14:25 Ayr

Saturday 20 April 2024

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 3m 54.38s

1^st

Favour And Fortune

611-2

5/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Held up in touch, not fluent 3rd or 4th, closed 6th, led 2 out, hard pressed flat, stayed on well, holding 2nd close home op 9/2 tchd 4/1

2^nd

Bialystok

611-3

9/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd when not much room and switched left flat, soon disputing lead and hung left, held close home op 8/1

3^rd

Cracking Rhapsody

510-6

11/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

In touch in mid-division, effort 3 out, every chance last, 3rd and held when edged right towards finish tchd 12/1

4^th

Afadil

510-8

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (5)

Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, held flat, kept on, not much room and carried right towards finish op 11/1

5^th

L'eau Du Sud

611-2

11/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up rear of mid-division, closed before 4th, ridden after 2 out, pressing leaders flat, hard ridden and held flat, kept on, carried right towards finish op 3/1

6^th

2 ½

Rubaud

611-12

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leader, led 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed 2 out, weakened final 75 yards tchd 9/1

7^th

Petit Tonnerre

610-10

28/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in rear, effort and switched left 2 out, no impression, well held last op 25/1

8^th

Florida Dreams

610-6

6/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Mid-division, well in touch from 4th, unable to quicken before last, kept on same pace flat op 13/2 tchd 7/1

9^th

1 ½

Westport Cove

611-3

22/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Mid-division, ridden and wandered into 2 out when on outside, never involved op 25/1

10^th

2 ½

Effernock Fizz

910-10

33/1

T: C CollinsJ: Carl Millar (7)

Led until 3rd, not fluent 5th, no extra 2 out op 50/1

11^th

Ginger Mail

810-6

20/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, well held next op 28/1 tchd 18/1

12^th

7 ½

Salsada

710-6

20/1

T: B EllisonJ: Dylan Johnston (5)

In touch in mid-division, lost place before 2 out tchd 25/1

13^th

Benson

911-1

66/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Always towards rear, outpaced and no impression 3 out

14^th

2 ¼

First Street

711-7

11/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 3rd, well beaten from 5th op 17/2

Also Ran

Alvaniy

610-6

50/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Held up in rear, fell 2nd op 40/1 tchd 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£2.10, £3.40, £2.70EX:£58.80Trifecta:£715.10Tricast:£491.73SF:£47.71Swingers:£11.60, £11.30, £21.70

Forecasts

L'eau Du Sud (11/4), Favour And Fortune (5/1), Florida Dreams (6/1), Bialystok (9/1), Afadil (10/1), Rubaud (10/1), Cracking Rhapsody (11/1), First Street (11/1), Ginger Mail (20/1), Salsada (20/1), Westport Cove (22/1), Petit Tonnerre (28/1), Effernock Fizz (33/1), Alvaniy (50/1), Benson (66/1)

CRACKING RHAPSODY was very strong at the finish when landing Kelso's Morebattle Hurdle and Ewan Whillans' upwardly-mobile hurdler can make light of an 8 lb rise in the weights to complete a hat-trick. County Hurdle runner-up L'Eau du Sud must go well again and heads the list of dangers, while Salsada teed herself up well for this when a resurgent third at Newcastle and is also highly respected. Rubaud and First Street complete the shortlist in this highly competitive handicap.

CRACKING RHAPSODY (IRE)
L'EAU DU SUD (FR)
SALSADA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Rubaud

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00