14:25
Ladbrokes Ayr Silver Cup Handicap
Class 2, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, 25 runners
Winning time 1m 12.27s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
George Wood
Richard Spencer
Held middle of the pack near the far rail early - went ahead of that bunch inside the last two furlongs - hit the front approaching the final furlong - kept finding more to the line
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Held up towards the back - improved through field over a furlong out - drifted right approaching final furlong - kept on to snatch second late - couldn't reach winner
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Tracked front pack out wide - moved ahead approaching final furlong before checked by winner nearing the line - edged out for second in the closing strides to finish third
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
Midfield on the far rail - moved up smoothly to press 2f out - disputed 3rd before fading into 4th at the finish
David Egan
Richard Spencer
Raced handy through the middle of the pack - pushed along behind the front-runner inside the last two furlongs - stayed on to finish fifth beaten 3¾ lengths
Oisin Orr
William Haggas
Sluggish start - held up on the far flank early - pushed along and made progress inside final two furlongs - stayed on well through the last stage to finish sixth
Kaiya Fraser
Katie Scott
Sent to the front along one flank - pressed and lost the advantage inside the final two furlongs - held the effort through to the line without finding extra - finished seventh beaten just over four lengths
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr
Restrained in the pack on the far flank - pulled hard early - made progress 2f out before keeping on at one tempo inside the final furlong - eighth
Cian Horgan (5)
David O'Meara
Held up towards back early - pushed along over 2f out and made some late progress inside final furlong - unable to land a blow on front pack
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Held up towards the back - urged into contention with a move through the field 2f out - dropped away inside the last
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
Tracked front group down the middle - pushed along with over 2f left - unable to close from the final furlong - finished well held in 11th
Rowan Scott
Adrian Paul Keatley
Held up towards the back on the wide flank - made some progress inside the final furlong - always held - finished 12th
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Tracked the front group wide - pushed along with 3f left before finding little extra approaching the furlong marker - weakened close home to finish 13th
Callum Rodriguez
Richard Hughes
Up with the pace on the far rail - pushed along 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 14th
Kieran Shoemark
James Owen
Held up towards the back of the middle group - lost touch approaching 2f out - crept closer late but never threatened to reach the leaders - finished well held in 15th
Oisin McSweeney
Adrian Paul Keatley
Sat close to the pace through the middle of the track - pushed along with two furlongs left - faded soon after and beaten into 16th
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Towards rear in mid-group early - crept into mid-division 2f out - dropped away over 1f out - finished 17th
David Nolan
David O'Meara
Settled in the middle of the near-rail group - driven over 2f out - unable to make any impact from 1f out and finished 18th
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Sluggish start - settled with the pack on the far flank - shifted course and pressed for effort with two furlongs left then found little
James Doyle
J A Stack
Sat close to the front group through the middle of the track early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - faded quickly after - finished well beaten in 20th
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Towards the centre of the far group - dropped away under pressure 2f out - out of contention from 1f out
Warren Fentiman (5)
Richard Spencer
Held a forward spot along the stand rail - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish
Paul Mulrennan
Mark Loughnane
Settled midpack on the far flank - pushed along with 3f left then dropped away quickly - allowed to finish steadily well beaten
Connor Beasley
Charlie Johnston
Held up in the near-rail group - beaten and in trouble over 2f out - dropped away to finish 24th
Silvestre De Sousa
Grant Tuer
Refused to line up
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.