15:20 Ayr

Wednesday 20 December 2023

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Merry Christmas From Ayr Racecourse Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

  • 4YO to 5YO  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:21  |   Winning time: 4m 6.72s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Ayiko191
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford
9/4
Champs Elysees gelding who was held back by inexperience when runner-up in a bumper at Roscommon (16.2f, good to soft) 6 months ago, keeping on when wandering final 1f. Looks sure to take a step forward on that effort here.
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2
Horse silk
Cushendun46
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: I A Duncan
16/1
Telescope gelding who shaped with some encouragement when third of 15 in newcomers bumper at this C&D (good) last month, every chance when hanging left over 1f out.
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3
Horse silk
Junker D'allier46
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| BF
9/4
Kapgarde gelding who was beaten only a nose by a better-placed rival when second of 15 in newcomers bumper at this C&D (good) last month. Respected with better to come.
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4
Horse silk
Malicash39
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans
7/1
Malinas gelding who offered something to work on when third of 13 in bumper at Kelso (16.2f, soft) just under 6 weeks ago. Should build on that initial effort.
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5
Horse silk
Posh Et Noir
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: H Graham & G Rutherford
40/1
£20,000 Black Sam Bellamy gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Hollies Pearl (by Black Sam Bellamy). Yard certainly not renowned for bumper success.
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6
Horse silk
Young Getaway
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards
7/2
Getaway gelding. Dam unraced sister to high-class hurdler (2m-19f winner) Iktitaf. Newcomers from yard often fancied.
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7
Horse silk
Josie Alice5
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-9| J: Roisin Leech(7)| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell
12/1
Winning pointer who didn't have the speed to fend off a couple of promising ones at the end of a slowly-run race in bumper at Bangor (16.7f, heavy) last Friday. Others more appealing.
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Forecasts

Ayiko (9/4), Junker D'allier (9/4), Young Getaway (7/2), Malicash (7/1), Josie Alice (12/1), Cushendun (16/1), Posh Et Noir (40/1)

Verdict

AYIKO produced a promising first effort when runner-up at Roscommon back in the summer and with better to come, Stuart Crawford's 4-y-o is fancied to go one better at the expense of Junker d'Allier, who was beaten only a nose by a better-placed rival over C&D last month. Malicash and Cushendun can fight out third spot.

  1. Ayiko9/4
  2. Junker D'allier9/4
  3. Malicash7/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,178.002nd: £1,004.003rd: £502.004th: £251.00

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