Full Result 4.50 Ayr | 17 September 2009

John Smith's Handicap (Div I)

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 1m Good

1st £6,152.20 2nd £1,830.65 3rd £914.85 4th £456.95

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Faithful Ruler I (USA) 8/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	5	94	81	62	94	–
bb g Elusive Quality (USA) - Fancy Ruler (USA) (Half A Year)
Held up, good headway over 2f out, led on bit approaching final furlong, ridden and soon clear (op 5-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 3	1. Spirit Of A Nation (IRE) 4/1F Andrew Heffernan ⁵ David Brown	Andrew Heffernan ⁵ David Brown	4	93	85	58	91	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Fabulous Pet (Somethingfabulous)
Unruly before start, held up, effort over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chased winner well inside final furlong, ran on, no impression (op 5-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [4¾]	11. Doric Echo 14/1 Greg Fairley Bryan Smart	Greg Fairley Bryan Smart	3	85	72	41	75	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Latour (Sri Pekan)
Close up, led 2f out to approaching final furlong, one pace (op 12-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5¼]	2. Exit Smiling 11/1 Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	7	96	83	51	84	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Away To Me (Exit To Nowhere)
Prominent, effort over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace (tchd 10-1 and 12-1)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [5¾]	8. Veiled Applause 5/1 Frederik Tylicki ³ John Quinn	Frederik Tylicki ³ John Quinn	6	89	75	42	75	–
b g Royal Applause - Scarlet Veil (Tyrnavos)
Midfield on inside, driven and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression (op 11-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6¼]	5. Ezdeyaad (USA) 9/1 P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	5	94	81	47	80	–
b g Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - August Storm (USA) (Storm Creek)
Held up, effort on outside over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 8-1)

7⁽²⁾ hd [6½]	7. Thousand Miles (IRE) 13/2 Richard Mullen Peter Chapple-Hyam	Richard Mullen Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	91	82	47	81	–
br c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Mille Miglia (IRE) (Caerleon)
Prominent until ridden and no extra over 1f out (op 5-1 tchd 7-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [8]	3. Celtic Change (IRE) 9/1 Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	5	95 tb	82	44	78	–
br g Celtic Swing - Changi (IRE) (Lear Fan)
Went right start, led after 1f to 2f out, soon no extra (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ hd [8¼]	6. Kinsya 13/2 Ashley Morgan ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	Ashley Morgan ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	6	812	80	41	75	–
ch g Mister Baileys - Kimono (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Held up on outside, effort and ridden 2f out, soon beaten (op 8-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 5 [13¼]	10. Island Chief 16/1 Amy Ryan ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Amy Ryan ⁵ Kevin Ryan	3	84 b	76	25	60	–
b g Reel Buddy (USA) - Fisher Island (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out

11⁽⁶⁾ 14 [27¼]	9. Moves Goodenough 28/1 Hayley Turner George Foster	Hayley Turner George Foster	6	812 p	75	–	28	–
ch g Woodborough (USA) - Rekindled Flame (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Held up, struggling 3f out, soon beaten and eased (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 40-1 tchd 50-1)

11 ran Off time: 4:53:00 Winning time: 1m 40.39s (slow by 3.29s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: George Murray (Faithful Ruler I) 1st breeder: WinStar Farm LLC
2nd owner: Bezwell Fixings Limited (Spirit Of A Nation)
3rd owner: Doric Dream Partnership (Doric Echo)
Tote win: £6.40 PL: £2.30 £2 £4.10 Ex: £24 CSF: £40.43 Tricast: £456.92
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 83 (51%) M [5-7] 32 (15%) H [8-11] 35 (34%)

4:50 Ayr 17 Sep 2009

John Smith's Handicap (Div I)