15:35 Ayr

Monday 22 July 2019

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  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   7f 50y  |   Good to Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:36  |   Winning time: 1m 32.09s
1st
Horse silk
5
(2)
13/2
T: J F LevinsJ: Donagh O'Connor (3)
Tracked leaders, driven to lead narrowly over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, just held on near finish op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
8
(6)
11/2
T: Stef KeniryJ: Harrison Shaw (5)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, pressed winner towards finish, just held op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
7
(8)
3/1f
T: Miss L A PerrattJ: Ben Robinson (3)
Mid-division, driven and headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not quite reach leaders op 7/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
9
(10)
25/1
T: Rebecca BastimanJ: Phil Dennis
Slowly into stride, towards rear, outpace when not clear run 2f out, soon switched towards outside, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer
5th
Horse silk
½
2
(3)
8/1
T: K DalgleishJ: Vincent C Y Ho
Pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost place towards finish
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(5)
5/1
T: J L EyreJ: Lewis Edmunds
Towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
(7)
5/1
T: A KeatleyJ: Cieren Fallon (5)
Mid-division, headway and effort over 2f out, soon driven, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 11/2
8th
Horse silk
3
10
(1)
48-9
33/1
T: Miss L A PerrattJ: T Eaves
Raced keenly, led, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened final furlong
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
(11)
10/1
T: T D BarronJ: D Nolan
Behind, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, never a threat
10th
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
(4)
12/1
T: K A RyanJ: K Stott
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out tchd 14/1
11th
Horse silk
7
11
(9)
100/1
T: L EgertonJ: Victor Santos (7)
Slowly into stride, always behind, lost touch over 1f out

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.80Pl:£2.50, £3.10, £1.40EX:£44.20Trifecta:£150.20Tricast:£135.73SF:£43.63Swingers:£7.30, £4.20, £4.50

Forecasts

Retirement Beckons (3/1), Valley of Fire (5/1), Duhallow Noelie (5/1), Macs Blessings (11/2), Eleuthera (13/2), Forever A Lady (8/1), Olivia R (10/1), Battle Of Yarmouk (12/1), Leeshaan (25/1), Bareed (33/1), Show The World (100/1)

Verdict

After being noted running his best race for a long time until hampered in the final 1f latest VALLEY OF FIRE is worth chancing here especially with the handicapper removing another 2lb from his back. In a wide-open contest recent winners Retirement Beckons who runs well here and Macs Blessings have to be taken seriously also.
  1. Valley of Fire
  2. Retirement Beckons
  3. Macs Blessings

Previous Winners

2018
Reinforced
Weight: 10-0  |Age: 5
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £2,782.002nd: £828.003rd: £414.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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