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14:25 Ayr

Saturday 20 April 2024

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Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 3m 54.38s

1^st

Favour And Fortune

611-2

5/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in touch, not fluent 3rd or 4th, closed 6th, led 2 out, hard pressed flat, stayed on well, holding 2nd close home op 9/2 tchd 4/1

2^nd

Bialystok

611-3

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd when not much room and switched left flat, soon disputing lead and hung left, held close home op 8/1

3^rd

Cracking Rhapsody

510-6

11/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

In touch in mid-division, effort 3 out, every chance last, 3rd and held when edged right towards finish tchd 12/1

4^th

Afadil

510-8

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (5)

Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, held flat, kept on, not much room and carried right towards finish op 11/1

5^th

L'eau Du Sud

611-2

11/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up rear of mid-division, closed before 4th, ridden after 2 out, pressing leaders flat, hard ridden and held flat, kept on, carried right towards finish op 3/1

6^th

2 ½

Rubaud

611-12

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leader, led 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed 2 out, weakened final 75 yards tchd 9/1

7^th

Petit Tonnerre

610-10

28/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in rear, effort and switched left 2 out, no impression, well held last op 25/1

8^th

Florida Dreams

610-6

6/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Mid-division, well in touch from 4th, unable to quicken before last, kept on same pace flat op 13/2 tchd 7/1

9^th

1 ½

Westport Cove

611-3

22/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Mid-division, ridden and wandered into 2 out when on outside, never involved op 25/1

10^th

2 ½

Effernock Fizz

910-10

33/1

T: C CollinsJ: C P Millar (7)

Led until 3rd, not fluent 5th, no extra 2 out op 50/1

11^th

Ginger Mail

810-6

20/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, well held next op 28/1 tchd 18/1

12^th

7 ½

Salsada

710-6

20/1

T: B EllisonJ: Dylan Johnston (5)

In touch in mid-division, lost place before 2 out tchd 25/1

13^th

Benson

911-1

66/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Always towards rear, outpaced and no impression 3 out

14^th

2 ¼

First Street

711-7

11/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 3rd, well beaten from 5th op 17/2

Also Ran

Alvaniy

610-6

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes

Held up in rear, fell 2nd op 40/1 tchd 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.10, £3.40, £2.70EX:£58.80Trifecta:£715.10Tricast:£491.73SF:£47.71Swingers:£11.60, £11.30, £21.70

Forecasts

L'eau Du Sud (11/4), Favour And Fortune (5/1), Florida Dreams (6/1), Bialystok (9/1), Afadil (10/1), Rubaud (10/1), Cracking Rhapsody (11/1), First Street (11/1), Ginger Mail (20/1), Salsada (20/1), Westport Cove (22/1), Petit Tonnerre (28/1), Effernock Fizz (33/1), Alvaniy (50/1), Benson (66/1)

CRACKING RHAPSODY was very strong at the finish when landing Kelso's Morebattle Hurdle and Ewan Whillans' upwardly-mobile hurdler can make light of an 8 lb rise in the weights to complete a hat-trick. County Hurdle runner-up L'Eau du Sud must go well again and heads the list of dangers, while Salsada teed herself up well for this when a resurgent third at Newcastle and is also highly respected. Rubaud and First Street complete the shortlist in this highly competitive handicap.