13:15 Ayr

Sunday 19 January 2020

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3016:00

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Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 6m 34.97s

1^st

Escaria Ten

611-4

4/6f

T: G ElliottJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in touch on outside, closed 7th, led 4 out, pressed last, ridden and stayed on well flat op 8/13 tchd 4/7

2^nd

2 ½

Portstorm

510-12

33/1

T: I A DuncanJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, every chance last, soon hung left, no impression towards finish op 25/1

3^rd

Empire Steel

611-4

9/4

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Held up in touch on inside, challenged 4 out until after 3 out, weakened from 2 out op 11/4

4^th

2 ½

Skiddaw Tara

610-12

20/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day

Held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, lost place before 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out op 16/1

5^th

Western Aussie

710-12

14/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Danny Cook

Prominent, led after 2nd, headed after next, led before 4th, not fluent 7th, soon headed, weakened before 3 out op 10/1 tchd 12/1

Also Ran

St Basil

710-12

250/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (3)

Led until slow 1st, prominent, lost place before 4th, not fluent and last next, mistake and behind 7th, pulled up before next

Calle Malva

510-11

50/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (3)

Led 1st, headed after 2nd, led after next, headed before 4th, led after 7th, headed 4 out, soon weakened, blundered badly 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.10, £10.30EX:£25.70Trifecta:£52.60SF:£23.10Swingers:£3.50, £1.10, £3.90

Forecasts

Escaria Ten (4/6), Empire Steel (9/4), Western Aussie (14/1), Skiddaw Tara (20/1), Portstorm (33/1), Calle Malva (50/1), St Basil (250/1)

Empire Steel renews rivalry with Skiddaw Tara, and despite an incurred 6lb penalty should confirm Carlisle placings on a similarly testing racing surface, while Martin Todhunter's Western Aussie appears virtually guaranteed to appreciate stepping up in trip. However, it would take a brave and hardy soul to oppose the Gordon Elliott-trained (McNeill Family-owned) ESCARIA TEN. This £100,000 purchase dug very deep for pressure when breaking the maiden at Cork (3m, soft) a fortnight ago and can swiftly double-up on the opposite side of the Irish Sea.

Escaria Ten
Empire Steel
Western Aussie

Previous Winners

2019

Ask Ben

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: Kielan Woods | T: D Killahena & G McPherson

4/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,289.002nd: £1,259.003rd: £630.004th: £315.00