Racecards
14:15 Ayr
Happy Birthday Allie Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 70y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 766011
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey David Noonan
in touch, ridden and headway before 2 out, led last, kept on and edged left towards finish
Andhaar
2- Form 453/761
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Blair Campbell
in rear, headway on outer before 3 out, led 3 out and mistake, headed last, kept on and held towards finish
Kilquiggan (IRE)
165- Form F9752-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey B S Hughes
led to 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 485752-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace
- Form 5-88911
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Dale Irving
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced
- Form 212-154
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Kenneth Slack
- Jockey Colm McCormack
with leader, lost place from 4 out, tailed off before 3 out
- Form 23413-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Mr Kit Alexander
Nonrunner
- Form 3561/P8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
Nonrunner
- Form 9376-93
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R Ford
- Jockey Harry Challoner
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
LOVE THE LEADER bids for a quick hat-trick. He followed a win at Marker Rasen with a cosy four-length victory at Plumpton two days later and can shrug off a 7lb penalty in this. Touch Of Steel is another on the upgrade having landed a double at Kelso and has been raised 6lb while Andhaar is a winner without a penalty after picking-up a conditionals' race under today's rider at Kelso and should go well again. Farragon went close over these hurdles back in February and can race off the same mark on his reappearance.
Formwatch
Love The Leader (IRE) 11-8fav (11-12) Prominent, not fluent 7th, led 9th, not fluent 3 out, shaken up to assert flat, readily, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Marlpit Oak (11-4) by 4l, 14 ran.
Andhaar 12-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, headway on outer 3 out (usual 4 out), challenged approaching omitted 2 out, led last, asserted clear flat, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Willie Hall (10-12) by 7l, 8 ran.
Kilquiggan (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Tracked leader until before 2 out, weakened before last, last of 4, 22 1/2l behind Antilope Du Seuil (10-12) at Perth 3m (5) sft in May.
Farragon (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced before 6th and soon pushed along, headway before 3 out, went 3rd before next, chased winner after last, kept on and held, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Knight Valliant (10-6) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Touch Of Steel (IRE) 2-1fav (11-6) Made all, ridden before last, kept on well run-in, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Oct beating Destiny Awaits (11-10) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
My Friend George 4-1fav (11-8) Prominent, jumped slowly 3rd, outpaced 3 out, weakened last, 4th of 11, dist behind Cool Star (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Afterclass (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leader, reminders and lost place before 10th, pulled up, at Kelso 2m 5f (5) gs in May.
Unex Picasso 20-1 (11-12) Led, not fluent, headed 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Redclue (11-12) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Late For Supper (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, remote 3rd 2 out, one pace and never dangerous, 3rd of 8, dist behind Native Optimist (10-13) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.