Full Result 5.50 Ayr | 8 August 2009

Champagne G H Mumm Grand Cru Apprentice Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £3,885.60 2nd £1,156.20 3rd £577.80 4th £288.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	3. Imperial Sword 15/2 Jan Wilson ⁵ David Barron	Jan Wilson ⁵ David Barron	6	97 b	64	68	72	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Hajat (Mujtahid)
Midfield, effort and in touch over 2f out, switched right and ridden well over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong to lead near line (op 5-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ hd	4. Liberty Trail (IRE) 16/1 Ross Smith ⁵ Ian Semple	Ross Smith ⁵ Ian Semple	3	96	67	70	73	–
b g Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Karinski (USA) (Palace Music)
Close up, effort to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken near finish (tchd 14-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [½]	6. Feeling Fresh (IRE) 7/2J Ryan Clark ⁵ Paul Green	Ryan Clark ⁵ Paul Green	4	93	60	63	66	–
b c Xaar - Oh'Cecilia (IRE) (Scenic)
Slowly into stride and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed (op 9-2)

4⁽⁹⁾ 2¾ [3¼]	10. Coconut Moon 25/1 Billy Cray Alan Berry	Billy Cray Alan Berry	7	89 2	47	42	44	–
b m Bahamian Bounty - Lunar Ridge (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders, switched left and ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 20-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3¾]	7. Thunder Bay 12/1 Lee Topliss ⁵ Richard Fahey	Lee Topliss ⁵ Richard Fahey	4	92 p	59	52	55	–
b g Hunting Lion (IRE) - Floral Spark (Forzando)
Led, ridden along and headed 2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace (jockey said gelding lost an offside front shoe) (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [4¼]	2. Downhill Skier (IRE) 6/1 Kieren Fox ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	Kieren Fox ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	5	98	65	57	59	–
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Duchy Of Cornwall (USA) (The Minstrel)
Towards rear and soon ridden along, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out (op 13-2 tchd 15-2)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¼ [7½]	5. Botham (USA) 6/1 Paul Pickard Jim Goldie	Paul Pickard Jim Goldie	5	98	60	42	44	–
bb g Cryptoclearance (USA) - Oval (USA) (Kris S)
In touch, ridden along over 2f out and no headway (op 5-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [9]	1. Hitches Dubai (BRZ) 7/2J Nicky Lawes ³ David Nicholls	Nicky Lawes ³ David Nicholls	4	911	66	43	45	–
ch g A Good Reason (BRZ) - Orquidea Vermelha (BRZ) (Lucence)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened (op 9-2)

9⁽⁴⁾ 6 [15]	11. Forrest Star 50/1 Adam Carter ⁵ Linda Perratt	Adam Carter ⁵ Linda Perratt	4	84 2	47	5	7	–
ch f Fraam - Starfleet (Inchinor)
Prominent on wide outside, ridden along halfway, soon weakened

10⁽²⁾ 13 [28]	8. Almost Married (IRE) 10/1 Andrew Heffernan Jim Goldie	Andrew Heffernan Jim Goldie	5	94	56	–	–	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Shining Hour (USA) (Red Ransom)
In touch, pushed along halfway, soon ridden and weakened (op 8-1)

10 ran Off time: 5:51:00 Winning time: 1m 10.92s (slow by 1.82s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Sea Land (self certificate)
1st owner: Mrs Margaret Wilson (Imperial Sword) 1st breeder: David John Brown
2nd owner: G L S Partnership (Liberty Trail)
3rd owner: Paul Green (Oaklea) (Feeling Fresh)
Tote win: £10 PL: £2.50 £4.20 £1.70 Ex: £94.40 CSF: £116 Tricast: £491.02
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 15 (22%) M [5-8] 102 (42%) H [9-11] 33 (36%)

5:50 Ayr 8 Aug 2009

Champagne G H Mumm Grand Cru Apprentice Handicap