Racecards
17:10 Ayr
Loch Doon Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 0/0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Haldane
- Jockey Mr T Davidson
tracked leader, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey B P Harding
towards rear, ridden over 4f out to chase leader, kept on final furlong
Hawick
28- Form 2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Whillans
- Jockey K Renwick
led and hung right on bends, headed over 5f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance over 1f out, onepaced after
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Billinge
- Jockey S Durack
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, led over 1f out and kept on well
- Form 60
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs L Normile
- Jockey R McGrath
mid-division, in touch halfway, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
Bill's Echo
13- Form 550
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey W Dowling
mid-division, prominent halfway, led over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey C McCormack
held up, tracked leaders over 5f out, weakened over 4f out
In depth
Verdict
Not much public form to go on and, as ever in this type of event, the market will provide further clues but Enhancer and Hawick look the two to concentrate on. The former boasts solid credentials having won both bumper starts to date and has proved capable of handling testing conditions. However, Alan Swinbank's charge has been absent for almost six months and may struggle to concede 10lb to Hawick, who ran a race full of promise on his debut here last month. The son of Toulon had been nibbled in the market and looked likely to prevail when cruising to the front with two furlongs to race only to be narrowly denied by a previous winner. With the experience behind him, Hawick looks sure to take plenty of beating unless one of the newcomers is above average.