Full Result 2.15 Ayr | 10 March 2012

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(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m OMS Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Hidden Future (IRE) 11/8F Brian Harding C A McBratney	Brian Harding C A McBratney	6	111	118	100	113	–
b g Akbar (IRE) - Lisheen Lady (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Tracked leaders, steady headway 2 out, led last, driven out (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 and 5-4 in places)

2 1¼	1. Eurohunter (IRE) 5/1 Henry Brooke ³ William Amos	Henry Brooke ³ William Amos	8	115	118	105	119	–
b g Bishop Of Cashel - Prestissimo (Alzao)
Led, ridden 2 out, headed last, kept on under pressure (op 9-2)

3 11 [12¼]	6. White Fusion 16/1 Adam Nicol ⁷ Andrew Crook	Adam Nicol ⁷ Andrew Crook	4	107	118	83	100	–
gr g Oratorio (IRE) - Divine Grace (IRE) (Definite Article)
Not fluent on occasions, tracked leader, hit 4 out, every chance before next, outpaced from 2 out (op 10-1)

4 6 [18¼]	5. Lucky Sunny (IRE) 33/1 Wilson Renwick Brian Storey	Wilson Renwick Brian Storey	9	111	112	76	97	–
b g Pasternak - Flying Fur (IRE) (Elbio)
Pulled hard, in touch until ridden and weakened 2 out, fourth and beaten when blundered last (op 20-1)

5 7 [25¼]	2. Abbey Garth (IRE) 13/8 Dougie Costello Nicky Richards	Dougie Costello Nicky Richards	5	111	–	66	90	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Elegant Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Not fluent, held up in last, steady headway after 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft (heavy in places) ground) (op 7-4 tchd 11-8 and 9-4 in places)

PU	4. Kirkaig 125/1 Ewan Whillans ³ Alistair Whillans	Ewan Whillans ³ Alistair Whillans	7	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Screen Idol (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mistakes, in touch, struggling 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 100-1 tchd 150-1)

6 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 12.80s (slow by 33.80s) Total SP: 107%
1st owner: Exors of the Late C D McGurk & Samuel Downey & James Marley (Hidden Future) 1st breeder: Nicholas Galvin
2nd owner: J Stephenson (Eurohunter)
3rd owner: G Clarkson, D Dodsworth, K Looney (White Fusion)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.70 £2.60 Ex: £5.30 CSF: £7.88

2:15 Ayr 10 Mar 2012

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