Ayr announce Saturday card

Ayr have announced plans to stage a six-race card on Saturday with the weather forecast to remain mild on the west coast of Scotland.

Scottish track confident of staging one-off fixture

Ayr have announced plans to stage a six-race card on Saturday with temperatures forecast to remain mild on the west coast of Scotland. The track has been given the green light to host a National Hunt fixture due to the lack of jumping action this week, with Kempton's weekend card already having been switched to an all-weather meeting. The Blue Square-sponsored day will kick off at 1.20 and boasts a total of £65,000 in prize-money. The two feature races are the £20,000 Blue Square Handicap Chase over three miles and one furlong at 1.55 and the £20,000 Blue Square Handicap Hurdle over two and a half miles at 2.25. The track's big New Year meeting had to be called-off due to frost but the course has missed the latest freeze and is currently raceable. Ayr's general manager William Gorol said: "This is a great shot in the arm following the loss of our two-day New Year meeting. "There has been a lot of racing lost recently so it will be good to have an extra meeting here at Ayr. "As a gesture to the other Scottish jumps courses, members at Perth, Kelso and Musselburgh will be allowed free entry. We are hoping for a big crowd."