Full Result 12.55 Ayr | 29 November 2006

John Smith's Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (1m7f112yds) 1m7½f Soft 12 fences

1st £5,204.80 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Armaguedon (FR) 13/2 Keith Mercer L Lungo	Keith Mercer L Lungo	8	1112	115	132	140	–
b g Garde Royale (IRE) - Miss Dundee (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Close up, led 5th, made rest, drew clear from 4 out, jumped slowly last, kept on (op 6-1 tchd 11-2)

2 13	7. Stormy Beech 9/2 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	10	103 p	92	93	97	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Cheeny's Brig (New Brig)
Took keen hold, close up until outpaced 5 out, rallied to chase winner run-in, no impression (op 5-1)

3 hd [13¼]	2. Stormy Lord (IRE) 8/1 Tony Dobbin John Wade	Tony Dobbin John Wade	10	1112	115	115	119	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Decent Shower (Decent Fellow)
Led to 5th, close up, ridden 4 out, went second briefly last, no extra (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

4 nk [13½]	6. Flaming Heck 11/1 Des Flavin ⁵ Lucy Normile	Des Flavin ⁵ Lucy Normile	9	104	98	98	104	–
b g Dancing High - Heckley Spark (Electric I)
Held up, blundered 1st, not fluent after, some late headway, never on terms (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

5 1¼ [14¾]	5. It's Bertie 7/2F David O'Meara Sue Smith	David O'Meara Sue Smith	6	1010	99	97	103	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Legend Of Aragon (Aragon)
In touch, outpaced halfway, no danger after (op 9-2)

6 1½ [16¼]	4. Jefertiti (FR) 4/1 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	9	114	107	103	108	–
ch g Le Nain Jaune (FR) - Nefertiti (FR) (Tourangeau)
Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, rallied to chase winner 3 out to last, soon beaten (op 11-4)

UR	3. The Biker (IRE) 9/2 David Da Silva ⁷ P Monteith	David Da Silva ⁷ P Monteith	9	111	111	–	–	–
br g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Glenravel (Lucifer)
Held up, headway on inside and close up when blundered badly and unseated rider 8th (op 5-1)

7 ran Off time: 12:55:00 Winning time: 4m 10.10s (slow by 30.10s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Ashleybank Investments Limited (Armaguedon) 1st breeder: Olivier Tricot
2nd owner: Jack Thornton (Stormy Beech)
3rd owner: John Wade (Stormy Lord)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £3.10 £2.70 Ex: £32.40 CSF: £33.85

12:55 Ayr 29 Nov 2006

John Smith's Handicap Chase