15:30 Ayr
Tuesday 28 July 2020
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QTS Sponsor The Ayr Gold Cup Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 3  |  1m 2f  |  Good to Soft (Soft in Places)  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:32Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 12.09s
T:Â R M SmithJ:Â P Mathers
Steadied start, held up in last pair, good headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, led and edged left inside final 2f, strongly pressed inside final furlong, held on gamely, all out tchd 7/2
T:Â E A L DunlopJ:Â D Allan
Held up in mid-division on inside and keen, headway between horses 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, strong challenge and every chance inside final furlong, just failed op 3/1 tchd 11/4
T:Â I JardineJ:Â Jamie Gormley
Keen in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong tchd 40/1
T:Â K DalgleishJ:Â Shane Gray
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, hung left and stayed on same pace final furlong op 12/1
T:Â R A FaheyJ:Â T Hamilton
Held up in rear, some late headway, never involved op 7/1
T:Â A WatsonJ:Â Hollie Doyle
Disputed lead for 1f, chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out op 4/1 tchd 9/2
T:Â D O'MearaJ:Â D Nolan
Disputed lead until went on after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out op 28/1
T:Â T D EasterbyJ:Â Cam Hardie
Raced keenly towards rear of mid-division, ridden and no headway final 2f op 40/1
T:Â H PalmerJ:Â P Mulrennan
Chased leaders, pushed along on inside over 2f out, ridden and starting to lose place when slightly hampered inside final 2f op 10/3 tchd 7/2
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.60, £1.20, £9.80EX:£20.90Trifecta:£432.10Tricast:£681.21SF:£19.84Swingers:£3.00, £38.40, £26.90
Forecasts
Ironclad (3/1), Medal Winner (10/3), Glasses Up (4/1), Master The Stars (4/1), Dark Lochnagar (10/1), Al Rasmah (10/1), Humbert (33/1), Storm Ahead (33/1), Five Helmets (50/1)
This is a rise in grade for Glasses Up but given his fantastic record at this track & the form he is currently in, he is still likely to be involved to some degree under a penalty. It would be no surprise to see Ironclad bounce back from a below-par reappearance & this weaker race gives him the opportunity to do so. Similar comments apply to Medal Winner who is not written off yet with the return to 1m2f a positive, though he does need to show some improvement from his latest effort. The one to beat is MASTER THE STARS though who got off to a winning start in handicaps when succesful on the AW at Newcastle. He can go in again off just a 4lb higher mark.
- Master The Stars
- Medal Winner
- Ironclad
Prize Money
1st: £6,728.002nd: £2,002.003rd: £1,000.004th: £500.00
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