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17:35 Ayr

West Sound Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 49.50s
  • Off Time: 17:37:29
  • 4 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow cross belts, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 1-14270
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 125

chased leader, not fluent, ridden 3 out, one pace

2
Silk - Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap
6/4
  • Form 84991
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 114

close up, ridden and every chance 3 out, one pace from next

3
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron and sleeves
  • Form 220508
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 109

held up in rear, ridden and outpaced 7th, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well

5
Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets, Red sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, Emerald Green cap, Red star
  • Form 7-07154
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 103

led, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace

4
NR
  • Form 537243
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 107

Nonrunner

6
NR

Border Tale

147 p
  • Form 6P-35PP
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 98

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Go Solo doesn't look the most straight-forward of horses but he should be up to defying his 5lb penalty for a convincing victory at Exeter and is taken to score at the expense of Pirate Flagship. With just the three runners, the form of Go Solo's win may not be the most reliable but he did it well in the end and, due to go up in the handicap in the future, David Pipe will be looking to strike while the iron is hot. Pirate Flagship concedes a stone to the selection today and may struggle, although his form is much stronger and he certainly shouldn't be inconvenienced by the quicker ground. Jockey Harry Skelton is yet to have a winner and isn't the strongest in the finish but he's on the best horse so must have claims of breaking his duck. Course and distance winner Culcabock is game and consistent but hasn't won in his last twenty starts so cannot be fancied for win purposes. Wally Wonder is reliable and should run his race but a mark of 103 looks optimistic, and so we will tentatively return to Go Solo to win again.

Formwatch

Pirate Flagship (FR) 40-1 (10-4) In touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, 14th of 20, 12l behind Heathcote (10-6) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) sft in Feb.

Go Solo 5-6fav (11-12) Led until 2nd, tracked leader, reminders after 5th, led and ran green approaching 3 out, soon headed, waited with, led last, ran on well, won at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) frm beating Executive Paddy (11-3) by 12l, 3 ran.

Prince Among Men 33-1 (10-9) Mid-division, struggling halfway, 8th of 13, well behind Laouen (11-5) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.

Wally Wonder (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Chased winner, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened after last, 4th of 17, 6l behind Lutea (11-6) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs.

Culcabock (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Chased winner until approaching 2 out, one pace after, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Saif Sareea (11-2) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.

Border Tale 16-1 (10-10) Mid-division, weakened from 12th, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Barracat (9-10) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Nov, 12 ran.