14:50 Ayr

Saturday 8 March 2025

All13:4214:1714:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

LiveScore Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 58.86s

1^st

Ruby Island

811-6

10/3f

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch, headway going okay on inner 3 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, sustained duel with runner-up flat, kept on strongly, just prevailed, gamely

2^nd

Fox's Fancy

711-2

5/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led narrowly, pushed along when headed approaching 2 out, sustained duel with winner run-in, just held op 15/2

3^rd

Sunset Hill

611-9

14/1

T: S CorbettJ: Nathan Moscrop

In touch, pushed along 3 out, ran on well to go third run-in tchd 16/1

4^th

1 ¾

Lavida Adiva

612-0

5/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Waited with towards rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, soon ran on to go fourth, never near to challenge op 9/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

Santa Clarita

710-2

25/1

T: W Young JnrJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

Prominent, pushed along 3 out, no response and weakened from 2 out tchd 28/1

6^th

Sunday Soldier

712-1

8/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter (3)

Prominent, headway to press leader going okay 3 out, soon ridden and kept on same pace, no extra after last op 15/2

Also Ran

Mellificent

811-8

28/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up in mid-division, never nearer, pulled up op 12/1

Dollar Collar

711-4

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge

Midfield, ridden and no response when pulled up 3 out tchd 16/1

Just Call Me Lucy

711-2

12/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Never better than mid-division, pulled up 3 out op 17/2 tchd 14/1

Anti Bridgie

810-10

14/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Towards rear, ran in snatches, pulled up 5 out op 16/1

Anamanda

610-2

6/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Dominic Hislop (10)

In touch, pushed along and keeping on when fell 3 out tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.60, £2.00, £3.90EX:£17.60Trifecta:£140.00Tricast:£206.30SF:£20.56Swingers:£3.50, £9.10, £10.40

Forecasts

Ruby Island (10/3), Fox's Fancy (5/1), Lavida Adiva (5/1), Anamanda (6/1), Sunday Soldier (8/1), Just Call Me Lucy (12/1), Sunset Hill (14/1), Anti Bridgie (14/1), Dollar Collar (14/1), Santa Clarita (25/1), Mellificent (28/1)

Course-winner RUBY ISLAND is fairly handicapped on the best of her form, and makes most appeal with this longer trip expected to suit. She'll be best suited if this is a truly-run race, as will Fox's Fancy who is stepping back in distance following a highly encouraging handicap debut last season. The improving Lavida Adiva could be a threat to all if continuing her current upward trajectory.

RUBY ISLAND
FOX'S FANCY (IRE)
LAVIDA ADIVA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Donso Star

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 6

J: Ben Smith | T: R M Smith

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00