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17:10 Ayr
Saturday 8 March 2025
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Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)
- 4YO to 6YO | Class 5 | 2m | Soft | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 4m 25.09s
T: C O'ConnellJ: Ryan Mania
Midfield, headway over 3f out, soon led, pushed along and pressed for lead over 1f out, drifted left and kept on inside final furlong, always holding on tchd 28/1
T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin
Midfield, headway to lead over 3f out, soon headed and ridden, every chance entering final furlong, kept on close home, always held near finish tchd 11/8
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke
Midfield, ridden 3f out, soon switched right and chased leaders, outpaced by leaders 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders op 9/1 tchd 8/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, soon driven, briefly threatened for 3rd inside final furlong, no extra near finish op 4/1 tchd 7/2
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)
Held up in rear, ridden over 6f out, switched right and minor headway over 2f out, soon outpaced, took modest 5th near finish op 20/1 tchd 33/1
T: R MenziesJ: William Maggs (5)
Midfield, briefly ridden over 4f out, soon driven, no impression over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out op 11/1 tchd 17/2
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
In touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon no impression, tailed off over 1f out op 16/1 tchd 20/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Conner McCann (7)
Midfield, stumbled and nearly lost jockey after 2f, dropped to rear after 5f, driven over 4f out, soon outpaced, tailed off over 1f out op 33/1 tchd 28/1
T: B EllisonJ: Craig Nichol
Led, soon headed, headway to lead over 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out op 4/1 tchd 5/1
T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Ross Chapman
Keen early, prominent, soon led, ridden and headed over 5f out, soon dropped to rear, tailed off over 3f out op 80/1
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Latosca Du Houx
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L'insurge
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Another Gangster
Weight: 11-4| Age: 5
T: D W Whillans J: Non Runner
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£27.20Pl:£5.10, £1.10, £2.40EX:£81.60Trifecta:£473.90SF:£54.91Swingers:£6.10, £20.20, £3.90
Forecasts
Wanderinginthedark (6/4), Geordie Mackem (7/2), The Hatchet (9/2), Daly Boy (10/1), Je Mr Dawson (10/1), Redeeming Love (12/1), Sanilam (22/1), Latosca Du Houx (25/1), Another Gangster (25/1), Miss Mac (28/1), L'insurge (33/1), Walk On Son (40/1), The Low Ball (100/1)
Lucinda Russell won this with a point recruit last year so THE HATCHET is the suggestion before any market clues are known. Wanderinginthedark and Daly Boy are other interesting Rules newcomers, while Geordie Mackem should figure on the back of 2 placed efforts this winter.
- THE HATCHET (IRE)
- WANDERINGINTHEDARK (IRE)
- DALY BOY (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £2,451.002nd: £1,129.003rd: £564.004th: £283.00
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