14:55 Ayr

Monday 8 May 2023

All13:5514:2514:5515:3016:0516:3517:10

Alice's 70th Birthday Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 2f  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:56  |   Winning time: 2m 12.2s
1st
Horse silk
7
(6)
15/2
T: K DalgleishJ: Billy Garritty
Led for 1f, tracked leader, led again 6f out, ridden inside final 2f, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
1
(1)
10/3f
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Held up in mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 3f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 7/2 tchd 16/5
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(9)
16/1
T: J NashJ: P Mulrennan
Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd halfway until entering final furlong, no extra in 3rd op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
10
(4)
13/2
T: J S GoldieJ: J Fanning
Raced keenly, held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 4f out, shaken up inside final 2f, 4th and no impression final furlong op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
9
(7)
9/2
T: R M SmithJ: P Mathers
Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
6th
Horse silk
hd
5
(5)
89-6
12/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Mr C McConnell (7)
Steadied start, raced keenly in last trio, some headway hanging left over 1f out, no impression op 16/1 tchd 22/1
7th
Horse silk
1
2
(11)
10/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Soon steadied rear, never near leaders tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
½
6
(2)
4/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane (3)
Slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last trio, never threatened op 7/2 tchd 10/3
9th
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
(3)
12/1
T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr
Led after 1f, headed 6f out, lost 2nd halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f op 16/1 tchd 18/1

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Non-Runners

8
(10)
Horse silk
Busby74
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 8
T: P A Kirby  J: Ryan Sexton
NR
11
(8)
Horse silk
Great Colaci3
Weight: 8-7|  Age: 10
T: G Boanas  J: Amie Waugh
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.30, £1.60, £4.20EX:£36.20Trifecta:£371.10Tricast:£394.38SF:£33.11Swingers:£5.70, £11.90, £9.80

Forecasts

First Impression (10/3), Highwaygrey (4/1), Glasses Up (9/2), Sophiesticate (13/2), Morning Sun (15/2), Val Bassett (10/1), Zahee (12/1), Society Red (12/1), Busby (12/1), Snapius (16/1), Great Colaci (20/1)

Verdict

The vote goes to MORNING SUN, who is by far the least exposed of these. The 4-y-o made an encouraging debut for this yard back from 8 months off at Redcar and while conditions were pretty testing that day, he appears to handle good/good to firm judged on what he showed for Sir Michael Stoute in 2022. Busby has yet to strike on turf but he's capable of a bold show, as he proved when going close over C&D last spring, and is feared most ahead of Highwaygrey and Society Red.

  1. MORNING SUN (IRE)
  2. BUSBY (IRE)
  3. HIGHWAYGREY

Previous Winners

2022
Life On The Rocks
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 4
J: P Hanagan  |  T: R A Fahey
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,574.002nd: £2,616.003rd: £1,307.004th: £654.005th: £326.00

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