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14:15 Ayr

Guinness Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 70y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,800 added
  • Winner: £9,357
  • 2nd: £2,748
  • 3rd: £1,374
  • 4th: £687
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 40.20s
  • Off Time: 14:16:33
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Mauve, Yellow star, armlets and star on cap
4/1
  • Form 123611-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 137

led, headed approaching 3 out, outpaced before next, ridden and no impression before last, weakened flat

2
Silk - Royal blue and yellow (quartered), orange sleeves and cap

Flashjack (IRE)

224 BFD
5/1
  • Form 5/23517-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 135

held up in touch, tracked leaders 4th, pressed leader 7th, led briefly approaching 3 out, kept on from next, ridden after last, no extra and held when lost 2nd closing stages

3
Silk - Pink, black diamond and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 53114/5-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 134

held up in touch, tracked leaders before 4 out, driven and outpaced after next, rallied last, ridden and stayed on to take 2nd closing stages, no impression with winner

4
Silk - Maroon, royal blue hoop, hooped sleeves, royal blue cap

Justatenner

17 h D
5/2
  • Form 421223
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 130

held up in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, led narrowly next, ridden after last, stayed on well flat

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 70468-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 128

tracked leader, driven after 3 out, ridden and one pace before next, well held in 4th from last

7
Silk - Dark blue, orange seams, orange cap, dark blue spots

Heist (IRE)

21 pt D
10/1
  • Form 57U8P-4
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 118

tracked leaders to 4th, held up in touch, struggling in rear 4 out, no danger after

6
NR

Spirit Of Kayf

190 t C
14/1
  • Form F1/5464-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 122

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Takingrisks returned from an absence to win last year’s renewal but is 15lb higher today having ended last season with a victory in the Scottish Grand National. He beat JUSTATENNER (NAP) by less than a length in this but the latter is fighting fit on the back of a string of placed efforts and Tristan Davidson’s charge is fancied to reverse running on today’s more favourable terms. Taxmeifyoucan has been beaten on the Flat since winning at Hexham on last month’s reappearance but is only 2lb higher today and is still preferred to both Heist and Spirit Of Kayf.

Formwatch

Takingrisks (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Blundered badly 1st, mid-division, took closer order 15th, went 2nd after 5 out, led before 4 out, ridden and headed narrowly next, led again between last 2, stayed on well flat, won at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr beating Crosspark (10-8) by 4l, 23 ran.

Flashjack (IRE) 5-2fav (11-12) Held up, headway 7th, pushed along and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, broke blood vessel, 7th of 8, 37 1/2l behind Driftwood Haze (10-11) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.

Planet Nine (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Chased leaders on inside, not always fluent, 2nd from 7th, weakened before last, 5th of 9, 30 1/2l behind Takingrisks (10-10) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Justatenner 13-2 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd flat, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Jacks Last Hope (11-10) at Wetherby 3m hcp (3) gs in Oct.

Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 6, 12 3/4l behind Fun Mac (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 2f stks (2) sft in Oct.

Heist (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) In touch, lost place after 6th, last 9th, stayed on flat, not trouble leaders, 4th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Ryedale Racer (11-6) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.

Spirit Of Kayf 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, close up next, outpaced before 2 out, no impression with leaders between last 2, 4th of 7, 17l behind Count Simon (11-5) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Apr.