14:45 Ayr

Monday 7 May 2018

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:48  |   Winning time: 3m 46.0s
1st
Horse silk
7
11/10f
T: Ruth JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Held up in touch, tracked leaders travelling well 4th, led on bit 3 out, not fluent next, shaken up and hung left between last 2, driven clear flat, readily op 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
6
10
9/4
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, soon challenged, ridden between last 2, readily outpaced by winner flat op 15/8 tchd 7/4
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
1
8/1
T: R M SmithJ: S Mulqueen (3)
Tracked leader, challenged 3 out, driven and lost place after next, one pace when hung left between last 2, no impression from last op 9/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
8
2
22/1
T: I A DuncanJ: Henry Brooke
Tracked leaders on outside, outpaced before 3 out, no impression after op 25/1 tchd 28/1
5th
Horse silk
6
8
11/1
T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Sean Quinlan
Raced keenly, led, headed 3 out, weakened next op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
5
9/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Held up in touch, not fluent and lost place 4th, no danger after, weakened 3 out op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
511-2
33/1
T: N C KellyJ: Rachel McDonald (7)
Held up in touch, pushed along from 5th, weakened 3 out

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
80/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)
Not fluent in rear, lost touch 5th, soon tailed off and pulled up tchd 100/1

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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Geordielandgangsta11
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 5
T: R Dobbin  J: Craig Nichol
NR
9
Horse silk
Beach Break7
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 4
T: D McCain Jnr  J: Adrian Lane
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £1.90EX:£4.50Trifecta:£9.50SF:£3.88Swingers:£1.02, £1.90, £2.30

Forecasts

Return Ticket (11/10), Swaffham Bulbeck (9/4), Beach Break (6/1), An Fear Ciuin (8/1), Prince Dundee (9/1), The Phantom (11/1), Biennial (22/1), Isharah (33/1), Geordielandgangsta (33/1), Prince Florbury (80/1)

Verdict

Swaffham Bulbeck faces nothing like the kind of rivals he did in the Victor Ludorum at Haydock in February, and is an interesting runner North of the Border for Olly Murphy. However, the hurdles debut of RETURN TICKET has been eagerly anticipated since he created a most pleasing impression in winning a Catterick bumper in December. His trainer Ruth Jefferson saddled a double at Hexham on Saturday evening, and should comfortably add another winner to her early season tally here.
  1. Return Ticket
  2. Swaffham Bulbeck
  3. The Phantom

Prize Money

1st: £3,444.002nd: £1,011.003rd: £506.004th: £253.00

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