Ayrshire Wedding Show At Ayr Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Ayr

12:25

Date 2023-12-20

Distance 2m2f

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,169

Runners (8)

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
1	Flash Du Pistolet Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	168	—	/32-24	104	105	71	25d	—	—	-13	26	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Caught late on rules debut at Kelso (2m) penultimate start; contender on handicap debut
7	Am Still Here Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	148	—	588	84	103	64	26d	—	—	-5	14.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Soundly beaten; difficult to consider on handicap debut unless market speaks positively
2	Dance Thief Bay J:Ben Smith(10) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(10) T:R Mike Smith	166	—	9-4352	102	110	95	17d	—	—	+2	17.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Point winner (2m4f); solid effort at Carlisle back from a break; 10lb claimer booked.
8	Ambush Annie b/br J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	J:Mr S Connor(7) T:S R B Crawford	144	—	2-7442	80	106	65	—	—	—	+2	14.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Runner-up in an Irish point (3m; stable debut) in October; needs a market check.
3	High Roller Grey J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	159	t	4/373-	95	107	56	270d	—	—	+6	13.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Undergone further wind surgery since finishing third at Kelso (2m) in March; best watched.
6	Beat The Retreat Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:N W Alexander	J:Danny McMenamin T:N W Alexander	150	t	6342-4	86	99	77	21d	—	—	+4	10.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Didn't offer much on return from wind surgery (Kelso, 2m6f); trainer also runs High Roller
5	Sea Prince Brown J:Derek Fox T:Leonard Kerr	J:Derek Fox T:Leonard Kerr	152	p	4P25UF	88	104	88	105d	—	—	+7	10.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Failed to complete in two starts over fences; reverts to hurdles on first run for L. Kerr.
4	Toucan Sam Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	J:Conor Rabbitt(5) T:Andrew Hamilton	159	t	/5346-	95	105	-	422d	—	—	+11	13.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Twice fared okay at Perth (2m, maiden/novice hurdles) during the summer of 2022

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Flash Du Pistolet	11/10	11/8	5/4	13/8	5/4
Am Still Here	4/1	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Dance Thief	6/1	5/1	11/2	9/2	5/1
Ambush Annie	8/1	13/2	7/1	11/2	6/1
High Roller	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Beat The Retreat	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Sea Prince	28/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Toucan Sam	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Flash Du Pistolet

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

13/8

2nd

Dance Thief

17.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

3rd

Ambush Annie

14.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

8/1

Am Still Here

14.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Toucan Sam

13.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

High Roller

13.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Beat The Retreat

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Sea Prince

10.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flash Du Pistolet	104	105	71
Dance Thief	102	110	95
High Roller	95	107	56
Toucan Sam	95	105	—
Sea Prince	88	104	88
Beat The Retreat	86	99	77
Am Still Here	84	103	64
Ambush Annie	80	106	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dance Thief	17d ago	Fit
Beat The Retreat	21d ago	Fit
Flash Du Pistolet	25d ago	Fit
Am Still Here	26d ago	Fit
Sea Prince	105d ago	Long break
High Roller	270d ago	Long break
Toucan Sam	422d ago	Long break
Ambush Annie	—	—