12:35 Ayr

Tuesday 29 November 2022

All12:0012:3513:1013:4014:1014:4015:10

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:35 | Winning time: 5m 13.22s

1^st

Charm Offensive

812-0

9/4f

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (5)

Held up in touch, closed before 3 out, led 2 out, headed and not fluent last, led again flat, stayed on op 11/4

2^nd

Whistleinthedark

711-9

11/2

T: L MorganJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in touch, not fluent 1st, effort 3 out, challenged 2 out, led and mistake last, headed flat, held towards finish op 6/1

3^rd

1 ½

Gentleman De Mai

611-2

5/2

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, outpaced before last, kept on flat op 9/4

4^th

3 ¾

Kingfisher Lane

611-10

33/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr Stephen Connor (7)

Held up towards rear on outside, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, 4th and no impression last tchd 28/1

5^th

Jet Legs

511-0

11/2

T: M TodhunterJ: Callum Bewley

Held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, never thretened op 9/2

6^th

Young Moloney

510-3

22/1

T: D BourkeJ: Ross Chapman

Made most until 2 out, weakened before last op 16/1

7^th

1 ½

Nights In Venice

611-6

12/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Henry Brooke

With leader, jinked left and rider nearly unseated 6th, weakened before 2 out op 22/1

8^th

Nikgarde

711-9

14/1

T: J EwartJ: Danny McMenamin

Tracked leaders, ridden and well beaten from after 3 out op 16/1

9^th

Dot Cotton

511-4

20/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Held up in rear, in touch 4 out, weakened before 3 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Gold Emery²⁸¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: D McCain Jnr J: Peter Kavanagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.20, £2.10, £1.30EX:£17.80Trifecta:£55.30Tricast:£32.86SF:£15.08Swingers:£3.00, £2.30, £3.30

Forecasts

Charm Offensive (9/4), Gentleman De Mai (5/2), Gold Emery (7/2), Whistleinthedark (11/2), Jet Legs (11/2), Nights In Venice (12/1), Nikgarde (14/1), Dot Cotton (20/1), Young Moloney (22/1), Kingfisher Lane (33/1)

Successful in a course novice over shorter last term, GENTLEMAN DE MAI shaped with plenty of promise when fifth on his recent return/handicap debut at Kelso, not well served by the steady gallop and noted finishing with running left. Very much on a handy mark, he gets the nod to confirm the promise of that run, with likeable mare Charm Offensive and Gold Emery others fancied to be in the mix.

GENTLEMAN DE MAI (FR)
CHARM OFFENSIVE (FR)
GOLD EMERY (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Operation Overlord

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: D R Fox | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £4,030.002nd: £1,857.003rd: £928.004th: £465.005th: £350.006th: £350.00