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Ayr · Monday, 23 Feb · 17:50
· 3m 20y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:50
Off time
6
Runners
Soft (Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.50
5/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.33
10/3
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
7.50
13/2
06 · —
21
20/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 1 | — |
Orkney Blue (G)
FAV
Runner-up twice in maiden hurdles last season, latterly at this course (heavy). Proved a different proposition third start over fences, ridden more positively/returned to less testing conditions when scoring at Carlisle earlier this month.…
|
42-6P13 | K Brogan | N W Alexander | 8 | 76.7 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Sunset Hill (M)
[P]
Hasn't quite matched the best of her hurdle form over fences but was well-backed/yet to be asked for everything when unseating in first-time cheekpieces at Carlisle last time. Looks worth another go over this trip.
|
55U4-23 | Nathan Moscrop | S Corbett | 7 | 76.2 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| — | 3 | — |
Visual Impact (M)
£100,000 purchase having finished runner-up in sole Irish point. Hasn't gone on from a promising chase debut here in November but yard in much better form of late and she's worth another chance having only her fourth chase start.
|
22-348F | D R Fox | L Russell & M Scudamore | 7 | 73.9 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 1st | 4 | — |
Blakey Boy (G)
[P]
Runner-up on both completed starts over fences, possibly outstayed behind an improving chaser at Kelso (26.2f, soft) 56 days ago. However was later reported to have bled and has traded at short odds in running a few times without getting t…
|
7F2211 | Craig Nichol | Ewan Whillans | 6 | 71.7 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Rob Roy Macgregor (G)
[P]
Chased home well-backed favourite here in January and backed that up when 9 lengths fourth behind Orkney Blue at Carlisle last time. Reopposes on better terms but now fifteen runs since his debut win in 2023.
|
872423- | P W Wadge | A M Thomson | 8 | 64.4 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Whispering Dancer (G)
[P]
Irish point winner has plenty of size but little ability. Hard to fancy from well out of the handicap.
|
5-9956P | Bruce Lynn | S Corbett | 7 | 64.4 kg |
21
20/1
|
Betting forecast: Orkney Blue (5/2), Rob Roy Macgregor (3/1), Visual Impact (10/3), Blakey Boy (5/1), Sunset Hill (13/2), Whispering Dancer (20/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4753.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2187.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1094.0 GBP |
| P4 | 547.0 GBP |
| P5 | 273.0 GBP |