15:35 Ayr

Monday 22 July 2019

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Book Direct At Western House Hotel Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 1m 32.09s

1^st

(2)

Eleuthera

79-5

13/2

T: J F LevinsJ: Donagh O'Connor (3)

Tracked leaders, driven to lead narrowly over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, just held on near finish op 9/1

2^nd

(6)

Macs Blessings

38-12

11/2

T: Stef KeniryJ: Harrison Shaw (5)

Held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, pressed winner towards finish, just held op 5/1

3^rd

(8)

Retirement Beckons

48-13

3/1f

T: Miss L A PerrattJ: Ben Robinson (3)

Mid-division, driven and headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not quite reach leaders op 7/2

4^th

(10)

Leeshaan

48-9

25/1

T: Rebecca BastimanJ: Phil Dennis

Slowly into stride, towards rear, outpace when not clear run 2f out, soon switched towards outside, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer

5^th

(3)

Forever A Lady

69-8

8/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Vincent C Y Ho

Pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost place towards finish

6^th

1 ¼

(5)

Valley of Fire

79-13

5/1

T: J L EyreJ: Lewis Edmunds

Towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge tchd 11/2

7^th

2 ¾

(7)

Duhallow Noelie

39-2

5/1

T: A KeatleyJ: Cieren Fallon (5)

Mid-division, headway and effort over 2f out, soon driven, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 11/2

8^th

(1)

Bareed

48-9

33/1

T: Miss L A PerrattJ: T Eaves

Raced keenly, led, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened final furlong

9^th

2 ¾

(11)

Olivia R

39-6

10/1

T: T D BarronJ: D Nolan

Behind, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, never a threat

10^th

3 ¼

(4)

Battle Of Yarmouk

39-7

12/1

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out tchd 14/1

11^th

(9)

Show The World

38-4

100/1

T: L EgertonJ: Victor Santos (7)

Slowly into stride, always behind, lost touch over 1f out

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.80Pl:£2.50, £3.10, £1.40EX:£44.20Trifecta:£150.20Tricast:£135.73SF:£43.63Swingers:£7.30, £4.20, £4.50

Forecasts

Retirement Beckons (3/1), Valley of Fire (5/1), Duhallow Noelie (5/1), Macs Blessings (11/2), Eleuthera (13/2), Forever A Lady (8/1), Olivia R (10/1), Battle Of Yarmouk (12/1), Leeshaan (25/1), Bareed (33/1), Show The World (100/1)

After being noted running his best race for a long time until hampered in the final 1f latest VALLEY OF FIRE is worth chancing here especially with the handicapper removing another 2lb from his back. In a wide-open contest recent winners Retirement Beckons who runs well here and Macs Blessings have to be taken seriously also.