16:45 Ayr

Monday 27 February 2017

All14:1014:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

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Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 41.42s

1^st

Runswick Royal

811-6

8/1

T: Mrs A HamiltonJ: R D Day (5)

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, led last, held on towards finish op 12/1 tchd 17/2

2^nd

Isaacstown Lad

1011-4

12/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Craig Nichol

Towards rear, headway before 3 out, kept on well from last, went 2nd place close home op 9/1

3^rd

Shades Of Midnight

711-12

9/4f

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Tracked leaders, led before 3 out, headed last, kept on and lost 2nd place close home op 5/2 tchd 9/4

4^th

Ryedale Racer

610-8

11/4

T: J M JeffersonJ: B S Hughes

Led, headed before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 3/1 tchd 10/3

Also Ran

Gilt Shadow

911-10

14/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: W T Kennedy

Towards rear, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before last op 10/1

Fago

911-1

40/1

T: P GriffinJ: T Scudamore

In rear, headway halfway, lost place 4 out, tailed off, pulled up op 33/1

Strong Economy

510-9

5/1

T: R M SmithJ: S Mulqueen (5)

Prominent, blundered badly and unseated rider 6 out tchd 9/2

Pads

710-0

6/1

T: I JardineJ: Dale Irving (5)

With leader, lost place halfway, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.80Pl:£1.90, £3.00, £1.10EX:£100.70Trifecta:£368.30Tricast:£288.04SF:£93.94Swingers:£11.80, £7.10, £3.50

Forecasts

Shades Of Midnight (9/4), Ryedale Racer (11/4), Strong Economy (5/1), Pads (6/1), Runswick Royal (8/1), Isaacstown Lad (12/1), Gilt Shadow (14/1), Fago (40/1)

A couple of the main protagonists would surely prefer a longer trip and this 2m4f may well be a little on the short side for Isaacstown Lad and Shades Of Midnight. The former in particular looked caught out by this distance last time out and unless he gets a stronger pace now, the story may again be the same. Gilt Shadow has the potential to outclass this field but his fitness must be questioned after such a long absence. Both Ryedale Racer and STRONG ECONOMY make the most appeal as they return and step into handicap company respectively. Strong Economy in particular looks as though he will be suited by handicaps and powered home for his back-to-form stable here last time out. 1. Strong Economy 2. Ryedale Racer 3. Isaacstown Lad

Prize Money

1st: £7,798.002nd: £2,290.003rd: £1,145.004th: £572.00