Coral Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)

Ayr

15:35

Date 2024-02-26

Distance 2m4f100y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Winning Time 5m 23.94s (slow by 31.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Eire Street (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Jackie Stephen	5/4F	Won
2nd	Both Barrels (GB) Craig Nichol · Donald Whillans	7/2	4.75
3rd	Dance Thief (IRE) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	14/1	5.5
4th	Duyfken (GB) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	4/1	8.5
5th	Better Getalong (IRE) Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards	12/1	7.5
6th	Largy Shark (GB) Daryl Jacob · S R B Crawford	15/2	2.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Fame Valley (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Ian Duncan	33/1

Runners (7)

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
7	Eire Street Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Jackie Stephen	J:Danny McMenamin T:Jackie Stephen	146	—	3-9871	98	126	99	7d	—	—	-11	25.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Opened his account with a 25l success at Carlisle last week on handicap debut
3	Duyfken Bay J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	159	t	1-3313	111	125	107	22d	—	—	+8	28.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Consistent sort who holds solid claims off an unaltered mark
4	Both Barrels Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Donald Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Donald Whillans	157	—	343-43	109	120	90	74d	—	—	+3	19.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Consistent maiden; open to progress now handicapping; one to consider
2	Largy Shark Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:S R B Crawford	J:Daryl Jacob T:S R B Crawford	164	—	411-6P	116	117	71	79d	—	—	+9	19.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Not fully exposed; interesting back down in grade, being 2-2 in Class 4 races
5	Dance Thief Bay J:Ben Smith(10) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(10) T:R Mike Smith	151	—	435220	103	125	110	22d	—	—	+15	21.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Twice a clear second in December; possibilities if back to that form
1	Better Getalong Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	168	—	245-41	120	124	98	77d	—	—	+13	19.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won over C&D 11 weeks ago but this 13yo isn't an obvious type to follow up
6	Fame Valley Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Ian Duncan	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Ian Duncan	147	—	54426/	99	122	-	741d	—	—	+13	16.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has encouraging form but absent for two years; heed the market signals

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Eire Street	5/4	6/4	5/4	5/4	5/4
Duyfken	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2
Both Barrels	5/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Largy Shark	8/1	7/1	13/2	15/2	7/1
Dance Thief	12/1	11/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Better Getalong	16/1	12/1	16/1	14/1	12/1
Fame Valley	28/1	22/1	28/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Duyfken

28.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Eire Street

25.9

OR: 12 Form: 2.1 Odds: 11.8

6/4

3rd

Dance Thief

21.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Both Barrels

19.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Largy Shark

19.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Better Getalong

19.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Fame Valley

16.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Better Getalong	120	124	98
Largy Shark	116	117	71
Duyfken	111	125	107
Both Barrels	109	120	90
Dance Thief	103	125	110
Fame Valley	99	122	—
Eire Street	98	126	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eire Street	7d ago	Quick return
Duyfken	22d ago	Fit
Dance Thief	22d ago	Fit
Both Barrels	74d ago	Fresh
Better Getalong	77d ago	Fresh
Largy Shark	79d ago	Fresh
Fame Valley	741d ago	Long break