14:10 Ayr

Wednesday 20 December 2023

All11:5012:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:20

Merry Christmas From Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 38.45s

1^st

Cream Of The West

710-10

9/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch, headway to track leader 3 out, ridden and every chance last, stayed on to lead towards finish op 4/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Enemy At The Gate

710-11

3/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leader, led 5th, ridden 2 out, joined next, headed towards finish

3^rd

9 ½

Here Comes McCoy

812-0

7/2

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, pushed along when hit 2 out hard, weakened flat op 4/1

4^th

Ballin Bay

510-12

7/4f

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

Led, headed 5th, tracked leader until mistake 4 out, weakened next, tailed off op 15/8 tchd 2/1

5^th

Coral Blue

811-5

20/1

T: D BourkeJ: B S Hughes

Close up, tracked leader 4 out until approaching next, soon weakened, tailed off op 12/1

Also Ran

Mount Melleray

812-0

25/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

In touch, pushed along and struggling 5 out, pulled up 3 out tchd 22/1

Nowinittowinit

711-4

18/1

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

Towards rear, behind 3rd, pulled up approaching 7th op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.60, £1.80EX:£18.30Trifecta:£67.20SF:£19.22Swingers:£2.70, £2.90, £2.20

Forecasts

Ballin Bay (7/4), Enemy At The Gate (3/1), Here Comes McCoy (7/2), Cream Of The West (9/2), Nowinittowinit (18/1), Coral Blue (20/1), Mount Melleray (25/1)

BALLIN BAY and Enemy At The Gate came clear of the remainder when dominating the finish at Kelso three weeks ago and they're taken to fill the first two positions again, with Pauline Robson's charge fancied to confirm that form.