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14:50 Ayr

Racing UK Free For A Month Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 70y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,500 added
  • Winner: £3,574
  • 2nd: £1,049
  • 3rd: £525
  • 4th: £262
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 22.70s
  • Off Time: 15:00:42
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Black and White striped sleeves, Red cap, Black diamond
10/3
  • Form 5-32212
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 114

led, driven and hard pressed 3 out, not fluent next, headed between last 2, soon ridden and no chance with winner, dropped to 5th towards finish

2
Silk - Red, white stripe, chevrons on sleeves, red cap, white star

Thorpe (IRE)

103 t
9/2
  • Form 0/340-25
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 113

mid-division, driven and outpaced after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off

3
Silk - Royal Blue and White check, Red sleeves and cap
9/1
  • Form 7137-4P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 111

chased leaders, reminders after 2nd, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

4
Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap
9/1
  • Form U11113-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 110

chased leaders, driven before 3 out, ridden and no impression next, stayed on to take narrow 2nd towards finish, no chanace with winner

5
Silk - BLACK, YELLOW chevron, hooped sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form 45451P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 109

towards rear, headway 6th, driven to chase leaders after 4 out, ridden and one pace next, kept on to take narrow 3rd near finish, no impression

6
Silk - Yellow, emerald green chevrons, yellow sleeves, emerald green stars, yellow cap, emerald green star

Johnny Go

17 D
20/1
  • Form P31770
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 101

mid-division on outside, ridden after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off

7
Silk - Royal blue, yellow chevron, halved sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 335P2-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 97

tracked leader, challenged approaching 3 out, ridden and one pace next, soon no impression, kept on flat

8
Silk - Pink, White stars, sleeves and cap

Cruachan (IRE)

20 p BF
10/1
  • Form 444-535
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 94

behind, driven after 4 out, headway under pressure 2 out, soon ridden, kept on flat, no impression

9
Silk - GREY, red stars, red cap
9/2
  • Form 13369-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 92

held up in rear, smooth headway after 4 out, led between last 2, soon clear, driven out, easily

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Baysbrown has the best recent form of these but has been raised a further 4lb having failed to cope with his new mark at Carlisle. Marlee Massie won four times last season, beating Cruachan on a couple of occasions, after finishing second to Johnny Go at Cartmel and looks the pick of Nick Alexander's two runners but this looks too far for Thorpe. Turtle Cask needs the mud so we'll take a chance on LOCHNELL as Iain Duncan's raider runs his best races here, is fairly treated and will strip fitter for a recent pipe-opener.

Formwatch

Baysbrown (IRE) 2-1fav (11-3) Made most, hard pressed 2 out, headed narrowly when mistake last, soon ridden, no extra and held final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Bourne (11-0) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Thorpe (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Prominent, outpaced 4 out, 5th and weakening 2 out, 5th of 12, 12l behind Lyric Street (11-11) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Bertalus (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Mistakes, chased leaders to 3rd, soon behind, hampered 5th, reminders after 9th, pulled up after next, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.

Marlee Massie (IRE) 4-1fav (11-7) Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, headway under pressure 3 out, went 3rd before next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, not reach front pair, 3rd of 12, 5 3/4l behind One For Hocky (11-7) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Apr.

Too Many Chiefs (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, reminder after 6th, lost place and behind 4 out, soon pulled up, at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.

Johnny Go 50-1 (10-4) Tracked leader, mistake 2nd, ridden after 9th, lost place 3 out, soon well behind, 12th of 14, dist behind Kerrow (11-8) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.

Turtle Cask (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Disputed lead to 1st, tracked leaders, pecked 7th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, no impression from next, 4th of 10, 23l behind Bourne (11-0) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

Cruachan (IRE) 5-1fav (10-10) Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace in 5th, 5th of 12, 26l behind Theatre Act (10-4) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.

Lochnell (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Held up, towards rear, hampered 4 out, soon lost place, 7th of 11, 15l behind Fred Le Macon (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.