13:15 Ayr

Tuesday 2 January 2024

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Ayr Completes Juilia's Racecourse Journey Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 4f 100y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:16  |   Winning time: 5m 30.13s
1st
Horse silk
5
17/2
T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)
Mid-division, headway to track leaders before 8th, led approaching 2 out, pushed along and drifted left before last, soon cleared away, readily tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
10
13
15/2
T: C BissettJ: Charlotte Jones (3)
Towards rear, hampered by faller 5th, headway on outer to chase leaders after next, led home turn, ridden after 3 out and soon headed, stayed on same pace op 8/1 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
6
6/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Henry Brooke
Tracked leaders, pushed along home turn, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, plugged on, never threatened op 15/2 tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
1
14
6/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor (7)
Chased leaders on outer, hampered by faller 2nd, went close 2nd home turn, gradually faded 2 out op 13/2
5th
Horse silk
2
2
20/1
T: A NicolJ: Craig Nichol
Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, no real progress
6th
Horse silk
7 ½
8
16/1
T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman
In rear, not fluent 2nd, hampered by faller 5th, headway to chase front rank after 4 out, weakened 2 out op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
10
3
5/2f
T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin
Mid-division, hampered by faller 2nd, hampered by faller 5th, pushed along before 2 out, no response tchd 11/4

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
10/3
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Mid-division, hit 7th, pushed along 4 out, well beaten when stumbled and fell approaching 2 out
PU
Horse silk
4
1111-11
28/1
T: G BoanasJ: Sean Quinlan
Led, hampered by loose horse approaching 3rd, joined 4th, headed before 4 out, soon dropped away tamely, pulled up after next op 25/1
PU
Horse silk
7
33/1
T: T DavidsonJ: J Kington
Towards rear, never a factor, pulled up after 2 out op 28/1 tchd 40/1
F
Horse silk
9
125/1
T: I A DuncanJ: G B Watters
Chased leaders, mistake and fell 5th tchd 150/1
UR
Horse silk
10
25/1
T: S McConvilleJ: Daire James McConville (7)
Prominent, mistake and unseated rider 2nd op 20/1
PU
Horse silk
11
125/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened quickly home turn, pulled up before 2 out op 80/1
PU
Horse silk
12
100/1
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd
Pressed leader, disputed lead from 4th, led before 4 out where bad mistake, headed home turn and weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.00, £2.80, £2.50EX:£77.30Trifecta:£541.10Tricast:£424.72SF:£70.99Swingers:£12.60, £9.80, £9.70

Forecasts

Beat The Retreat (5/2), Clovis Boy (10/3), Lincoln Burrows (6/1), Ambush Annie (6/1), Lewa House (15/2), Follow Charlie (17/2), You Some Girl (16/1), Barney Stinson (20/1), Perfect Arch (25/1), On We Go (28/1), Rory's Story (33/1), Silver Vision (100/1), Lifetime Adventure (125/1), Manfrominverlochy (125/1)

Verdict

CLOVIS BOY got off the mark at Hexham in November and a 5 lb rise may not be enough to prevent the follow up with conditions in his favour once again. Fellow last-time-out winner Beat The Retreat and Follow Charlie head up the opposition.

  1. CLOVIS BOY
  2. BEAT THE RETREAT (IRE)
  3. FOLLOW CHARLIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
So Many Roads
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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