15:50 Ayr

Monday 27 February 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:2517:00

Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 100y  |   Good to Soft  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:51  |   Winning time: 5m 6.03s
1st
Horse silk
13
11/1
T: D BourkeJ: B S Hughes
Led until 1st, prominent, led after 6th, not fluent 2 out, clear last, ran on well op 10/1 tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¾
1
7/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Joshua Thompson (10)
Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept on op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
10/1
T: B BrookhouseJ: J M Quinlan
Prominent, pushed along after 3 out, edged left before last, edged left and went 3rd flat, no impression on winner tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
12
610-12
9/1
T: R MenziesJ: Aaron Anderson (5)
Chased leaders, lost ground 3rd, closed on outside before 7th, every chance 3 out, lost 3rd and no extra flat
5th
Horse silk
8 ½
3
11/2
T: P NevilleJ: G Sheehan
Held up in rear, headway after 9th, not fluent 3 out, no extra approaching last op 9/2 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
10
18/1
T: R DobbinJ: Dylan Johnston (7)
Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
6
6
10/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Held up in touch on inside in mid-division, closed 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
11
14/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Led 1st, not fluent 6th, headed after 6th, mistake 7th, not fluent 8th, every chance 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 20/1
9th
Horse silk
½
7
16/1
T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones (3)
Held up towards rear, badly hampered 5th, no impression 3 out tchd 18/1
10th
Horse silk
6 ½
15
20/1
T: Miss S E ForsterJ: P W Wadge (7)
Always towards rear op 16/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
28/1
T: I JardineJ: Nathan Moscrop
Always towards rear op 18/1 tchd 33/1
12th
Horse silk
8
9
16/1
T: N C KellyJ: D A Jacob
Held up towards rear, headway before 7th, mistake next, weakened before 3 out op 14/1 tchd 18/1
13th
Horse silk
28
5
66/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Sam Ewing
Held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, ridden after 9th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 50/1 tchd 80/1
14th
Horse silk
52
4
66/1
T: N C KellyJ: Mr O McGill (7)
Prominent, lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off tchd 80/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
14
5/2f
T: D W WhillansJ: Craig Nichol
Held up in mid-division, fell 5th op 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.00Pl:£3.20, £3.00, £4.00EX:£76.70Trifecta:£601.80Tricast:£820.49SF:£89.26Swingers:£13.10, £18.00, £16.90

Forecasts

So Many Roads (5/2), Glentruan (11/2), Foster'sisland (7/1), Socks Off (9/1), Big Bresil (10/1), Barony Legends (10/1), Coral Blue (11/1), Fenna's Loss (14/1), Moonlight Spirit (16/1), Cave Court (16/1), Okavango Delta (18/1), Lissen To The Lady (20/1), Minella Youngy (28/1), Curious Times (66/1), Gladiatorial (66/1)

Verdict

SO MANY ROADS took a big step forward when scoring emphatically on his handicap debut over C&D and a 5 lb rise in the weights doesn't look sufficient to provent him from following up after a break. Coral Blue comes here at the top of his game and in next on the list despite taking a 6 lb rise for his Musselburgh success. Minella Youngy and Socks Off complete the shortlist.

  1. SO MANY ROADS
  2. CORAL BLUE (IRE)
  3. MINELLA YOUNGY (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00

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