Ayr Races
Ayr
16:00
Whitley Neill Handicap
Ayr
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £1.40 £2.30 £1.40
Exacta: £27.60
Tricast: £71.85
Trifecta: £136.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Mountbatten (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Archie Watson | 135 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Made all - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Hortzadar (GB) | 9 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Yaaser (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Jim Goldie | 128 lbs | 85/40F | 1.25 | Held up in rear - steady headway from over 2f out - going easily but waiting for room 2f out - pushed along and outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - ridden and stayed on inside final 110yds - went third post(op 2/1 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Ventura Rascal (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 131 lbs | 17/2 | 0.05 | Raced in second - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds - lost third post(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Star Shield (GB) | 9 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 130 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - pushed along 2f out - brief headway over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on but no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run in home straight)(op 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Golden Valour (GB) | 9 G | Poor | R Mike Smith | 116 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no impression(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Wadacre Grace (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 128 lbs | 22/1 | 2 | Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Circles (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Anthony McCann | 121 lbs | 22/1 | 2 | Towards rear - pushed along 3f out - ridden and weakened 2f out (jockey said filly hung right-handed throughout)(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Flylikeaneagle (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 131 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) |