13:30 Ayr

Friday 16 April 2021

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:27

S.T. Andrew Plant Hire Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 16.50s

1^st

Aquila Sky

611-4

9/1

T: S AllwoodJ: Alan Johns

Held up in rear, stumbled 7th, headway on outside 9th, challenged 3 out, led next, stayed on well, driven out op 8/1

2^nd

Lord Accord

611-7

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, challenged after 9th, led 3 out, headed 2 out, stayed on, held towards finish tchd 9/1

3^rd

Beyond The Pale

611-4

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: B S Hughes

Led until mistake 3 out, 3rd and not pace of leading pair from next, kept on tchd 7/2

4^th

Everglow

611-6

11/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Rousted away from start, mid-division, struggling after 9th, headway 2 out, went 4th towards finish, no impression op 5/1

5^th

Soyouthinksoagain

611-1

5/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway 8th, 4th before 3 out, never able to get on terms, lost 4th towards finish

6^th

Tide Times

711-0

16/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (3)

Rear of mid-division, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 6th, effort before 3 out, not fluent and no extra next op 20/1

7^th

5 ½

Le Cheval Noir

711-10

12/1

T: R DobbinJ: C O'Farrell

Chased leaders on inside, weakened before 3 out op 11/1 tchd 14/1

8^th

Yes No Maybe So

711-12

9/1

T: T LaceyJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders on outside, lost a few places 3rd, not fluent 5th, outpaced 9th, well beaten before 3 out op 8/1

9^th

Corrany

711-11

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Pressed leader, not fluent 2nd, outpaced after 9th, soon weakened, tailed off tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

Optimise Prime³⁰

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Kildimo¹⁶

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: D J Jeffreys J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£2.70, £2.80, £1.30EX:£88.40Trifecta:£371.80Tricast:£334.59SF:£77.16Swingers:£10.80, £3.70, £6.50

Forecasts

Soyouthinksoagain (5/2), Beyond The Pale (4/1), Everglow (11/2), Lord Accord (8/1), Aquila Sky (9/1), Yes No Maybe So (9/1), Optimise Prime (10/1), Kildimo (10/1), Le Cheval Noir (12/1), Tide Times (16/1), Corrany (16/1)

Lots with chances. BEYOND THE PALE looks to have got in quite lightly on his handicap bow so Fergal O'Brien's lightly-raced 6-y-o is taken to emerge on top on his first attempt over 3m. Recent-winners Aquila Sky and Le Cheval Noir are both sure to have a say though, while the consistent Everglow and returning Yes No Maybe So can't be ruled out either.

BEYOND THE PALE (IRE)
AQUILA SKY (IRE)
LE CHEVAL NOIR (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £4,956.002nd: £2,283.003rd: £1,141.004th: £571.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00