13:50 Ayr

Monday 20 January 2025

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Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 41.11s

1^st

Topkapi Star

810-12

20/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Prominent, soon raced in third, closed on leaders before took second 4 out, led 3 out, asserted 2 out, went further clear after last, readily op 14/1 tchd 22/1

2^nd

9 ½

Anamanda

611-1

6/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell

Wore hood to post, behind early, steady headway after 6th, took third 2 out, ran on and took second last, kept on but no chance with winner run-in op 4/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Red Cadillac

611-8

7/2f

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Midfield, not fluent 4 out, ridden before 3 out, ridden when raced wide home turn, steady headway from 3 out, when second 2 out, weakened and dropped to third last, kept on for third op 5/1

4^th

7 ½

Cowboy Cooper

910-9

10/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

In touch with leaders, led 2nd, pushed along home turn, headed 3 out, ridden and dropped to fourth before 2 out, kept on one pace from last op 15/2

5^th

1 ½

Maillot Blanc

811-13

15/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Wore hood to post, midfield, prominent before halfway, chased leaders from 3 out, outpaced from 2 out, gradually weakened op 17/2

6^th

3 ¾

Euchan Falls

810-13

14/1

T: R M SmithJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, behind after 2nd, outpaced and driven along 4 out, struggling and detached from 3 out op 16/1

7^th

4 ¾

Billable Grant

810-8

13/2

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Prominent, outpaced from 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened from 2 out tchd 15/2

8^th

3 ½

It's Dan

711-13

22/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (7)

Midfield, outpaced after 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened from 2 out op 11/1

9^th

Benito

811-7

50/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan

Always towards rear, not impression from 4 out, tailed off from 2 out op 33/1

Also Ran

Helsgetaway

612-0

17/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Jack Power (7)

Prominent, outpaced and lost ground quickly after 2 out, pulled up before last op 10/1 tchd 15/2

Santa Clarita

711-6

6/1

T: W Young JnrJ: Sam Coltherd

Disputed to 1st, outpaced after 6th and lost ground quickly to race in last, tailed off when pulled up before 7th (routine tested, vet had nothing to report)

The Roc Hopper

610-8

16/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: B S Hughes

Disputed to 1st, soon raced in close second, outpaced and lost position 4 out, trailed off when pulled up 3 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

Didntgotwenty²⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: M Todhunter J: William Maggs

Love That¹⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: R M Smith J: Conor Rabbitt

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£24.40Pl:£6.70, £2.20, £1.80EX:£214.80Trifecta:£1,371.20Tricast:£532.41SF:£135.47Swingers:£19.40, £14.60, £5.20

Forecasts

Red Cadillac (7/2), Anamanda (6/1), Santa Clarita (6/1), Billable Grant (13/2), Maillot Blanc (15/2), Helsgetaway (17/2), Cowboy Cooper (10/1), Euchan Falls (14/1), Didntgotwenty (16/1), The Roc Hopper (16/1), Topkapi Star (20/1), It's Dan (22/1), Love That (25/1), Benito (50/1)

Handicap-debutant HELSGETAWAY gets the vote having shown promise in novice hurdles, so he looks the type to make an impact in this sphere now tackling a longer trip. Cowboy Cooper is very much respected on his return to action over hurdles having really found his feet over the bigger obstacles last season, while Santa Clarita and Anamanda shouldn't be far away in an open-looking contenst.