Full Result 5.00 Ayr | 16 April 2004

Royal Bank of Scotland "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (4yo+) 2m4f OMS Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £7,715.50 2nd £2,374 3rd £1,187 4th £593.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Bourbon Manhattan 5/4F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	115	–	112	132	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Vanina II (FR) (Italic)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, blundered 7th, headway to lead 2 out, drifted left, kept on strongly (tchd 11-8 and 6-4 in a place)

2 5	4. Mount Karinga 2/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	6	115	125	107	125	–
b g Karinga Bay - Candarela (Damister)
Prominent, headway to lead 3 out, headed when mistake 2 out, no chance with winner (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

3 ½ [5½]	3. Jack Martin (IRE) 10/1 A P McCoy Steve Gollings	A P McCoy Steve Gollings	7	115	110	106	124	–
ch g Erins Isle (IRE) - Rolling Penny (IRE) (Le Moss)
Close up, led briefly before 3 out, no extra from next (op 9-1)

4 7 [12½]	2. Gingerbread House (IRE) 9/2 Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	6	115	116	99	118	–
b g Old Vic - Furun (IRE) (Deep Run)
Led to before 3 out, soon beaten (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 22 [34½]	5. Birdwatch 33/1 Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	6	110	–	73	90	–
b g Minshaanshu Amad (USA) - Eider (Niniski)
Held up in touch, blundered 5th, struggling from next (op 25-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

PU	6. Melitma 200/1 Richie McGrath Rayson Nixon	Richie McGrath Rayson Nixon	9	110	–	–	–	–
gr g Gods Solution - Melsil (Silly Prices)
In touch to 6th, soon beaten, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 250-1 in places)

6 ran Off time: 5:01:00 Winning time: 4m 53.50s (slow by 14.50s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: A Longman, T Warner, R devereux & Ptnrs (Bourbon Manhattan) 1st breeder: E R Hanbury
2nd owner: Derek Millard (Mount Karinga)
3rd owner: J B Webb (Jack Martin)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.20 £2 Ex: £5.40 CSF: £3.83