15:10 Ayr

Thursday 2 January 2020

All12:3013:0013:3514:1014:4015:1015:45

Winter Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 52.60s

1^st

Skyhill

710-13

2/1f

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Held up mid-division, headway on outside 13th, led 3 out, ridden clear from next, stayed on well, comfortably tchd 7/4

2^nd

9 ½

Asking For Answers

711-1

9/2

T: M TodhunterJ: Sean Quinlan

In touch, headway 13th, led when not fluent 5 out, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with winner from next, hit last op 5/1

3^rd

Veauce De Sivola

1110-9

10/1

T: Miss S E ForsterJ: Rachel McDonald (5)

Chased leaders, lost place 10th, struggling 5 out, ridden and stayed on into modest 3rd after last, no chance with front pair

4^th

Smuggler's Stash

1011-9

12/1

T: R DobbinJ: William Shanahan (7)

Pressed leader to after 5th, in touch chasing group, close up again 13th, driven and unable to go with leaders after 5 out, stayed on after last, just failed for modest 3rd op 16/1

5^th

Mcginty's Dream

911-6

8/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Held up behind, headway 13th, soon led, headed 5 out, outpaced by front pair next, no chance from 2 out, lost modest 3rd after last op 11/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Imperial Prince

1111-12

12/1

T: I A DuncanJ: D R Fox

Not always fluent in rear, struggling and reminders after 10th, lost touch when pulled up before 12th tchd 14/1

Walkin In The Rain

711-10

17/2

T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley

Held up behind, pushed along after 13th, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 10/1

Oh No

811-4

12/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Ross Chapman

Led, clear after 5th, reduced advantage when blundered 13th, soon headed and lost place, weakened quickly after next, jumped slowly 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 11/1 tchd 10/1

Pc Dixon

710-12

6/1

T: V ThompsonJ: Philip Armson (7)

Chased leaders to 5 out, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.30, £1.90, £2.30EX:£13.90Trifecta:£136.30Tricast:£74.51SF:£12.55Swingers:£3.00, £3.80, £14.70

Forecasts

Skyhill (2/1), Asking For Answers (9/2), Pc Dixon (6/1), Mcginty's Dream (8/1), Walkin In The Rain (17/2), Veauce De Sivola (10/1), Smuggler's Stash (12/1), Imperial Prince (12/1), Oh No (12/1)

SKYHILL is in great form at the moment with success coming over hurdles and fences. He is bidding for a hat-trick of wins here and he can get that off just a 3lb higher position than his last run over hurdles. Veauce De Sivola is the biggest danger as he is running well himself at the moment with a victory coming two starts ago at Musselburgh, while Walking In The Rain may improve for this step up in trip so take the lightly-raced gelding to fill up the placings.

Skyhill
Veauce De Sivola
Walkin In The Rain

Previous Winners

2019

Glittering Love

Weight: 11-13 |Age: 7

J: B S Hughes | T: N G Richards

6/5

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00