14:15 Ayr

Monday 26 October 2020

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Western House Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 4m 33.12s

1^st

Joie De Vivre

511-10

9/2

T: M TodhunterJ: Theo Gillard (7)

Mid-division and kept wide, travelled smoothly back side and much closer approaching 3 out, not fluent 3 out and niggled along, regrouped and disputed 2nd 2 out, pressed leader last, led narrowly following good jump, kept on gamely final 110 yards op 10/3

2^nd

Leeswood Lily

711-9

6/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Towards rear of mid-division, good progress on the outer back side, niggled into contention 4 out, every chance 2 out, outpaced and ridden approaching the last, stayed on well close home op 8/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Countermand

811-0

25/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Lucy Alexander

In rear, headway before 3 out, further progress to dispute 2nd 2 out, niggled along and pressed leader last, one paced close home op 16/1

4^th

1 ¼

American Tom

911-10

10/1

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

Led, increased tempo 3 out, 3-lengths clear when rider dropped whip 2 out, pressed and not fluent last, headed and no extra under hands and heels close home op 8/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

Shady Character

711-11

33/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ross Turner (5)

Tracked leaders, error 4 out, soon ridden and outpaced, detached from leading group 3 out, never dangerous op 28/1

6^th

Fourth Of July

511-4

18/5

T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Tracked leader, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, weakened op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2

7^th

1 ¾

Christmas In Usa

811-12

8/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (7)

Close up and pulled hard early stages, not fluent 4 out, ridden along and weakened quickly approaching 3 out, no more tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2

8^th

4 ½

Sarvi

511-11

10/3f

T: J S GoldieJ: B S Hughes

Close up on the inner, niggled along before 3 out, outpaced and ridden along before 2 out, weakened and never involved op 4/1

9^th

Bullion

710-10

11/1

T: J EwartJ: Alison Clarke (7)

Mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened and never a factor op 12/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Call Me Maizie

511-7

22/1

T: R M SmithJ: Dale Irving (3)

Towards rear of mid-division, hit 6 out and ridden, soon struggling and not fluent 4 out, detached and pulled up before 3 out op 16/1

Elusive Red

611-6

50/1

T: F P MurtaghJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

In rear, hard-ridden and struggling after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Wise Coco²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: A C Whillans J: Callum Bewley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.60, £2.30, £7.30EX:£34.00Trifecta:£448.60Tricast:£614.87SF:£31.05Swingers:£4.70, £15.60, £19.70

Forecasts

Wise Coco (2/1), Sarvi (10/3), Fourth Of July (18/5), Joie De Vivre (9/2), Leeswood Lily (6/1), Christmas In Usa (8/1), American Tom (10/1), Bullion (11/1), Call Me Maizie (22/1), Countermand (25/1), Shady Character (33/1), Elusive Red (50/1)

JOIE DE VIVRE shaped well when second at Sedgefield on handicap debut and can be forgiven a lesser effort there subsequently, so she's worth another chance to get off the mark over hurdles with Theo Gillard taking a useful 7 lb off. Wise Coco looks the obvious danger if she participates just 2 days on from a big effort over fences.

JOIE DE VIVRE (IRE)
WISE COCO
SARVI

Prize Money

1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00