15:25 Ayr

Wednesday 9 November 2022

All13:1513:5014:2514:5515:2515:55

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:29 | Winning time: 5m 11.83s

1^st

Hard Iron

611-3

5/6f

T: N G RichardsJ: Callum Bewley

Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, led 2 out, driven and stayed on well run-in op Evens tchd 4/5

2^nd

1 ¾

Here Comes The Man

712-0

18/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Keen in mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd and every chance when went badly left last, no extra run-in op 16/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Keep Coming

611-8

40/1

T: Miss L A PerrattJ: Danny McMenamin

Led in start, held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders after 4 out, not clear run and switched left before 2 out, chance last, no extra in 3rd run-in op 33/1 tchd 50/1

4^th

1 ¼

Economic Editor

610-2

8/1

T: A NicolJ: Dylan Johnston (7)

Chased leaders out wide, pushed along turning in, hung left and outpaced after 2 out, plugged on run-in tchd 9/1

5^th

Wotsmyname

510-13

22/1

T: L KerrJ: D R Fox

Chased leader, led and hung left before 2 out, headed 2 out, soon pecked, hampered on lading last, weakened run-in op 10/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

Ardera Cross

1111-0

14/1

T: W Young JnrJ: Sam Coltherd

Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly soon after op 22/1 tchd 25/1

7^th

Benito

511-13

6/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Ross Chapman

Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced soon after next op 15/2

8^th

4 ¾

Nordic Express

510-2

150/1

T: I A DuncanJ: C O'Farrell

Off the pace in last pair, not fluent 7th, never on terms tchd 200/1

9^th

Euchan Falls

511-0

66/1

T: R M SmithJ: William Shanahan (7)

Always off the pace towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 4 out, never a factor op 25/1

10^th

The Jad Factor

611-11

5/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leaders on inside, weakened home turn, tailed off op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £4.80, £9.00EX:£21.10Trifecta:£280.00Tricast:£375.19SF:£16.49Swingers:£5.10, £12.80, £50.90

Forecasts

Hard Iron (5/6), The Jad Factor (5/1), Benito (6/1), Economic Editor (8/1), Ardera Cross (14/1), Here Comes The Man (18/1), Wotsmyname (22/1), Keep Coming (40/1), Euchan Falls (66/1), Nordic Express (150/1)

The Nicky Richards yard couldn't be in much better order so his unexposed 6-y-o HARD IRON gets the verdict to supplement his C&D success just over a fortnight ago. Second choice is Benito, who was unlucky to bump into an improver at Carlisle last month, while Ardera Cross looks well handicapped to have a say reverted back over the smaller obstacles so he rounds off the shortlist.

HARD IRON (IRE)
BENITO (FR)
ARDERA CROSS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Be The Difference

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 5

J: Thomas Dowson | T: P A Kirby

11/8

Prize Money

1st: £3,703.002nd: £1,706.003rd: £853.004th: £427.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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