On paper the John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap looked a competative affair but Collateral Damage is in great form and proved too strong for his five rivals. Ridden prominently by David Allan, the 6-y-o gelding took the lead over a furlong out and kept on gamely to beat Cool Baranca by over a length.

A hat-trick of wins at Ayr, for Collateral Damage, making a fantastic total of five victorys this season.