Full Result 2.15 Ayr | 31 October 2009

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 1m7f Soft

1st £7,352.58 2nd £2,201.88 3rd £1,100.94 4th £551.06 5th £274.94 6th £138.06

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	5. Sphinx (FR) 9/1 Paul Mulrennan Edwin Tuer	Paul Mulrennan Edwin Tuer	11	96 b	67	60	76	–
b g Snurge (IRE) - Egyptale (Crystal Glitters)
Held up in midfield, smooth headway over 3f out, led on bit over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the softer ground.) (op 10-1)

2⁽²⁾ 3½	9. Bollin Judith 3/1F David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	3	91	71	59	76	–
br f Bollin Eric - Bollin Nellie (Rock Hopper)
Prominent, ridden over 3f out, headway and every chance over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [8]	2. Puy D'Arnac (FR) 6/1 P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	6	100	75	56	75	–
b g Acteur Francais (USA) - Chaumeil (FR) (Mad Captain)
Held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and outpaced final furlong (tchd 11-2 and 13-2)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [8½]	3. John Forbes 6/1 Lance Betts ⁵ Brian Ellison	Lance Betts ⁵ Brian Ellison	7	99	75	56	74	–
b g High Estate - Mavourneen I (USA) (Dynaformer)
Prominent, driven over 2f out, outpaced well over 1f out (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 4 [12½]	1. Bajan Parkes 11/1 Gary Bartley ⁵ Eric Alston	Gary Bartley ⁵ Eric Alston	6	99 p	75	50	69	–
bb g Zafonic (USA) - My Melody Parkes (Teenoso)
With leader, led over 4f out to over 1f out, soon weakened (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [12¾]	4. Summer Soul (IRE) 14/1 Joe Fanning Lucinda Russell	Joe Fanning Lucinda Russell	7	97 v	68	42	62	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Blend Of Pace (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders until hung left and weakened 2f out (op 8-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1 [13¾]	6. Danzatrice 10/1 Paul Hanagan C W Thornton	Paul Hanagan C W Thornton	7	96	67	40	60	–
b m Tamure (IRE) - Miss Petronella (Petoski)
Held up, outpaced over 5f out, plugged on final furlong, never dangerous (op 8-1)

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [14½]	7. Black Or Red (IRE) 7/2 Tony Hamilton Ian Wood	Tony Hamilton Ian Wood	4	94 b	65	37	57	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Gentle Thoughts (Darshaan)
Held up, struggling over 3f out, never dangerous after (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9-2)

9⁽¹¹⁾ 14 [28½]	8. Forrest Flyer (IRE) 14/1 Phillip Makin Ian Semple	Phillip Makin Ian Semple	5	92	63	14	38	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Gerante (USA) (Private Account)
Led to over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 12-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 13 [41½]	11. Asrar 100/1 James Sullivan ⁷ Lucinda Russell	James Sullivan ⁷ Lucinda Russell	7	82 11	56	–	15	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Zandaka (FR) (Doyoun)
Dwelt, behind, struggling over 5f out, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 3m 35.97s (slow by 24.17s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Perez (self certificate)
1st owner: E Tuer (Sphinx) 1st breeder: Martyn Arbib
2nd owner: Sir Neil Westbrook (Bollin Judith)
3rd owner: Barrow Brook Racing (Puy D'Arnac)
Tote win: £11.10 PL: £1.70 £1.80 £2 Ex: £74.30 CSF: £36.49 Tricast: £179.79
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 45 (48%) M [4-7] 78 (33%) H [8-11] 27 (19%)

2:15 Ayr 31 Oct 2009

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap