15:10 Ayr

Thursday 2 January 2020

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Winter Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 20y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 6m 52.6s
1st
Horse silk
7
710-13
2/1f
T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton
Held up mid-division, headway on outside 13th, led 3 out, ridden clear from next, stayed on well, comfortably tchd 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
9 ½
6
9/2
T: M TodhunterJ: Sean Quinlan
In touch, headway 13th, led when not fluent 5 out, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with winner from next, hit last op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
11
9
10/1
T: Miss S E ForsterJ: Rachel McDonald (5)
Chased leaders, lost place 10th, struggling 5 out, ridden and stayed on into modest 3rd after last, no chance with front pair
4th
Horse silk
nk
3
12/1
T: R DobbinJ: William Shanahan (7)
Pressed leader to after 5th, in touch chasing group, close up again 13th, driven and unable to go with leaders after 5 out, stayed on after last, just failed for modest 3rd op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
6
4
8/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)
Held up behind, headway 13th, soon led, headed 5 out, outpaced by front pair next, no chance from 2 out, lost modest 3rd after last op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
12/1
T: I A DuncanJ: D R Fox
Not always fluent in rear, struggling and reminders after 10th, lost touch when pulled up before 12th tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
2
17/2
T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley
Held up behind, pushed along after 13th, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 10/1
PU
Horse silk
5
811-4
12/1
T: M A BarnesJ: Ross Chapman
Led, clear after 5th, reduced advantage when blundered 13th, soon headed and lost place, weakened quickly after next, jumped slowly 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 11/1 tchd 10/1
PU
Horse silk
8
710-12
6/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Phillip Armson (7)
Chased leaders to 5 out, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.30, £1.90, £2.30EX:£13.90Trifecta:£136.30Tricast:£74.51SF:£12.55Swingers:£3.00, £3.80, £14.70

Forecasts

Skyhill (2/1), Asking For Answers (9/2), Pc Dixon (6/1), Mcginty's Dream (8/1), Walkin In The Rain (17/2), Veauce De Sivola (10/1), Smuggler's Stash (12/1), Oh No (12/1), Imperial Prince (12/1)

Verdict

SKYHILL is in great form at the moment with success coming over hurdles and fences. He is bidding for a hat-trick of wins here and he can get that off just a 3lb higher position than his last run over hurdles. Veauce De Sivola is the biggest danger as he is running well himself at the moment with a victory coming two starts ago at Musselburgh, while Walking In The Rain may improve for this step up in trip so take the lightly-raced gelding to fill up the placings.
  1. Skyhill
  2. Veauce De Sivola
  3. Walkin In The Rain

Previous Winners

2019
Glittering Love
Weight: 11-13  |Age: 7
6/5

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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