15:20 Ayr

Monday 7 May 2018

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Book Now For The Scottish Sun Raceday Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:22  |   Winning time: 3m 48.1s
1st
Horse silk
5
20/1
T: R M SmithJ: B S Hughes
Held up towards rear, close up before 4 out, chased leaders on inside before 2 out, switched right before last, ridden to lead flat, kept on
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
410-12
3/1
T: A C WhillansJ: Craig Nichol
Prominent, challenged after 3 out, led narrowly approaching last, ridden and headed flat, kept on, held towards finish tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
9/2
T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)
Tracked leaders, headway 3 out, driven and one pace next, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, no impression with front pair op 15/2 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
4
25/1
T: Gemma AndersonJ: Nathan Moscrop (5)
Led, driven after 3 out, soon hard pressed, headed narrowly approaching last, no extra flat op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
6/4f
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Tracked leaders on inside, effort after 3 out, ridden and one pace after next, no impression from last tchd 11/8 and tchd 13/8
6th
Horse silk
8
10
6/1
T: P GriffinJ: Henry Brooke
Took keen hold, soon prominent, lost place 3 out, weakened between last 2 op 13/2 tchd 7/1
7th
Horse silk
1
9
12/1
T: N C KellyJ: C O'Farrell
Held up behind, struggling 4 out, never able to challenge op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
6
8
28/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)
Chased leaders, jinked and rider lost iron briefly 3rd, outpaced after 4 out, weakened 2 out op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
8
6
50/1
T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in rear, struggling 4 out, never a threat

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
66/1
T: M M McNiffJ: D R Fox
Chased leaders to before 4th, soon behind, tailed of when pulled up 4 out tchd 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.60Pl:£3.20, £1.50, £2.60EX:£99.30Trifecta:£246.40SF:£80.88Swingers:£0.00, £7.10, £4.10

Forecasts

Captiva Island (6/4), Leostar (3/1), Karamoko (9/2), Tildas Icon (6/1), Wadiyatink Now (12/1), Shankill Castle (20/1), Kennedys Field (25/1), Lady Samback (28/1), Jackhammer (50/1), El Mono Verde (66/1)

Verdict

Not a strong contest, so any market confidence for the newcomer Wadlyatink Now should probably be noted. Tildas Icon was far from disgraced on debut for Pat Griffin at Hexham last month (weakened up the hill) and should be better suited by dropping back in trip, whilst Leostar brings a solid enough level of bumper form to the table in a very winnable maiden hurdle. However, the Olly Murphy trained CAPTIVA ISLAND has an official rating of 113, and with some respectable placed efforts over hurdles/in bumpers on his CV, has probably found the ideal race in which to finally shed his maiden status.
  1. Captiva Island
  2. Leostar
  3. Tildas Icon

Prize Money

1st: £3,444.002nd: £1,011.003rd: £506.004th: £253.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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