Virgin Bet Handicap – Ayr · The Final Fence

Ayr

15:55

Virgin Bet Handicap

Date 2023-10-12

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,098

Winning Time 1m 15.86s (slow by 6.86s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Be Proud (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	14/1	Won
2nd	Abduction (FR) Shane Gray · Jim Goldie	9/1	1.25
3rd	Admiral D (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	100/30F	.5
4th	Ascot Adventure (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	6/1	0.3
5th	Ramiro (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	7/2	0.3
6th	Snazzy Jazzy (IRE) Dale Swift · Seb Spencer	4/1	4.75
7th	Shandy Star (IRE) Jonny Peate · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	100/1	.75
8th	Quintus Arrius (IRE) Jason Hart · Peter Niven	28/1	2.75
9th	Jump The Gun (IRE) Ben Curtis · Iain Jardine	7/1	1
10th	Ramon Di Loria (IRE) Rowan Scott · Ewan Whillans	33/1	2
11th	Iris Dancer (GB) Andrew Mullen · Tristan Davidson	18/1	3
12th	Sound Of Iona (GB) Amie Waugh · Jim Goldie	80/1	7

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (9)	Admiral D Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	138	p	570063	85	96	79	19d	—	—	-2	17.5	0.50/1	3 33%
Close third in the Silver Cup here last month; strong claims if repeating that form
9 (8)	Ramiro Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	126	—	138591	73	94	86	12d	—	—	+4	21.6	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won in a big field over C&D in July and scored on heavy ground at Chester recently; player
1 (4)	Snazzy Jazzy Bay J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	139	—	-R9035	86	94	73	19d	—	—	-3	16.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Promising fifth in Silver Cup here on stable debut and could have more to offer for yard
4 (11)	Ascot Adventure Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	137	p	323341	84	93	84	20d	—	—	+14	25	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won the C&D Bronze Cup last month when clear with a next-time-out winner; unexposed at 6f
5 (5)	Jump The Gun Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Iain Jardine	J:Ben Curtis T:Iain Jardine	136	b	080920	83	95	77	19d	—	—	+6	14.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Runner-up at Doncaster last month but merely mid-division in the C&D Silver Cup since
2 (7)	Abduction Bay J:Shane Gray T:Jim Goldie	J:Shane Gray T:Jim Goldie	139	—	012604	86	97	79	9d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.25/1	10 10%
Needs everything to drop right but this three-time course winner is not ruled out
8 (2)	Be Proud Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	131	p	112600	78	94	84	19d	—	—	+7	11.7	4.75/1	20 5%
Won two in a row in July; capable of having a say but has to bounce back to form
6 (1)	Quintus Arrius Bay J:Jason Hart T:Peter Niven	J:Jason Hart T:Peter Niven	135	p	121030	83	94	70	12d	—	—	+11	15.4	6.00/1	25 4%
3yo who has won twice this year but was well beaten on recent stable debut at Ripon
11 (12)	Iris Dancer Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Tristan Davidson	J:Andrew Mullen T:Tristan Davidson	122	b	853211	69	93	80	18d	—	—	+22	26.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has won at Hamilton the last twice but that's her favourite track and this is tougher
10 (3)	Ramon Di Loria Chestnut J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	122	h	744035	69	95	80	18d	—	—	+4	7.8	6.75/1	28 4%
His mark has fallen but his form has taken a downturn on his last three starts
12 (6)	Sound Of Iona Chestnut J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	120	—	050650	67	95	76	21d	—	—	+3	4.6	24.75/1	100 1%
Down to a dangerous mark but she's struggled to get competitive this year
7 (10)	Shandy Star Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	131	eb	817-77	79	93	44	21d	—	—	+6	7.6	31.00/1	125 1%
Made a belated reappearance this year and has been well beaten on both outings

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Admiral D	3	3	3	3	3
Ramiro	4	4/1	7/2	4	4
Snazzy Jazzy	3	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Ascot Adventure	15/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6
Jump The Gun	9	8	17/2	8	17/2
Abduction	10	17/2	17/2	9	17/2
Be Proud	20	16	16	18/1	16
Quintus Arrius	22	22	22	22	25
Iris Dancer	20	18	18/1	20/1	18
Ramon Di Loria	28	25	25	25	28
Sound Of Iona	100	80	80	80	80
Shandy Star	125	100/1	80	100	80

Predictor

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

1st

Iris Dancer

26.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 20.4 Odds: 1.2

20/1

2nd

Ascot Adventure

OR: 8.5 Form: 13.4 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Ramiro

21.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Admiral D

17.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

Snazzy Jazzy

16.5

OR: 9 Form: 1.8 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Quintus Arrius

15.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 6.1 Odds: 1.1

Abduction

14.7

OR: 9 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

Jump The Gun

14.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Be Proud

11.7

OR: 7 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

Ramon Di Loria

7.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

Shandy Star

7.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125

Sound Of Iona

4.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Snazzy Jazzy	86	94	73
Abduction	86	97	79
Admiral D	85	96	79
Ascot Adventure	84	93	84
Jump The Gun	83	95	77
Quintus Arrius	83	94	70
Shandy Star	79	93	44
Be Proud	78	94	84
Ramiro	73	94	86
Iris Dancer	69	93	80
Ramon Di Loria	69	95	80
Sound Of Iona	67	95	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Abduction	9d ago	Quick return
Ramiro	12d ago	Quick return
Quintus Arrius	12d ago	Quick return
Iris Dancer	18d ago	Fit
Ramon Di Loria	18d ago	Fit
Admiral D	19d ago	Fit
Snazzy Jazzy	19d ago	Fit
Jump The Gun	19d ago	Fit
Be Proud	19d ago	Fit
Ascot Adventure	20d ago	Fit
Sound Of Iona	21d ago	Fit
Shandy Star	21d ago	Fit