12:25 Ayr

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Ayrshire Wedding Show At Ayr Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 2f  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:26  |   Winning time: 4m 43.15s
1st
Horse silk
6
9/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin
In touch, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden and every chance last, stayed on gamely to lead towards finish op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
2
8/1
T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)
Close up, tracked leader 3 out, led next, ridden and joined last, headed towards finish op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
14
8
10/3
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor (7)
In touch, headway to track leaders 5 out, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 3rd close home op 13/2 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
1
11/8f
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd
Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra and lost 3rd close home tchd 5/4 and tchd 6/4
5th
Horse silk
22
7
5/1
T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan
In touch, not fluent 5 out, ridden and weakened 3 out, hit last op 7/2 tchd 10/3

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
10/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)
Not fluent 1st, tracked leader, weakened quickly 4 out, pulled up next op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
4
66/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: Conor Rabbitt (5)
Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 5 out, pulled up 2 out op 33/1
PU
Horse silk
5
33/1
T: L KerrJ: D R Fox
In rear, ridden 5 out, weakened and pulled up 3 out op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.80Pl:£2.40, £2.00, £1.30EX:£78.60Trifecta:£253.10Tricast:£291.60SF:£77.72Swingers:£8.60, £4.90, £4.50

Forecasts

Flash Du Pistolet (11/8), Ambush Annie (10/3), Am Still Here (5/1), Dance Thief (8/1), Beat The Retreat (9/1), High Roller (10/1), Sea Prince (33/1), Toucan Sam (66/1)

Verdict

FLASH DU PISTOLET will surely find this a lot easier than the Haydock Grade 2 he contested last time and can make a successful switch to handicaps with the slightly longer trip here likely to be in his favour. Dance Thief is second choice on the back of his second in a Carlisle handicap last time. Am Still Here and Ambush Annie are handicap newcomers who would enter the reckoning if the betting speaks for them.

  1. FLASH DU PISTOLET (IRE)
  2. DANCE THIEF (IRE)
  3. AM STILL HERE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,169.002nd: £1,458.003rd: £729.004th: £365.005th: £182.00

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