Full Result 5.05 Ayr | 30 May 2003

'Strip The Willow' Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo) 1m Good To Soft

1st £3,718 2nd £1,144 3rd £572 4th £286

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	10. Investment Affair (IRE) 14/1 K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	3	88	52	69	59	–
b g Sesaro (USA) - Superb Investment (IRE) (Hatim)
Close up, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, all out (op 12-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ shd	12. Shatin Special 100/1 Nicky Mackay ⁷ Linda Perratt	Nicky Mackay ⁷ Linda Perratt	3	80	51	68	57	–
ch f Titus Livius (FR) - Lawn Order (Efisio)
Close up, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied to challenge inside final furlong, just held (op 50-1)

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [3]	5. Manx Fizz 14/1 Tony Hamilton ⁵ J Hetherton	Tony Hamilton ⁵ J Hetherton	3	89 6	58	66	58	–
b f Efisio - Stica (IRE) (In The Wings)
Behind and soon pushed along, headway on outside over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish (op 10-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [3½]	2. Mount Pekan (IRE) 10/1 Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	3	95	63	71	62	–
b c Sri Pekan (USA) - The Highlands (FR) (High Line)
Held up, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

5⁽¹³⁾ shd [3½]	13. Handshake 25/1 Dean McKeown W McKeown	Dean McKeown W McKeown	3	86	50	58	49	–
ch g Most Welcome - Lady Day I (FR) (Lightning)
Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish (op 20-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ shd [3½]	4. Mellino 15/2 David Allan ³ Tim Easterby	David Allan ³ Tim Easterby	3	92	63	71	62	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Krista (Kris)
Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong, weakened near finish (op 6-1 tchd 8-1, 9-1 in places)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [4]	7. Precious Mystery (IRE) 7/2 George Duffield James Nicol	George Duffield James Nicol	3	88	52	58	50	–
ch f Titus Livius (FR) - Ascoli (Skyliner I)
Tracked leaders until ridden and outpaced over 1f out (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)

8⁽¹⁾ 5 [9]	11. Shava 11/10F Kevin Darley William Haggas	Kevin Darley William Haggas	3	87	51	42	38	–
b g Atraf - Anita Marie (IRE) (Anita's Prince)
Midfield, not much room 3f out, soon ridden, effort well over 1f out, beaten final furlong (op 7-4 tchd 15-8 in places)

9⁽⁶⁾ 4 [13]	9. Shatin Hero 20/1 John Carroll Linda Perratt	John Carroll Linda Perratt	3	88 p	52	31	31	–
ch c Lion Cavern (USA) - Moogie I (Young Generation)
In touch until ridden and weakened from 2f out (tchd 25-1 in places)

10⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	3. Jalouhar 25/1 Darren Williams K R Burke	Darren Williams K R Burke	3	95	63	38	39	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Orient Way (IRE) (Danehill)
In touch until weakened over 2f out (op 16-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [14¾]	6. By Hec 25/1 Adrian Nicholls Michael Dods	Adrian Nicholls Michael Dods	3	811	55	28	30	–
ch g Hector Protector (USA) - Dancing Wolf (IRE) (Wolfhound)
Behind, ridden halfway, never dangerous

12⁽¹²⁾ 15 [29¾]	14. Just A Gigolo 66/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	3	84 t	48	–	–	–
b g Inchinor - Courtisane (Persepolis)
Behind, struggling halfway, never on terms (op 50-1)

13⁽³⁾ 18 [47¾]	8. Offtoworkwego 100/1 Paul Fessey P Monteith	Paul Fessey P Monteith	3	88	52	–	–	–
b g Fraam - Hi Hoh (IRE) (Fayruz)
Led to over 3f out, soon lost place (op 66-1)

13 ran Off time: 5:07:00 Winning time: 1m 45.89s (slow by 8.79s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Libre (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Markus Graff (Investment Affair) 1st breeder: Markus Graff
2nd owner: Peter Tsim (Shatin Special)
3rd owner: C D Barber-Lomax (Manx Fizz)
Tote win: £13.10 PL: £2.60 £33.70 £3.20 Ex: £2,054.60 CSF: £1,008.90 Tricast: £18,727.84
Placepot: £588.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £30,748.55. 38.15 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £61.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,774.90. 21.50 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (58%) M [5-9] 61 (29%) H [11-14] 39 (13%)

5:05 Ayr 30 May 2003

'Strip The Willow' Handicap Class F