13:30 Ayr

Thursday 7 October 2021

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2516:55

Virgin Bet Fives Handicap

Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 2m 15.53s

1^st

(8)

Dr T J Eckleburg

39-3

5/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up, headway 3f out travelling strongly, tracking leaders 2f out, ridden and took lead just over 1f out, powered clear, eased towards finish tchd 9/2

2^nd

(2)

Innse Gall

39-6

10/3j

T: I JardineJ: A Mullen

Raced in mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong but never getting to winner op 7/2

3^rd

(4)

Molinari

49-12

15/2

T: M TodhunterJ: D Nolan

Tracked leader, ridden and took lead 2f out, headed just over 1f out, stayed on op 8/1

4^th

2 ¾

(5)

Royal Regent

98-12

10/3j

T: R M SmithJ: D Allan

Raced handy, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace op 7/2 tchd 3/1

5^th

(6)

Finally Mine

49-2

6/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Rodriguez

Led, ridden 4f out, headed 2f out, stayed on one pace op 15/2

6^th

3 ¾

(1)

Firby

68-7

22/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Raced mid-division, ridden 4f out, plugged on one pace op 25/1 tchd 20/1

7^th

(9)

Firewater

59-3

6/1

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Raced mid-division, losing place after 4f, quickly dropped to last, nudged along to try and stay in touch, ridden in detached last 6f out, plugged on op 11/2 tchd 7/1

8^th

(3)

Tommaso

39-4

14/1

T: P A KirbyJ: B A Curtis

Held up, ridden 4f out, no impression, weakened from 2f out op 6/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Natchez Trace¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: D Carroll J: Harrison Shaw

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £1.40, £2.10EX:£20.00Trifecta:£97.80Tricast:£122.99SF:£21.97Swingers:£4.30, £5.10, £3.90

Forecasts

Natchez Trace (5/2), Innse Gall (10/3), Royal Regent (10/3), Dr T J Eckleburg (5/1), Finally Mine (6/1), Firewater (6/1), Molinari (15/2), Tommaso (14/1), Firby (22/1)

NATCHEZ TRACE pulled clear of the rest when runner-up in a useful handicap at Nottingham last week and makes obvious appeal turned out quickly from the same mark. Dr T J Eckleburg should be all the better for a recent run and may yet have a bigger performance in the locker. Last year’s winner Firewater is not taken lightly, either.

NATCHEZ TRACE
DR T J ECKLEBURG (IRE)
FIREWATER

Previous Winners

2020

Firewater

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 4

J: Billy Garritty | T: R A Fahey

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,132.002nd: £1,470.003rd: £735.004th: £368.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00