15:00 Ayr

Tuesday 28 July 2020

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Luxury Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 2m 57.38s

1^st

(2)

Eastern Sheriff

39-9

9/2

T: H PalmerJ: K Stott

Held up in mid-division, headway and switched right inside final 2f, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish op 4/1

2^nd

(3)

Sociologist

58-13

6/1

T: S DixonJ: Barry McHugh

Soon led and set decent pace, pushed clear 2f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, ridden and battled on until headed and no extra towards finish tchd 11/2

3^rd

(1)

Euro Implosion

49-8

22/1

T: K DalgleishJ: P Mulrennan

Led briefly, settled 3rd 11f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, held on for 3rd op 16/1

4^th

(6)

Funny Man

49-12

17/2

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Always towards rear, ridden and struggling 4f out, kept on reluctantly into 4th towards finish tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1

5^th

(5)

Ajman Prince

79-10

14/1

T: A C WhillansJ: Rowan Scott

Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1

6^th

9 ½

(10)

Stockbridge Tap

38-12

13/8f

T: J D BethellJ: Hollie Doyle

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out op 6/4 tchd 7/4

7^th

(8)

Trumpet Man

39-2

5/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: P J McDonald

Slowly into stride, soon prominent on outside, went 2nd 11f out, ridden 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly op 11/2

8^th

(4)

Billy Ray

59-10

40/1

T: S EnglandJ: Cam Hardie

Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off

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Non-Runners

(9)

The Navigator¹⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: J P Sullivan

(7)

Akamanto¹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: R M Smith J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£1.80, £1.80, £4.90EX:£32.30Trifecta:£262.80Tricast:£512.46SF:£29.66Swingers:£3.70, £16.30, £16.20

Forecasts

Stockbridge Tap (13/8), Eastern Sheriff (9/2), The Navigator (9/2), Trumpet Man (5/1), Sociologist (6/1), Akamanto (8/1), Funny Man (17/2), Ajman Prince (14/1), Euro Implosion (22/1), Billy Ray (40/1)

This looks another wide open contest with Stockbridge Tap likely to be winning in this sphere sooner rather than later after he was by no means disgraced when runner-up to a decent sort on his handicap bow recently. After he finally recorded a first win on turf, Sociologist must enter calculations given how well he won at Hamilton at the start of the month. At a bigger price, Ajman Prince is worth a market check after finishing third in a decent event on the AW when last seen. However, a chance is taken on EASTERN SHERIFF being back to his best after he looked one to follow in handicaps prior to running too bad to be true when upped slightly in class last time.