12:25 Ayr

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Ayrshire Wedding Show At Ayr Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 12:26 | Winning time: 4m 43.15s

1^st

Beat The Retreat

410-10

9/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden and every chance last, stayed on gamely to lead towards finish op 14/1

2^nd

Dance Thief

511-12

8/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)

Close up, tracked leader 3 out, led next, ridden and joined last, headed towards finish op 11/2

3^rd

Ambush Annie

610-4

10/3

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

In touch, headway to track leaders 5 out, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 3rd close home op 13/2 tchd 7/1

4^th

Flash Du Pistolet

512-0

11/8f

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra and lost 3rd close home tchd 5/4 and tchd 6/4

5^th

Am Still Here

410-8

5/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan

In touch, not fluent 5 out, ridden and weakened 3 out, hit last op 7/2 tchd 10/3

Also Ran

High Roller

611-5

10/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Not fluent 1st, tracked leader, weakened quickly 4 out, pulled up next op 12/1

Toucan Sam

511-5

66/1

T: A B HamiltonJ: Conor Rabbitt (5)

Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 5 out, pulled up 2 out op 33/1

Sea Prince

610-12

33/1

T: L KerrJ: D R Fox

In rear, ridden 5 out, weakened and pulled up 3 out op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.80Pl:£2.40, £2.00, £1.30EX:£78.60Trifecta:£253.10Tricast:£291.60SF:£77.72Swingers:£8.60, £4.90, £4.50

Forecasts

Flash Du Pistolet (11/8), Ambush Annie (10/3), Am Still Here (5/1), Dance Thief (8/1), Beat The Retreat (9/1), High Roller (10/1), Sea Prince (33/1), Toucan Sam (66/1)

FLASH DU PISTOLET will surely find this a lot easier than the Haydock Grade 2 he contested last time and can make a successful switch to handicaps with the slightly longer trip here likely to be in his favour. Dance Thief is second choice on the back of his second in a Carlisle handicap last time. Am Still Here and Ambush Annie are handicap newcomers who would enter the reckoning if the betting speaks for them.