Virgin Bet Fives Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

17:35

Virgin Bet Fives Handicap

Date 2024-04-29

Distance 1m5f26y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 2m 59.76s (slow by 13.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ebony Maw (GB) Rowan Scott · Ewan Whillans	4/1	Won
2nd	Tafsir (USA) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	2/1F	1.25
3rd	Billy Bathgate (GB) Tom Eaves · Ewan Whillans	11/2	4.5
4th	Bouncing Bobby (IRE) David Nolan · Martin Todhunter	11/1	3
5th	Philos (IRE) Oisin Orr · Ed Dunlop	9/2	0.3
6th	Anjician (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · Paul Traynor	40/1	6.5
7th	Laudable (GB) David Allan · Tristan Davidson	11/2	2

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 (7)	Tafsir Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	136	p	3234-4	61	72	63	21d	—	—	-14	10	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Did well last year (three wins) and made encouraging reappearance this month
7 (1)	Billy Bathgate Chestnut J:Tom Eaves T:Ewan Whillans	J:Tom Eaves T:Ewan Whillans	128	p	425252	53	71	65	17d	—	—	-3	14.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has modest strike-rate but his win was over C&D and he was placed on Tapeta this month
3 (8)	Philos Chestnut J:Oisin Orr T:Ed Dunlop	J:Oisin Orr T:Ed Dunlop	134	v	913-82	59	69	-	13d	—	—	-10	7.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ran right up to best form when second over the extended 1m4f at Newcastle a fortnight ago
2 (3)	Ebony Maw Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	J:Rowan Scott T:Ewan Whillans	136	t	319-52	61	73	-	20d	—	—	-7	6.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Bumped into a big improver when second this month; seems best on heavy ground, though
5 (5)	Laudable Bay J:David Allan T:Tristan Davidson	J:David Allan T:Tristan Davidson	131	—	/0046-	56	69	44	212d	—	—	-10	5.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
0-7 in Ireland but well worth a glance in the betting before seasonal/stable debut
6 (6)	Bouncing Bobby Bay J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	130	—	01606-	55	63	67	—	—	—	+1	5.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won this in 2022 but has become very unreliable; well beaten over hurdles last time
8 (4)	Anjician Chestnut J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Paul Traynor	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:Paul Traynor	126	t	90/08	51	70	-	34d	—	—	-2	1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Yet to show any worthwhile form since debut in 2020; makes handicap debut today
NR (2)	The Navigator Grey J:TBC T:Dianne Sayer	J: T:Dianne Sayer	132	—	74896-	57	72	58	—	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Good servant to the stable over the years but needs to prove his wellbeing

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tafsir	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Billy Bathgate	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2
Philos	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Ebony Maw	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
Laudable	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2
Bouncing Bobby	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Anjician	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Billy Bathgate

14.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Tafsir

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Philos

7.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Ebony Maw

6.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Laudable

5.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Bouncing Bobby

5.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

The Navigator

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Anjician

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tafsir	61	72	63
Ebony Maw	61	73	—
Philos	59	69	—
The Navigator	57	72	58
Laudable	56	69	44
Bouncing Bobby	55	63	67
Billy Bathgate	53	71	65
Anjician	51	70	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Philos	13d ago	Quick return
Billy Bathgate	17d ago	Fit
Ebony Maw	20d ago	Fit
Tafsir	21d ago	Fit
Anjician	34d ago	Fit
Laudable	212d ago	Long break
Bouncing Bobby	—	—
The Navigator	—	—