C McCormack Maurice Barnes	5	107	–	–	–	–
gr m Terimon - Whimbrel (Dara Monarch)
Held up, saddle slipped and pulled up after 3rd (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 100-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 4m 8.50s (slow by 29.50s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs S Giles & Mr & Mrs J Taqvi (Sea Drifting) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Nigel Shepherd (Strong Resolve)
3rd owner: A R Trotter (Grafton Truce)
Tote win: £1.10 PL: £1 £11.40 £2.20 Ex: £13.80 CSF: £6.71

1:10 Ayr 10 Dec 2001

Robert And Liz Mcleod 30th Anniversary Novices' Hurdle Class E