Ayr

Get Home Safe With Thistle Cabs Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 3m70y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £8,450
Runners: 13
Winning time: 6m 6.95s (slow by 18.95s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 3
1
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 11lbs
OR: 122
SP: 12/1
Towards rear - in touch with leaders 2nd - headway and led narrowly but faced challenge 2 out - kept on well run-in - gamely
2 hd
Age: 6
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 125
SP: 100/30F
In rear - in touch with leaders 8th - headway from 3 out - challenging 2 out - kept on well run-in - just held
3 nse ¼
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 117
SP: 20/1
In rear - some headway when outpaced after 4 out - rallying when bit short of room before 2 out - went third last - kept on well run-in - just held
4 2
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 118
SP: 5/1
In rear - still plenty to do 3 out - headway 2 out - kept on well run-in - went fourth final stride - nearest finish(op 11/2)
5 shd
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 113
SP: 18/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - disputing third last - no extra run-in - lost fourth final stride(tchd 20/1)
6 2
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 119
SP: 13/2
Towards rear - outpaced after 4 out - rallied approaching last - kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 6/1)
7
Age: 8
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 125
SP: 14/1
Towards rear - some headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no impression when not fluent last
8 9 14¾
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 3lbs
OR: 114
SP: 11/1
In touch with leaders - lost position 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 12/1)
9 17 31¾
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 10lbs
OR: 121
SP: 11/2
Pushed along early - prominent - disputed lead 4th - not fluent and headed 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined the gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report)
10 nk 32¼
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 116
SP: 22/1
Led narrowly - joined 4th - headed 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1)
11 41¾
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 13lbs
OR: 124
SP: 33/1
Raced wide - in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 8th - outpaced 4 out - weakened 3 out
PU
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 120
SP: 20/1
Prominent - hampered then in touch with leaders 1st - dropped to last after 6th - detached when pulled up before 7th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown - other than a report from the jockey that the gelding had stopped quickly; vet examined the gelding post-race and had nothing to report)
PU
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 112
SP: 8/1
In touch with leaders - jumped left 1st - prominent 2nd - niggled along with one circuit to go - soon lost position - dropped to last and pulled up before 8th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined the gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(tchd 17/2)
NR
jockey silk Theme Tune
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 1lbs
OR: 112
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £13
Tote place: £3.70 £1.40 £6.50
Exacta: £69.10
Trifecta: £1081.50
Tricast: £832.10
CSF: £52.44