Full Result 2.45 Ayr | 3 November 2012

John Smith's Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (3m67yds) 3m½f Soft 19 fences

1st £5,198.40 2nd £1,526.40 3rd £763.20 4th £381.60

John Smith's Handicap Chase, 3m½f - Soft, Class 4 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Overquest 11/4 Timmy Murphy Chris Grant	Timmy Murphy Chris Grant	10	1012	102	49	108	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Foleys Quest (IRE) (River Falls I)
Tracked leaders, led 11th, made rest, ridden when hard pressed and hit last, kept on well run-in (op 7-1)

2 1	3. Et Maintenant (FR) 6/1 Grant Cockburn ⁷ Lucinda Russell	Grant Cockburn ⁷ Lucinda Russell	10	1013	110	56	116	–
ch g Johann Quatz (FR) - Dunlora (Sagaro)
Took keen hold early, prominent, steady headway before 4 out, effort when hampered 3 out, recovered and every chance last, kept on run-in (op 4-1)

3 nse [1]	7. Beau Dandy (IRE) 5/2F Wilson Renwick John Wade	Wilson Renwick John Wade	7	103	93	39	98	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Northern Dandy (The Parson)
Led to 11th, chased winner, ridden when badly hampered 3 out, recovered and every chance last, kept on run-in (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

4 23 [24]	2. Kingsmoss (IRE) 14/1 Brian Hughes J J Lambe	Brian Hughes J J Lambe	7	119 b	113	39	93	–
b g Luso - Galamear (Strong Gale)
Prominent, mistake 5 out, soon driven along, weakened after next (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

5 4 [28]	4. Heez A Steel (IRE) 13/2 Lucy Alexander ³ George Charlton	Lucy Alexander ³ George Charlton	11	1012	105	27	81	–
b g Naheez (USA) - Ari's Fashion (IRE) (Aristocracy)
Chased leader to 11th, outpaced when mistake 14th, struggling from next (op 11-2)

6 34 [62]	1. The Hollinwell 7/1 James Reveley Ferdy Murphy	James Reveley Ferdy Murphy	9	1112 eb	116	7	85	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Action De Balle (FR) (Cricket Ball)
Mostly jumped left, held up, headway and prominent 11th, effort and chased winner when jumped left and blundered 3 out, blundered and weakened next (op 4-1)

PU	5. Stronghaven (IRE) 10/1 Brian Harding Dianne Sayer	Brian Harding Dianne Sayer	8	110	104	–	–	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Native Crystal (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in touch, not fluent 6th, mistake and outpaced 11th, rallied 13th, weakened 5 out, pulled up next (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)