Full Result 3.20 Ayr | 9 March 2019

Tennent's Lager Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m110yds) 2m½f Soft 13 fences

1st £9,357.12 2nd £2,747.52 3rd £1,373.76 4th £686.88 5th £350 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Charmant (FR) 13/2 Brian Hughes James Ewart	Brian Hughes James Ewart	7	1110	133	135	144	–
b g Balko (FR) - Ravissante (FR) (Mad Tax)
Prominent, went second 7th, led 4 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on well from last (op 15/2)

2 2¾	4. Forest des Aigles (FR) 9/2 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell	8	118 t	131	130	139	–
b g Balko (FR) - Rose Des Aigles (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
In touch, outpaced halfway, rallied 5 out, effort and chased winner 2 out, kept on from last, not pace to challenge (op 11/2 and tchd 6/1)

3 4 [6¾]	6. Clan Legend 5/1 Lucy Alexander N W Alexander	Lucy Alexander N W Alexander	9	114 t	127	121	132	–
ch g Midnight Legend - Harrietfield (Nicholas Bill)
Held up, not fluent 5th and 6 out, soon outpaced, rallied and close up 4 out, ridden and one pace from 2 out (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

4 7 [13¾]	7. Treshnish (FR) 3/1J Danny Cook Sue Smith	Danny Cook Sue Smith	6	110	123	108	121	–
ch g Gold Away (IRE) - Didn't I Tell You (IRE) (Docksider)
Not fluent on occasions, close up, went second 4 out to 2 out, driven and weakened before last (op 5/1)

5 7 [20¾]	3. Tonto's Spirit 9/1 Conor O'Farrell Dianne Sayer	Conor O'Farrell Dianne Sayer	7	118 h	131	107	120	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Desert Royalty (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Close up, led 3rd to before 5th, lost ground 7th, outpaced before 4 out, no danger after (jockey said gelding was not showing his normal enthusiasm for racing and was hanging uncharacteristically right in the back straight causing him to lose ground rapidly and further added that he had stopped riding as he considered that the gelding may have something amiss) (op 9/2)

6 2½ [23¼]	5. Granville Island (IRE) 25/1 Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	12	116	129	102	119	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Fox Glen (IRE) (Furry Glen)
Led to 3rd, regained lead before 5th, headed 4 out, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, soon beaten (op 22/1)

F	1. Saint Leo (FR) 3/1J Henry Brooke Sandy Thomson	Henry Brooke Sandy Thomson	6	1112 t	135	–	–	–
b g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Sainte Lea (FR) (Sirk)
Held up, smooth headway after 5 out, 2 lengths down in dispute of fourth and going well when fell next (tchd 7/2)

7 ran Off time: 3:20:24 Winning time: 4m 15.20s (slow by 21.20s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: A Phillips & Mr&mrs Sperling (Charmant) 1st breeder: Jaques Provost
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green (Forest des Aigles)
3rd owner: Clan Gathering (Clan Legend)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £2.90 £2.50 Ex: £30 CSF: £34.25 Trifecta: £143

3:20 Ayr 9 Mar 2019

Tennent's Lager Handicap Chase