14:15 Ayr

Monday 26 October 2020

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Western House Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:17  |   Winning time: 4m 33.12s
1st
Horse silk
5
9/2
T: M TodhunterJ: Theo Gillard (7)
Mid-division and kept wide, travelled smoothly back side and much closer approaching 3 out, not fluent 3 out and niggled along, regrouped and disputed 2nd 2 out, pressed leader last, led narrowly following good jump, kept on gamely final 110 yards op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
3
6
6/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Towards rear of mid-division, good progress on the outer back side, niggled into contention 4 out, every chance 2 out, outpaced and ridden approaching the last, stayed on well close home op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
10
25/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander
In rear, headway before 3 out, further progress to dispute 2nd 2 out, niggled along and pressed leader last, one paced close home op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
10/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (3)
Led, increased tempo 3 out, 3-lengths clear when rider dropped whip 2 out, pressed and not fluent last, headed and no extra under hands and heels close home op 8/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
19
3
33/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ross Turner (5)
Tracked leaders, error 4 out, soon ridden and outpaced, detached from leading group 3 out, never dangerous op 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1
9
18/5
T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania
Tracked leader, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, weakened op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
8/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (7)
Close up and pulled hard early stages, not fluent 4 out, ridden along and weakened quickly approaching 3 out, no more tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
2
511-11
10/3f
T: J S GoldieJ: B S Hughes
Close up on the inner, niggled along before 3 out, outpaced and ridden along before 2 out, weakened and never involved op 4/1
9th
Horse silk
14
12
710-10
11/1
T: J EwartJ: Alison Clarke (7)
Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened and never a factor op 12/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
22/1
T: R M SmithJ: Dale Irving (3)
Towards rear of mid-division, hit 6 out and ridden, soon struggling and not fluent 4 out, detached and pulled up before 3 out op 16/1
PU
Horse silk
8
50/1
T: F P MurtaghJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)
In rear, hard-ridden and struggling after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

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11
Horse silk
Wise Coco2
Weight: 10-13|  Age: 7
T: A C Whillans  J: Callum Bewley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.60, £2.30, £7.30EX:£34.00Trifecta:£448.60Tricast:£614.87SF:£31.05Swingers:£4.70, £15.60, £19.70

Forecasts

Wise Coco (2/1), Sarvi (10/3), Fourth Of July (18/5), Joie De Vivre (9/2), Leeswood Lily (6/1), Christmas In Usa (8/1), American Tom (10/1), Bullion (11/1), Call Me Maizie (22/1), Countermand (25/1), Shady Character (33/1), Elusive Red (50/1)

Verdict

JOIE DE VIVRE shaped well when second at Sedgefield on handicap debut and can be forgiven a lesser effort there subsequently, so she's worth another chance to get off the mark over hurdles with Theo Gillard taking a useful 7 lb off. Wise Coco looks the obvious danger if she participates just 2 days on from a big effort over fences.

  1. JOIE DE VIVRE (IRE)
  2. WISE COCO
  3. SARVI

Prize Money

1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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