14:40 Ayr

Thursday 2 January 2020

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Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 53.23s

1^st

Portrush Ted

811-12

11/4

T: W GreatrexJ: Adrian Heskin

Always prominent on outside, led 2nd to before 4th, led again 8th, headed briefly before 3 out, ridden after next, kept on well tchd 3/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Grand Morning

811-6

16/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Held up behind, smooth headway before 3 out, driven and outpaced soon after, switched inside and ridden next, stayed on to chase winner flat, always held op 20/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

2 ½

Better Getalong

911-12

5/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, one pace next, kept on, no impression in 3rd flat op 9/2

4^th

King Of Fashion

1010-10

20/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division on inside, tracked leaders 6th, driven and lost place before 3 out, soon ridden, well beaten before next op 25/1 tchd 18/1

5^th

1 ¼

One For Harry

1211-6

16/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day

Led to 2nd, led again before 4th, headed 8th, soon pushed along, led again briefly before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from next op 14/1

6^th

Taxmeifyoucan

611-11

7/1

T: K DalgleishJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division on outside, pushed along after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, never going pace to challenge op 8/1 tchd 11/2

7^th

Eternally Yours

711-8

2/1f

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Tracked leaders, driven and lost place before 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 3/1

8^th

2 ¼

Strong Economy

810-5

18/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, tracked leaders 6th, driven and lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 33/1

Also Ran

Fine Rightly

1211-11

15/2

T: S R B CrawfordJ: C O'Farrell

Held up behind, headway 4 out, driven to chase leaders before next, soon ridden and weakened, behind when pulled up approaching 2 out op 13/2 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

Ryedale Racer⁴⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: N W Alexander J: Grant Cockburn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.40, £3.20, £1.90EX:£62.40Trifecta:£259.20Tricast:£219.80SF:£46.86Swingers:£8.90, £5.10, £10.40

Forecasts

Eternally Yours (2/1), Portrush Ted (11/4), Better Getalong (5/1), Taxmeifyoucan (7/1), Fine Rightly (15/2), Ryedale Racer (10/1), Grand Morning (16/1), One For Harry (16/1), Strong Economy (18/1), King Of Fashion (20/1)

PORTRUSH TED is on a hat-trick bid here after wins in a bumper and over hurdles respectively. He has been off the track since August 2018 but he can make a winning return here to build upon the smart performances he produced before his break. Taxmeifyoucan is in great form at the moment and will come close to another victory in this race, while Better Getalong should be taken to fill the placings as he is more than capable of being in the mix at this level.

Portrush Ted
Taxmeifyoucan
Better Getalong

Previous Winners

2019

Aye Right

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 6

J: Callum Bewley | T: Mrs H O Graham

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £8,058.002nd: £2,366.003rd: £1,183.004th: £591.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00