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14:17 Ayr
Saturday 31 October 2020
All12:3213:0713:4214:1714:5215:2716:02
Ayr Racecourse Sunday Market Handicap Hurdle
- 3YO plus | Class 3 | 3m 70y | Heavy | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 7m 5.1s
T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed (3)
Settled at rear, crept closer 4 out, headway to lead 2 out, awkward last but kept on gamely op 11/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams (3)
Better than mid-division, headway to go 3rd 2 out, ran on after last to snatch 2nd on line tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1
T: R DobbinJ: C O'Farrell
Towards rear, improved to mid-division 5 out, smooth headway to challenge for lead approaching 2 out, chased winner bravely but lost 2nd near line op 16/1 tchd 18/1
T: G BoanasJ: B S Hughes
Mid-division, ridden and lost ground after 4 out, ran on well again after last op 11/2
T: S CorbettJ: Nathan Moscrop (3)
Led, headed 4 out but remained prominent, responded well to pressure and kept on until weakening close home op 17/2
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Tracked leader, led 4 out, headed after the next and faded op 11/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander
Towards rear, headway 4 out, under pressure after 3 out, no extra op 17/2 tchd 12/1
Also Ran
T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day
Close up, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up before last op 10/1
T: N G RichardsJ: Mr Lyall Hodgins (7)
Raced in rear, under pressure before 4 out, weakened and pulled up before last tchd 18/1
T: M TodhunterJ: Sean Quinlan
Prominent early, lost ground quickly and struggling before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 9/1
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Non-Runners
5
Late Romantic245
Weight: 11-8| Age: 10
T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£16.60Pl:£4.20, £1.80, £3.50EX:£79.40Trifecta:£604.20Tricast:£569.18SF:£62.19Swingers:£9.00, £28.70, £7.90
Forecasts
Highland Hunter (11/4), Milvale (4/1), Skipthescales (13/2), Sultans Pride (7/1), Better Getalong (15/2), Late Romantic (10/1), Off The Hook (11/1), Planet Nine (12/1), Takingrisks (14/1), Justatenner (16/1), Chocolat Noir (18/1)
The one who stands out is HIGHLAND HUNTER, who did well to get his head in front at Musselburgh in February on just his second start for Paul Nicholls. A 5 lb rise almost certainly underestimates this 7-y-o. Skipthescales was beaten almost 8 lengths when third to Sultans Pride at Hexham, but he enjoys a healthy pull at the weights and is second choice ahead of Gillian Boanas' representative.
- HIGHLAND HUNTER (IRE)
- SKIPTHESCALES (IRE)
- SULTANS PRIDE
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £5,913.002nd: £1,736.003rd: £868.004th: £434.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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