15:40 Ayr

Saturday 17 September 2022

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:4517:20

Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 10.82s

1^st

(12)

Summerghand

89-5

12/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up in rear in centre, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away op 11/1

2^nd

(9)

Commanche Falls

59-12

10/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Raced towards far side, chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led final 100 yards, headed and not pace of winner towards finish op 11/1

3^rd

(18)

Juan Les Pins

58-9

28/1

T: M ApplebyJ: A Mullen

Raced near side, held up, headway when switched sharply left and badly hampered rival inside final 2f, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, going on close home, not reach leaders op 33/1

4^th

(13)

Lucky Man

38-11

18/1

T: R SpencerJ: P J McDonald

Raced centre, mid-division, headway chasing leaders inside final 2f, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

5^th

(15)

Mr Wagyu

79-7

9/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Slight lead towards near side, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 10/1

6^th

(8)

Bergerac

49-1

22/1

T: K A RyanJ: T Eaves

Overall leader towards far side of centre, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed final 100 yards, weakened and lost places towards finish

7^th

(10)

Admiral D

38-10

22/1

T: R A FaheyJ: O McSweeney (5)

Mid-division towards far side, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, outpaced and lost places towards finish op 25/1

8^th

1 ¾

(7)

Escobar

89-8

18/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Raced towards far side, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten

9^th

(19)

Sir Dancealot

89-8

50/1

T: J ButlerJ: P Mulrennan

Raced towards near side, held up and behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved

10^th

(4)

Chiefofchiefs

98-12

20/1

T: C FellowesJ: Rossa Ryan

Raced towards far side, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, plugged on but no impression inside final furlong op 18/1

11^th

(11)

Zarzyni

59-7

28/1

T: T D BarronJ: Ryan Sexton (5)

Raced towards near side, chased leaders, hung left and ridden inside final 2f, weakened entering final furlong

12^th

(3)

Fivethousandtoone

48-13

12/1

T: A M BaldingJ: G Lee

Raced towards far side, held up, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong

13^th

(2)

Tinto

68-11

20/1

T: M DodsJ: Mark Winn (7)

Raced towards far side, mid-division, headway chasing leaders and switched sharply left to far rail 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong op 25/1

14^th

(17)

Bielsa

79-2

11/1

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Raced towards near side, prominent, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after op 9/1

15^th

(24)

Documenting

99-5

33/1

T: K FrostJ: J Mitchell

Raced towards near side, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong

16^th

(1)

Aleezdancer

38-8

16/1

T: K A RyanJ: Rowan Scott

Raced near side rail, never on terms op 14/1

17^th

(14)

Gis A Sub

39-0

28/1

T: K A RyanJ: Shane Gray

Raced centre, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, losing place when badly hampered inside final 2f op 25/1

18^th

(25)

Gulliver

89-1

14/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson

Raced towards near side, held up in rear, ridden and no impression when hung left over 2f out tchd 16/1

19^th

(21)

Vadream

49-8

14/1

T: C FellowesJ: O J Orr

Raced towards near side, held up and never on terms

20^th

(5)

Khanjar

39-1

9/2f

T: W J HaggasJ: Jim Crowley

Wore hood to post, raced towards far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

21^st

(22)

Motagally

68-11

18/1

T: S DixonJ: D Swift

Raced towards near side, pushed along halfway, soon lost place

22^nd

(23)

Popmaster

49-3

12/1

T: E WalkerJ: George Downing

Wore hood to post, raced on near side rail, just about mid-division overall, pushed along halfway, ridden and beaten 2f out

23^rd

(16)

Volatile Analyst

59-4

50/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Rodriguez

Raced centre, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final 2f op 40/1

24^th

(6)

Pendleton

68-9

50/1

T: M DodsJ: Cam Hardie

Raced towards far side, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out op 40/1 tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

(20)

Honey Sweet¹⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: C Lee

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£20.20Pl:£4.40, £3.10, £6.20, £4.70EX:£199.20Trifecta:£8,992.00Tricast:£3,401.87SF:£122.86Swingers:£33.60, £143.70, £30.70

Forecasts

Khanjar (9/2), Mr Wagyu (9/1), Commanche Falls (10/1), Bielsa (11/1), Summerghand (12/1), Fivethousandtoone (12/1), Popmaster (12/1), Gulliver (14/1), Vadream (14/1), Aleezdancer (16/1), Lucky Man (18/1), Escobar (18/1), Motagally (18/1), Chiefofchiefs (20/1), Tinto (20/1), Bergerac (22/1), Admiral D (22/1), Juan Les Pins (28/1), Zarzyni (28/1), Gis A Sub (28/1), Documenting (33/1), Honey Sweet (33/1), Sir Dancealot (50/1), Volatile Analyst (50/1), Pendleton (50/1)

William Haggas' low-mileage 3-y-o KHANJAR hasn't looked back since sent handicapping and with the likely strong pace sure to suit he can take another sizeable step forward and claim his most prestigious pize yet. Last year's winner Bielsa has yet to hit top form this term but is now weighted to go well so seems sure to have a say. Lucky Man impressed when scoring at York at the start of the month and is another who is firmly in the picture. Aleezdancer and Commanche Falls complete the shortlist.

KHANJAR (IRE)
BIELSA (IRE)
LUCKY MAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Bielsa

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 6

J: K Stott | T: K A Ryan

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £77,310.002nd: £36,255.003rd: £18,135.004th: £9,060.005th: £4,530.006th: £2,265.00