Virgin Bet Fives Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

5:35

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

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (7)	Tafsir b Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	136	p	3234-4	61	72	63	21d	—	—	-14	10	5/2 29%
Did well last year (three wins) and made encouraging reappearance this month
7 (1)	Billy Bathgate ch Tom Eaves · Ewan Whillans	Tom Eaves · Ewan Whillans	128	p	425252	53	71	65	17d	—	—	-3	14.3	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 ch Oisin Orr · Ed Dunlop	Oisin Orr · Ed Dunlop	134	v	913-82	59	69	-	13d	—	—	-10	7.3	4/1 20%
Ran right up to best form when second over the extended 1m4f at Newcastle a fortnight ago
2 (3)	Ebony Maw b Rowan Scott · Ewan Whillans	Rowan Scott · Ewan Whillans	136	t	319-52	61	73	-	20d	—	—	-7	6.8	5/1 17%
Bumped into a big improver when second this month; seems best on heavy ground, though
5 (5)	Laudable b David Allan · Tristan Davidson	David Allan · Tristan Davidson	131	—	/0046-	56	69	44	212d	—	—	-10	5.9	5/1 17%
0-7 in Ireland but well worth a glance in the betting before seasonal/stable debut
6 (6)	Bouncing Bobby b David Nolan · Martin Todhunter	David Nolan · Martin Todhunter	130	—	01606-	55	63	67	—	—	—	+1	5.6	18/1 5%
Won this in 2022 but has become very unreliable; well beaten over hurdles last time
8 (4)	Anjician ch Brandon Wilkie(5) · Paul Traynor	Brandon Wilkie(5) · Paul Traynor	126	t	90/08	51	70	-	34d	—	—	-2	1	28/1 3%
Yet to show any worthwhile form since debut in 2020; makes handicap debut today
NR (2)	The Navigator gr TBC · Dianne Sayer	· 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

—

Anjician

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tafsir Top Rated	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
Tafsir	21d ago	Fit
Billy Bathgate	17d ago	Fit
Philos	13d ago	Quick return
Ebony Maw	20d ago	Fit
Laudable	212d ago	Long break
Bouncing Bobby	—	—
Anjician	34d ago	Fit
The Navigator	—	—

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