Dundonald based permit holder Robert Goldie saddled his first
winner for 15 years at Ayr Racecourse on Saturday when Alexander
Oats won at 20/1.
Given a superb ride by Harry Haynes, the gelding came from off
the pace to lead before the last and romp to a three length win in
the Bet Live at victorchandler.com Novices Chase.
Winners haven't been so hard to come by for owners Raymond and
Anita Anderson Green and Locked Inthepocket carried their famous
green and yellow colours to victory in the Play Casino At
Victorchandler.com Handicap Chase giving them their 350th success.
The 11/4 favourite was ridden by Richie McGrath and trained by
Pauline Robson and won by 22 lengths.
Yes Tom (8/13 fav) was another easy winner, landing the Irvine
Anderson Memorial Novices Hurdle under Jeremiah McGrath for Irish
trainer Roy Wilson by 14 lengths from Arctic Court (11/2). And the
most comfortable win of the day by a massive 42 lengths was that of
Garleton (100/30 fav) for Maurice Barnes and Zander Voy in the Jim
Smith QFSM, 57, Retirement Handicap Chase.
The feature race of the day, the Best Odds Guaranteed At Victor
Chandler Handicap Chase went the way of Donald McCain's Reindeer
Dippin (9/1) ridden by Brian Harding.
Jim Goldie landed his customary Ayr winner with Circus Clown (8/1)
in the Ronnie Clark Retirement Handicap. Graham Lee steered the
former Peter Monteith trained horse home by three and a half
lengths.