Full Result 2.45 Ayr | 31 October 2009

John Smith's Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (7f50yds) 7f Soft

1st £6,231 2nd £1,866 3rd £933 4th £467 5th £233 6th £117

John Smith's Handicap, 7f - Soft, Class 4 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Keys Of Cyprus 9/2 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	7	91	74	80	83	–
ch g Deploy - Krisia (Kris)
In touch, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, driven out (op 11-2 tchd 4-1)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	5. Grissom (IRE) 5/1 Billy Cray ⁷ Alan Berry	Billy Cray ⁷ Alan Berry	3	89	77	80	84	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Misty Peak (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Close up, led over 2f out to inside final furlong, kept on under pressure (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1¼]	10. Stellite 11/1 Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	9	811	70	72	76	–
ch g Pivotal - Donation (Generous)
Held up, headway 2f out, chased leaders 1f out, kept on until no extra last 50yds

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [2½]	3. Northern Fling 9/1 Gary Bartley ⁵ Jim Goldie	Gary Bartley ⁵ Jim Goldie	5	90	78	77	80	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Donna Anna (Be My Chief)
Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 8 [10½]	1. Zhukhov (IRE) 14/1 Ben Curtis ⁵ T G McCourt	Ben Curtis ⁵ T G McCourt	6	91	79	55	61	–
ch g Allied Forces (USA) - Karameg (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up, driven along 3f out, no impression over 1f out (op 20-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¼ [12¾]	6. Ishiadancer 3/1F Duran Fentiman Eric Alston	Duran Fentiman Eric Alston	4	92	75	44	51	–
b f Ishiguru (USA) - Abaklea (IRE) (Doyoun)
Close up, led over 3f out to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened (tchd 7-2)

7⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [15]	4. Leonid Glow 8/1 Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	4	92	75	37	45	–
b f Hunting Lion (IRE) - On Till Morning (IRE) (Never So Bold)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 13 [28]	11. Santiago Atitlan 50/1 Tony Hamilton P Monteith	Tony Hamilton P Monteith	7	87 v¹	66	–	2	–
b h Stravinsky (USA) - Sylvette (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Held up, struggling 3f out, soon beaten

9⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [33]	9. Hazelrigg (IRE) 8/1 Paul Mulrennan Tim Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Tim Easterby	4	813 p	72	–	–	–
b g Namid - Emma's Star (ITY) (Darshaan)
Close up, every chance over 3f out, weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout) (tchd 9-1)

10⁽²⁾ nk [33¼]	12. The Bear 20/1 P J McDonald Linda Perratt	P J McDonald Linda Perratt	6	87 1 2	66	–	–	–
ch g Rambling Bear - Precious Girl (Precious Metal)
Led to over 3f out, soon ridden and struggling (op 25-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 15 [48¼]	8. Dabbers Ridge (IRE) 16/1 Paul Hanagan Ian McInnes	Paul Hanagan Ian McInnes	7	813	72	–	–	–
b h Indian Ridge (IRE) - Much Commended (Most Welcome)
Held up, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten, eased when no chance final furlong (jockey said horse lost its action turn into home straight) (op 22-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 1m 37.97s (slow by 11.37s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Happy Anniversary (self certificate)
1st owner: The Beasley Gees (Keys Of Cyprus) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Jim & Helen Bowers (Grissom)
3rd owner: M Mackay, S Bruce, J S Goldie (Stellite)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £1.80 £2.20 £2.10 Ex: £31.50 CSF: £27.87 Tricast: £237.83
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 27 (24%) M [5-8] 85 (31%) H [9-12] 38 (45%)

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John Smith's Handicap

2:45 Ayr 31 Oct 2009