Full Result 3.55 Ayr | 17 September 2011

Eric Gunn, Thurso - 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (7f50yds) 7f Soft

1st £6,225 2nd £1,864 3rd £932 4th £466 5th £233 6th £117

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	5. Xilerator (IRE) 12/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	94	89	101	103	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Grandel (Owington)
Made all, stayed on strongly to forge clear final furlong

2⁽¹¹⁾ 5	13. Staff Sergeant 13/2 Lee Newman Jim Goldie	Lee Newman Jim Goldie	4	87 1	78	76	79	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Miss Particular (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked winner, challenged over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong (op 8-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [5¼]	4. Mr Rainbow 6/1 Silvestre De Sousa Alan Swinbank	Silvestre De Sousa Alan Swinbank	5	94	89	86	89	–
ch g Efisio - Blossom (Warning)
Mid-division, effort over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, took 3rd towards finish (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6]	7. Honeymead (IRE) 9/4F Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	813	87	81	85	–
b f Pivotal - Camaret (IRE) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, kept on one pace over 1f out (op 11-4)

5⁽¹²⁾ ½ [6½]	3. Masked Dance (IRE) 16/1 Phillip Makin Kevin Ryan	Phillip Makin Kevin Ryan	4	95 p	90	84	87	–
gr g Captain Rio - Brooks Masquerade (Absalom)
Tracked leaders, edged right over 1f out, one pace (tchd 20-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 3 [9½]	10. Silenceofthewind (USA) 12/1 Martin Harley ³ Mrs K Burke	Martin Harley ³ Mrs K Burke	4	87 1	81	66	70	–
b g Eddington (USA) - Betty's Solutions (USA) (Eltish)
Held up in rear, keeping on when not much room over 1f out, not reach leaders (tchd 14-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [9¾]	8. Silver Rime (FR) 12/1 Julie Burke ⁵ Linda Perratt	Julie Burke ⁵ Linda Perratt	6	88	84	69	73	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Severina (Darshaan)
Slowly into stride, effort on outside 3f out, never a factor, eased and lost 6th line (op 9-1)

8⁽²⁾ 5 [14¾]	12. Daring Dream (GER) 11/1 Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	6	810 2	81	52	57	–
ch g Big Shuffle (USA) - Daring Action (Arazi)
Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 12-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [17¼]	1. Lovelace 20/1 Lee Topliss ³ Richard Fahey	Lee Topliss ³ Richard Fahey	7	94	92	55	61	–
b h Royal Applause - Loveleaves (Polar Falcon)
Hood removed very late, slowly into stride, always in rear (jockey said, regarding running, that the horse became restless and he missed the handle of blindfold at first attempt.)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [19]	9. Mullins Way (USA) 10/1 Darryll Holland Jo Hughes	Darryll Holland Jo Hughes	3	813	87	44	52	–
ch g Mr Greeley (USA) - Aljawza (USA) (Riverman)
Mid-division, driven over 3f out, soon lost place (jockey said gelding was unsuiited by the soft ground) (op 9-1)

11⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [20¼]	2. Imperial Djay (IRE) 25/1 Dale Swift ³ Ruth Carr	Dale Swift ³ Ruth Carr	6	93	91	45	53	–
b g Dilshaan - Slayjay (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Started slowly, always in rear (op 18-1)

12⁽³⁾ 2¼ [22½]	6. Thirteen Shivers 16/1 Paddy Aspell Michael Easterby	Paddy Aspell Michael Easterby	3	813	87	34	43	–
b g Iceman - Thirteen Tricks (USA) (Grand Slam)
Tracked leaders, weakened 2f out (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:56:00 Winning time: 1m 35.49s (slow by 8.89s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Namwahjobo (unsuitable ground), Outpost (self certificate)
1st owner: J Law (Xilerator) 1st breeder: Denis And Mrs Teresa Bergin
2nd owner: J S Morrison (Staff Sergeant)
3rd owner: Exors of The Late Guy Reed (Mr Rainbow)
Tote win: £13.70 PL: £3.70 £2.40 £1.90 Ex: £113.40 CSF: £88.56 Tricast: £530.46
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 42 (44%) M [6-9] 43 (20%) H [10-14] 65 (36%)

3:55 Ayr 17 Sep 2011

Eric Gunn, Thurso - 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap