Racecards
14:00 Ayr
Topstaff Employment Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 090-3U5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Fox
in rear, headway before 2 out, ridden and weakened before and unseated last
- Form 41054-F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey K Renwick
held up behind, blundered 12th, headway before 4 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 2/33-384
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Henry Brooke
in touch, unseated 1st
- Form 05/93-86
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey B S Hughes
close up, led 9th, clear from 2 out
- Form 873P2-4
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R Goldie
- Jockey Danny Cook
mid-division, ridden after 5 out, headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 96B15-7
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer J K Hunter
- Jockey Harry Haynes
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden before 3 out, chased winner before last until no extra towards finish
- Form 533P55
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
close up, led 4th, headed 9th, ridden after 5 out, in 2nd when fell 4 out
- Form 4144P7-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs Dianne Sayer
- Jockey Tony Kelly
led to 4th, ridden after 5 out, kept on to chase winner run-in, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SHOAL BAY DREAMER made a winning reappearance under Tony Kelly at Hexham last season and is only a pound higher this time around. This is a modest affair and Dianne Sayer's charge may well be good enough again receiving weight all round. Ballycool is proving expensive to follow but Spitfire Ace should improve on his fourth at Hexham as he was placed a couple of times in point-to-points. Accordingtoscript and Tresor De L'Isle are others with a bit of scope.
Formwatch
Ballycool (IRE) 4-1fav (10-9) Prominent, led before 2nd, mistake 4th (water), headed before last, weakened flat, 5th of 11, 18l behind Streams Of Whiskey (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Acordingtoscript (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Mid-division, badly hampered 1st, fell next, in a race won by Streams Of Whiskey (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct, 11 ran.
Spitfire Ace (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 11, 11l behind Streams Of Whiskey (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Tresor De L'isle (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, ridden after 5 out, went poor 4th 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 6th of 10, well behind Whiskey Ridge (9-13) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in May.
Alexander Oats 9-2 (11-7) Mid-division, jumped left 5th, lost place 8th, hampered next, struggling 4 out, went 4th 2 out, no chance with leaders, 4th of 9, 45l behind Shooting Times (11-1) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Milan Royale 14-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, well beaten 3 out, 7th of 11, 39l behind Streams Of Whiskey (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Laybach (IRE) 5-1 (10-4) Took keen hold, with leader, soon settled in 3rd, ridden before last, one pace, 5th of 9, 19l behind Push Me (11-2) at Kelso 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Oct.
Shoal Bay Dreamer 12-1 (10-6) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 49l behind Knight Woodsman (11-0) at Musselburgh 3m Am hcp ch 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.