Whitley Neill Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

4:00

Whitley Neill Handicap

Date 2023-05-24

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (8)	Mountbatten bl J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	135	p	213-41	80	92	52	18d	—	—	-13	16.9	5/2 29%
7f winner last time; open to further progress; big player if proving as good back at 1m
5 (3)	Star Shield ch J:Ben Robinson T:David Omeara	J:Ben Robinson T:David Omeara	130	p	473251	75	94	42	20d	—	—	+6	25.4	7/2 22%
Justified favouritism in small field over C&D three weeks ago; raised only 2lb
1 (6)	Hortzadar b J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	135	—	870-28	80	95	58	27d	—	—	-4	11.9	9/2 18%
Remains 11lb below last winning mark; possibilities if bouncing back
7 (1)	Yaaser b J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	128	—	40-089	73	97	54	10d	—	—	-2	8.8	13/2 13%
Scored twice here last term; hinted at a return to form on latest start; interesting
8 (4)	Circles b J:Cam Hardie T:Anthony Mccann	J:Cam Hardie T:Anthony Mccann	121	tb	441174	66	93	57	43d	—	—	+5	14.7	15/2 12%
Irish filly who has raced mainly on AW at Dundalk; something to prove back on turf
3 (7)	Ventura Rascal b J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	131	—	0189-4	76	91	80	30d	—	—	+1	8.8	12 8%
Respectable fourth in big field at Pontefract on seasonal debut; has won over C&D
4 (9)	Flylikeaneagle b J:Oisin Orr T:Lucinda Russell	J:Oisin Orr T:Lucinda Russell	131	tb	316-14	76	90	65	20d	—	—	-44	26.5	14 7%
Disappointing over C&D last time but has a respectable record here otherwise
6 (2)	Wadacre Grace b J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	514130	73	91	31	24d	—	—	+10	16.9	16 6%
Raced mainly on AW; form dipped markedly back on turf last time
9 (5)	Golden Valour b J:James Sullivan T:R Mike Smith	J:James Sullivan T:R Mike Smith	116	v	4364-7	61	92	78	20d	—	—	-3	4.9	16 6%
0-7 for current stable; chance depends on how well he takes to new headgear

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mountbatten	5/2	2	15/8	15/8	15/8
Star Shield	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Hortzadar	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Yaaser	7	13/2	7	7	7
Circles	8	8	15/2	15/2	15/2
Ventura Rascal	12	12	11	12	12
Flylikeaneagle	14	14	12	14	14
Wadacre Grace	16	12	11	12	12
Golden Valour	16	16	14	16	16

Predictor

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

1st

Flylikeaneagle

26.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

2nd

Star Shield

25.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 13.4 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Mountbatten

16.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

5/2

Wadacre Grace

16.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2

Circles

14.7

OR: 4 Form: 8 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Hortzadar

11.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Yaaser

8.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ventura Rascal

8.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.3

Golden Valour

4.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mountbatten Top Rated	80	92	52
Hortzadar	80	95	58
Ventura Rascal	76	91	80
Flylikeaneagle	76	90	65
Star Shield	75	94	42
Yaaser	73	97	54
Wadacre Grace	73	91	31
Circles	66	93	57
Golden Valour	61	92	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yaaser	10d ago	Quick return
Mountbatten	18d ago	Fit
Star Shield	20d ago	Fit
Flylikeaneagle	20d ago	Fit
Golden Valour	20d ago	Fit
Wadacre Grace	24d ago	Fit
Hortzadar	27d ago	Fit
Ventura Rascal	30d ago	Fit
Circles	43d ago	Fit