Full Result 4.00 Ayr | 24 May 2023

Whitley Neill Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) 1m Good

1st £5,234 2nd £2,456 3rd £1,227 4th £614 5th £306

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	2. Mountbatten (IRE) 9/2 Hollie Doyle Archie Watson	Hollie Doyle Archie Watson	4	99 p	80	77	89	–
br g Dabirsim (FR) - Sapore Di Roma (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, always doing enough (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	1. Hortzadar 6/1 Jason Watson David O'Meara	Jason Watson David O'Meara	8	99	80	76	88	–
b g Sepoy (AUS) - Clouds Of Magellan (USA) (Dynaformer)
Prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong (op 13/2 tchd 11/2)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [1½]	7. Yaaser (IRE) 85/40F Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	5	92	73	65	78	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Urjuwaan (Cape Cross)
Held up in rear, steady headway from over 2f out, going easily but waiting for room 2f out, pushed along and outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, ridden and stayed on inside final 110yds, went third post (op 2/1 tchd 9/4)

4⁽⁷⁾ nse [1½]	3. Ventura Rascal 17/2 Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan	Tom Eaves Kevin Ryan	6	95	76	67	81	–
b g Fountain Of Youth (IRE) - Choisette (Choisir)
Raced in second, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened gradually inside final 110yds, lost third post (op 15/2 tchd 9/1)

5⁽³⁾ ½ [2]	5. Star Shield 5/1 Ben Robinson David O'Meara	Ben Robinson David O'Meara	8	94 p	75	64	79	–
ch g Helmet (AUS) - Perfect Star (Act One)
Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, brief headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on but no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run in home straight) (op 6/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [2¾]	9. Golden Valour 12/1 James Sullivan R Mike Smith	James Sullivan R Mike Smith	7	84 v¹	61	48	63	–
b g Kingman - Gracefield (USA) (Storm Cat)
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression (op 22/1 tchd 25/1)

7⁽²⁾ 2 [4¾]	6. Wadacre Grace 22/1 Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	4	92	73	54	71	–
b f Brazen Beau (AUS) - Glenreef (Three Valleys)
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 16/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 2 [6¾]	8. Circles (IRE) 22/1 Cam Hardie Anthony McCann	Cam Hardie Anthony McCann	4	89 tb	66	41	59	–
b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Circle (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out (jockey said filly hung right-handed throughout) (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [7½]	4. Flylikeaneagle (IRE) 12/1 Oisin Orr Lucinda Russell	Oisin Orr Lucinda Russell	6	95 tb	76	49	67	–
b g Free Eagle (IRE) - Dulcian (IRE) (Shamardal)
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

9 ran Off time: 4:01:07 Winning time: 1m 39.53s (slow by 2.43s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Deva Racing (MB) & Partner (Mountbatten) 1st breeder: Phillistown House (Ire)
2nd owner: Akela Thoroughbreds Limited (Hortzadar)
3rd owner: Michele Craig And David D Smith (Yaaser)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.40 £2.30 £1.40 Ex: £27.60 CSF: £31.72 Tricast: £71.85 Trifecta: £136.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 43 (46%) M [4-6] 47 (23%) H [7-9] 60 (31%)

4:00 Ayr 24 May 2023

Whitley Neill Handicap