13:15 Ayr

Tuesday 2 January 2024

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Ayr Completes Juilia's Racecourse Journey Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 5m 30.13s

1^st

Follow Charlie

511-10

17/2

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)

Mid-division, headway to track leaders before 8th, led approaching 2 out, pushed along and drifted left before last, soon cleared away, readily tchd 9/1

2^nd

Lewa House

811-0

15/2

T: C BissettJ: Charlotte Jones (3)

Towards rear, hampered by faller 5th, headway on outer to chase leaders after next, led home turn, ridden after 3 out and soon headed, stayed on same pace op 8/1 tchd 7/1

3^rd

Lincoln Burrows

711-9

6/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Henry Brooke

Tracked leaders, pushed along home turn, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, plugged on, never threatened op 15/2 tchd 11/2

4^th

Ambush Annie

710-12

6/1

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

Chased leaders on outer, hampered by faller 2nd, went close 2nd home turn, gradually faded 2 out op 13/2

5^th

Barney Stinson

811-12

20/1

T: A NicolJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, no real progress

6^th

7 ½

You Some Girl

711-8

16/1

T: R MenziesJ: Ross Chapman

In rear, not fluent 2nd, hampered by faller 5th, headway to chase front rank after 4 out, weakened 2 out op 12/1

7^th

Beat The Retreat

511-11

5/2f

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

Mid-division, hampered by faller 2nd, hampered by faller 5th, pushed along before 2 out, no response tchd 11/4

Also Ran

Clovis Boy

512-0

10/3

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Mid-division, hit 7th, pushed along 4 out, well beaten when stumbled and fell approaching 2 out

On We Go

1111-11

28/1

T: G BoanasJ: Sean Quinlan

Led, hampered by loose horse approaching 3rd, joined 4th, headed before 4 out, soon dropped away tamely, pulled up after next op 25/1

Rory's Story

511-8

33/1

T: T DavidsonJ: J Kington

Towards rear, never a factor, pulled up after 2 out op 28/1 tchd 40/1

Manfrominverlochy

611-4

125/1

T: I A DuncanJ: G B Watters

Chased leaders, mistake and fell 5th tchd 150/1

Perfect Arch

711-4

25/1

T: S McConvilleJ: Daire James McConville (7)

Prominent, mistake and unseated rider 2nd op 20/1

Lifetime Adventure

611-3

125/1

T: A B HamiltonJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened quickly home turn, pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

Silver Vision

511-2

100/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Pressed leader, disputed lead from 4th, led before 4 out where bad mistake, headed home turn and weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.00, £2.80, £2.50EX:£77.30Trifecta:£541.10Tricast:£424.72SF:£70.99Swingers:£12.60, £9.80, £9.70

Forecasts

Beat The Retreat (5/2), Clovis Boy (10/3), Lincoln Burrows (6/1), Ambush Annie (6/1), Lewa House (15/2), Follow Charlie (17/2), You Some Girl (16/1), Barney Stinson (20/1), Perfect Arch (25/1), On We Go (28/1), Rory's Story (33/1), Silver Vision (100/1), Manfrominverlochy (125/1), Lifetime Adventure (125/1)

CLOVIS BOY got off the mark at Hexham in November and a 5 lb rise may not be enough to prevent the follow up with conditions in his favour once again. Fellow last-time-out winner Beat The Retreat and Follow Charlie head up the opposition.

CLOVIS BOY
BEAT THE RETREAT (IRE)
FOLLOW CHARLIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

So Many Roads

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 6

J: Craig Nichol | T: D W Whillans

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00