16:45 Ayr

Friday 21 April 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Thistle Cabs Group Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 54.29s

1^st

Off To A Flyer

611-3

9/2f

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders, led 2 out, stayed on well flat, driven out op 4/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

1 ½

Aramax

711-13

6/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Held up in rear, headway on outside 8th, every chance 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on op 9/1

3^rd

Quick Draw

712-0

17/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, closed 6th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra flat op 7/1

4^th

2 ¼

Ladronne

911-5

10/1

T: T CollierJ: William Shanahan (7)

Held up towards rear, headway after 9th, no impression 2 out, kept on, went 4th flat tchd 9/1

5^th

2 ½

City Derby

710-9

7/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, headway 8th, every chance when mistake 2 out, lost 4th and weakened flat

6^th

Don Hollow

611-10

11/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Led until before 1st, prominent, close up 2 out, no extra before last op 10/1

7^th

5 ½

Ratfacemcdougall

1011-0

22/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, led 3rd, headed 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 25/1

8^th

1 ¼

Atacanter

611-3

11/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Kieren Buckley (3)

Rear of mid-division, outpaced 3 out, well held when mistake 2 out op 10/1

9^th

8 ½

Milan Bridge

712-0

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Led before 1st, not fluent 2nd or when headed 3rd, pushed along after 4th, lost place after 4 out, well beaten from 3 out op 11/2

10^th

3 ¾

Lepashe

611-2

11/1

T: S AllwoodJ: R T Dunne

Held up in mid-division, no impression from 3 out, mistake 2 out op 9/1

11^th

6 ½

Jessiemac

910-2

16/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Always behind tchd 12/1

Also Ran

Community Rebel

710-13

22/1

T: J EwartJ: Edward Austin (5)

Towards rear, mistake 7th, well beaten before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

Shadows In The Sky

710-11

33/1

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, lost place 1st, behind 7th, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Firth Of Forth⁶⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: R Dobbin J: Non Runner

Kingfisher Lane¹⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: Danny Mullins

Small Present¹³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.10, £2.30, £2.90EX:£31.00Trifecta:£254.70Tricast:£227.59SF:£31.61Swingers:£5.80, £8.90, £11.80

Forecasts

Off To A Flyer (9/2), Aramax (6/1), Milan Bridge (6/1), City Derby (7/1), Quick Draw (17/2), Ladronne (10/1), Don Hollow (11/1), Atacanter (11/1), Lepashe (11/1), Kingfisher Lane (14/1), Jessiemac (16/1), Small Present (16/1), Ratfacemcdougall (22/1), Community Rebel (22/1), Firth Of Forth (25/1), Shadows In The Sky (33/1)

MILAN BRIDGE has struggled over fences lately but his hurdle record can't be knocked and he might prove the answer to this competitive finale. Atacanter, Lepashe and recent Wetherby scorer City Derby also make the shortlist.

MILAN BRIDGE (IRE)
ATACANTER (IRE)
LEPASHE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Stringtoyourbow

Weight: 10-4 |Age: 5

J: Jack Tudor | T: Christian Williams

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £8,450.002nd: £3,888.003rd: £1,944.004th: £973.005th: £485.00