Racecards
15:45 Ayr
Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,274
- 2nd: £668
- 3rd: £334
- 4th: £167
- Form 1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Biennial (IRE)
230- Form 76-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer I A Duncan
- Jockey D R Fox
held up mid-division and keen, weakened over 1f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Callum Bewley
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon headway, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey R D Day
towards rear, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on well
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Tony Kelly
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Blair Campbell
in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey Dale Irving
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
HANGARD was always travelling nicely when scoring on soft ground here in October and though penalised it will take a good performance to prevent him completing a double. Biennial has only shown moderate form in Ireland so one of the newcomers may prove more of a threat. Idee De Garde has a cracking pedigree for jumping while Thepensionfund has a couple of winning relatives and Drenek is out of a winning chaser. The market should prove the best guide to the prospects of the remainder.
Formwatch
Hangard 10-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, kept on strongly final furlong, won at Ayr 2m (6) sft in Oct beating Karamoko (11-2) by 5l, 7 ran.
Biennial (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, pushed along from 4f out, 9th approaching straight,, 12th of 16, dist behind Simone (11-7) at Punchestown 2m 1f gd in May.
Bluefortytwo Overbury gelding out of Celine Message.
Idee De Garde (FR) Kapgarde gelding out of Idee Recue.
Ska Ridge Distant Peak gelding out of Tandawizi.
Stans Black Five Multiplex gelding out of Globe Dream.
Thepensionfund (IRE) Big Bad Bob gelding out of Whizz.
Younoyounoyouno Overbury gelding out of Ceiriog Valley.
Ciarabella (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Towards rear, effort over 3f out, soon outpaced, 9th of 10, dist behind Ask The Tycoon (11-0) at Ayr 2m mdn (6) hvy in Nov.
Drenek (FR) Turgeon gelding out of Sireva.