14:30 Ayr

Friday 8 March 2024

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 4m 2.58s
1st
Horse silk
3
811-13
7/4f
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)
Mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders going well after 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, soon clear, stayed on well tchd 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
2
9/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 2nd, led after next, pushed along and joined between last two, headed approaching last, ridden and no extra run-in op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
4
12/1
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Off the pace towards rear on inside, headway on inside approaching 2 out, went modest 3rd run-in op 9/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
10
11/1
T: W Young JnrJ: Danny McMenamin
Mid-division on inside, headway out wide 3 out, ridden before next, went 3rd 2 out, no impression and weakened into 4th run-in op 10/1 tchd 12/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¼
14
66/1
T: R M SmithJ: C O'Farrell
Held up well in rear, headway and plugged on run-in, never going pace to get involved
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
10/1
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd
Led until before 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd again after 4 out until ridden and lost 2nd before 2 out where mistake, weakened between last two op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
20/1
T: D BourkeJ: Craig Nichol
Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along and weakened 2 out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ¼
5
14/1
T: R M SmithJ: Callum Bewley
Off the pace and always towards rear op 18/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
4 ½
9
14/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)
Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and weakened after 4 out op 10/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
9/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, pushed along and weakened quickly before next op 10/1 tchd 11/1
11th
Horse silk
23
11
1210-7
28/1
T: A SlackJ: Henry Brooke
Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 22/1
12th
Horse silk
13
7
28/1
T: L KerrJ: D R Fox
Prominent, led before 2nd until before next, chased leader until pushed along after 4 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
6
611-8
15/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Sean Quinlan
Towards, rear, reminders and struggling after 5th, fell next op 8/1
F
Horse silk
13
33/1
T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)
Raced keenly towards rear, fell 4 out op 40/1 tchd 28/1 and tchd 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.20, £2.70, £2.90EX:£17.70Trifecta:£89.50Tricast:£156.38SF:£17.51Swingers:£5.30, £4.30, £14.00

Forecasts

Cancan (7/4), Skiddaw (15/2), Mack The Man (9/1), Lifetime Adventure (9/1), Batman For Ever (10/1), Don't Look Back (11/1), Serious Ego (12/1), River Ayr (14/1), Northern Cardinal (14/1), Kellie's Dream (20/1), Iolani (28/1), Sword Of Fate (28/1), Golden Swift (33/1), Captain Nelson (66/1)

Verdict

CANCAN has been holding her form well, which is more than can be said for most, so she gets the nod ahead of Serious Ego, who ran with credit last time. Northern Cardinal is probably the pick of the numerous handicap debutants.

  1. CANCAN (FR)
  2. SERIOUS EGO (GER)
  3. NORTHERN CARDINAL (FR)

Prize Money

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

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