13:35 Ayr

Wednesday 31 January 2018

All13:3514:0514:3515:1015:4516:20

Frank McGoldrick 60th Birthday Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 5f 91y  |   Heavy  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:35  |   Winning time: 6m 8.55s
1st
Horse silk
12
4/1
T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol
Mid-division, headway before 4 out, led before 2 out, headed run-in, rallied and kept on to regain lead towards finish op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
4
15/2
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Tracked leaders, outpaced before 4 out, headway before 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, no extra and headed towards finish op 6/1 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
16
15
9/4f
T: S R B CrawfordJ: B S Hughes
In rear, headway before 6 out, every chance from 3 out, weakened before last op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
8
611-5
20/1
T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol
Led to 4th, weakened from 6 out, tailed off, pulled up op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
17
14/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: James Bowen (3)
Towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden before last, no extra op 16/1 tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
15
9
28/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley (3)
With leader, led from 4th, soon clear until 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 22/1
6th
Horse silk
44
10
811-5
7/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Prominent, went 2nd before 6 out, weakened before 2 out op 6/1 tchd 15/2

Also Ran

N/A
Horse silk
1
1311-5
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: 
PU
Horse silk
2
9/2
T: Mrs S A WattJ: Finian O'Toole (3)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along 5 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up op 10/3
PU
Horse silk
3
33/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)
Held up towards rear, pushed along before 6 out, soon weakened, pulled up op 40/1 tchd 28/1
N/A
Horse silk
5
T: C GrantJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
6
1311-5
T: Mrs L B NormileJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
7
T: N W AlexanderJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
11
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
13
T: N G RichardsJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
14
T: G ElliottJ: R Johnson
N/A
Horse silk
16
1210-12
T: D McCain JnrJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
18
T: S R B CrawfordJ: 
N/A
Horse silk
19
T: N G RichardsJ: 

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.80, £3.60, £5.80, £2.10EX:£40.70Trifecta:£91.60SF:£31.36Swingers:£5.20, £4.00, £2.60, £4.20, £20.30

Forecasts

Ardean Lass (9/4), Sweet As Candy (4/1), Arctic Vodka (9/2), Mankala (7/1), Behindthelines (15/2), Crawfords Mill (14/1), Hangard (20/1), Hardrock Davis (28/1), Bafana Blue (33/1)

Verdict

Quite a competitive opener for the card and certainly stronger than many races of this type with a fair few expected to show some improvement. Ardean Lass is the pick of the two Crawford runners and a repeat of her last run here will see her go close. It’s not hard to see the likes of Hangard and Mankala improving in the future along with the likes of Behindthelines. Sweet As Candy is likely to enjoy this trip but the experienced ARCTIC VODKA deserves to win a race like this and is given the vote here after his good second here in a handicap last time.
  1. Arctic Vodka
  2. Ardean Lass
  3. Mankala

Prize Money

1st: £3,509.002nd: £1,030.003rd: £515.004th: £258.00

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