Ayr Racecourse's Giles Insurance Raceday fell foul of
extreme weather conditions after severe winds and driving rain
forced an abandonment after the third race.
But the three contests that were run all produced decent races
with jockey Jamie Spencer justifying a 'white knuckle' flight in a
single engined aircraft from Newmarket to land the first race on
Never Perfect.
The Tom Tate trained colt took time to warm up in The Seric
Systems Sweepstakes British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes before
the penny dropped going into the final furlong and the 4/9
favourite won by by a length and a quarter from Hunting Gonk.
The Bud and Joe Pieroni Memorial Nursery Handicap went the way
of 25/1 shot First Phase, ridden by Duran Fentiman for trainer Mel
Brittain and the Intechnology Services Handicap was won by Cheyenne
Red (6/1) for PJ McDonald and trainer Michael Dods.
After this race jockeys, trainers and stewards walked the track
and decided in the interests of safety to abandon the rest of the
card due to deteriorating weather conditions.
Ayr's next meeting is The John Smith's Raceday on October 29
with the first arce due off at 2.10pm.