Western House Hotel Award Winning Weddings Handicap

Ayr

15:05

Date 2023-05-04

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 40.57s (slow by 3.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Star Shield (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	7/4F	Won
2nd	Shine On Brendan (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	3/1	1.25
3rd	Showmedemoney (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	100/30	2
4th	Flylikeaneagle (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · Lucinda Russell	100/30	4.75

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (1)	Alpine Sierra Brown J:Joe Fanning T:Keith Dalgleish	J:Joe Fanning T:Keith Dalgleish	127	tp	13037-	67	87	65	206d	—	—	-6	15.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Off since below-par AW run in October but could be dangerous if able to dominate
1 (5)	Flylikeaneagle Bay J:Brandon Wilkie(7) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Brandon Wilkie(7) T:Lucinda Russell	136	tb	3316-1	76	88	60	26d	—	—	+4	21.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Returned from rather disappointing hurdling spell with clearcut Flat win last month
2 (3)	Star Shield Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	133	p	-47325	73	91	85	21d	—	—	-3	16.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
C&D winner last summer and went close off this mark on AW in March; likely contender
3 (2)	Showmedemoney Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	129	t	541593	69	87	67	26d	—	—	-1	15.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Unable to challenge Flylikeaneagle but still ran well when third last month
5 (4)	Shine On Brendan Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	125	—	0386-9	65	85	83	26d	—	—	-6	7.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won five times last year but had gone off the boil by autumn, and came last on return run

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Alpine Sierra	11/4	5/2	3	11/4	11/4
Flylikeaneagle	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Star Shield	3	10/3	3	3	10/3
Showmedemoney	9/2	4	4	4	4
Shine On Brendan	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Flylikeaneagle

21.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Star Shield

16.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

3rd

Alpine Sierra

15.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Showmedemoney

15.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 6 Odds: 5

9/2

Shine On Brendan

7.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flylikeaneagle	76	88	60
Star Shield	73	91	85
Showmedemoney	69	87	67
Alpine Sierra	67	87	65
Shine On Brendan	65	85	83

Last Run