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Scores

12:35 Ayr

Tuesday 29 November 2022

All12:0012:3513:1013:4014:1014:4015:10

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 5m 13.22s

1^st

Charm Offensive

812-0

9/4f

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (5)

Held up in touch, closed before 3 out, led 2 out, headed and not fluent last, led again flat, stayed on op 11/4

2^nd

Whistleinthedark

711-9

11/2

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in touch, not fluent 1st, effort 3 out, challenged 2 out, led and mistake last, headed flat, held towards finish op 6/1

3^rd

1 ½

Gentleman De Mai

611-2

5/2

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, outpaced before last, kept on flat op 9/4

4^th

3 ¾

Kingfisher Lane

611-10

33/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor (7)

Held up towards rear on outside, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, 4th and no impression last tchd 28/1

5^th

Jet Legs

511-0

11/2

T: M TodhunterJ: Callum Bewley

Held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, never thretened op 9/2

6^th

Young Moloney

510-3

22/1

T: D BourkeJ: Ross Chapman

Made most until 2 out, weakened before last op 16/1

7^th

1 ½

Nights In Venice

611-6

12/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Henry Brooke

With leader, jinked left and rider nearly unseated 6th, weakened before 2 out op 22/1

8^th

Nikgarde

711-9

14/1

T: J EwartJ: Danny McMenamin

Tracked leaders, ridden and well beaten from after 3 out op 16/1

9^th

Dot Cotton

511-4

20/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Held up in rear, in touch 4 out, weakened before 3 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Gold Emery²⁸¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: Peter Kavanagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.20, £2.10, £1.30EX:£17.80Trifecta:£55.30Tricast:£32.86SF:£15.08Swingers:£3.00, £2.30, £3.30

Forecasts

Charm Offensive (9/4), Gentleman De Mai (5/2), Gold Emery (7/2), Whistleinthedark (11/2), Jet Legs (11/2), Nights In Venice (12/1), Nikgarde (14/1), Dot Cotton (20/1), Young Moloney (22/1), Kingfisher Lane (33/1)

Successful in a course novice over shorter last term, GENTLEMAN DE MAI shaped with plenty of promise when fifth on his recent return/handicap debut at Kelso, not well served by the steady gallop and noted finishing with running left. Very much on a handy mark, he gets the nod to confirm the promise of that run, with likeable mare Charm Offensive and Gold Emery others fancied to be in the mix.