15:30
Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap
Class 3, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, 18 runners
Winning time 1m 13.36s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Clifford Lee
William Haggas
Settled midfield early - made ground upsides the pace-setters approaching 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - pushed away from rivals and kept finding more to the line
Dylan Hogan
Michael Herrington
Settled midpack early - driven to close in on the front group approaching final two furlongs then moved into second inside the last - unable to get near the runaway winner but held clear of the rest in defeat
Lauren Young (7)
Jim Goldie
Settled at the back early - urged forward with two furlongs left - found a late rally on the outside inside the final furlong - closed to finish third but not enough to trouble the winner
Mohammed Tabti (5)
Iain Jardine
Took a keen hold up with the pace - pushed along inside the last two furlongs and found room to close between rivals - edged out for third close to the line
Shane Gray
Kevin Ryan
Went straight to front early - tracked up in second - regained command inside final 2f - pushed along and overtaken with a furlong left - dropped away through closing stages to finish fifth
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Settled at the back early - urged forward outside two furlongs left - boxed in with no gap approaching final stretch - eased through the pack once space appeared but too late to trouble the front and finished sixth beaten 7¼ lengths
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Held a central spot away from the rail early - dropped back after being bumped inside the final two furlongs - no impression on the finish thereafter - eventually beaten well into seventh
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Sluggish start - held up towards back on the far flank - found a little progress between rivals inside final 2f - pressed 1f out then faded to finish 8th
William Pyle (3)
Tracy Waggott
Settled close to the front group early - urged forward with over 2f remaining - lost momentum under pressure in the closing stages to finish well held
Kaiya Fraser
Linda Perratt
Sluggish start - held towards back on far flank - nudged into contention inside final two furlongs then lost momentum late
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
Settled towards the outer edge of the pack - held a midfield spot - lost momentum and drifted left inside final furlong - finished well held in 11th
Dale Swift
Seb Spencer
Tracked front pack close to the near rail - hit the front at halfway before being caught inside the last 2f - dropped away fast over 1f out to finish well beaten
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Settled in the pack - nudged for effort 2f out and found no extra before being hampered inside the final furlong
Kevin Stott
Jim Goldie
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - unable to make any impression - finished well beaten in 14th
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Sat close to front group early - urged forward with over two furlongs left - dropped away rapidly inside final two furlongs - finished well held in 15th
Jack Mitchell
Simon & Ed Crisford
Tracked front pack on the near flank - hampered shortly after start - pushed along and faded fast inside final furlong - finished well beaten in 16th
Rhys Elliott (5)
Jim Goldie
Held up early - never involved with front group - well held throughout - finished tailed off in 17th
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell
Checked and moved left early - settled midfield - dropped away and under pressure after halfway - well held late and allowed to coast home last
Non-runners: Queen's Guard (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.