15:25 Ayr
Wednesday 9 November 2022
All13:1513:5014:2514:5515:2515:55
Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
- 3YO plus  |  Class 5  |  2m 3f 110y  |  Soft  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:29Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 11.83s
T:Â N G RichardsJ:Â Callum Bewley
Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, led 2 out, driven and stayed on well run-in op Evens tchd 4/5
T:Â R DobbinJ:Â Craig Nichol
Keen in mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 2nd and every chance when went badly left last, no extra run-in op 16/1
T:Â Miss L A PerrattJ:Â Danny McMenamin
Led in start, held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders after 4 out, not clear run and switched left before 2 out, chance last, no extra in 3rd run-in op 33/1 tchd 50/1
T:Â A NicolJ:Â Dylan Johnston (7)
Chased leaders out wide, pushed along turning in, hung left and outpaced after 2 out, plugged on run-in tchd 9/1
T:Â L KerrJ:Â D R Fox
Chased leader, led and hung left before 2 out, headed 2 out, soon pecked, hampered on lading last, weakened run-in op 10/1 tchd 25/1
T:Â W Young JnrJ:Â Sam Coltherd
Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly soon after op 22/1 tchd 25/1
T:Â Lizzie QuinlanJ:Â Ross Chapman
Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced soon after next op 15/2
T:Â I A DuncanJ:Â C O'Farrell
Off the pace in last pair, not fluent 7th, never on terms tchd 200/1
T:Â R M SmithJ:Â William Shanahan (7)
Always off the pace towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 4 out, never a factor op 25/1
T:Â R M SmithJ:Â Ryan Mania
Chased leaders on inside, weakened home turn, tailed off op 9/2
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £4.80, £9.00EX:£21.10Trifecta:£280.00Tricast:£375.19SF:£16.49Swingers:£5.10, £12.80, £50.90
Forecasts
Hard Iron (5/6), The Jad Factor (5/1), Benito (6/1), Economic Editor (8/1), Ardera Cross (14/1), Here Comes The Man (18/1), Wotsmyname (22/1), Keep Coming (40/1), Euchan Falls (66/1), Nordic Express (150/1)
The Nicky Richards yard couldn't be in much better order so his unexposed 6-y-o HARD IRON gets the verdict to supplement his C&D success just over a fortnight ago. Second choice is Benito, who was unlucky to bump into an improver at Carlisle last month, while Ardera Cross looks well handicapped to have a say reverted back over the smaller obstacles so he rounds off the shortlist.
- HARD IRON (IRE)
- BENITO (FR)
- ARDERA CROSS (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £3,703.002nd: £1,706.003rd: £853.004th: £427.005th: £350.006th: £350.00
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