14:00
Christmas Party Day Dancing At Ayr Racecourse Apprentice Handicap
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 42.93s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie
Pulled hard in the early stages - took the front and angled off the rail turning in - challenged on both sides inside the final furlong - battled on well to win going away
Rhys Elliott (3)
Michael Dods
Race close to the pace early wide - settled just behind the front group - made ground wide turn 3f out - pushed into second 2f out - edged closer inside the final furlong but couldn't find more close home
Oisin McSweeney
Gerard O'Leary
Settled towards the rear early - shifted wide and made strong progress with 1f left - stayed on into 3rd but never able to reach the front two
Jake Dickson (7)
Tim Easterby
Settled at the back early - improved into contention 2f out racing away from rivals - kept on at one speed inside final furlong without troubling the front two
Warren Fentiman (3)
Katie Scott
Settled towards rear early - improved into 4th by halfway - driven upsides in the pack approaching 2f out - lost momentum in the final furlong to finish 5th
Kaiya Fraser
Jim Goldie
Handy in third early - moved up to second three furlongs out - pressed leader with two to go - dropped away and faded in the closing stages
Mohammed Tabti (3)
Hugo Palmer
Sat close to leader early - driven and lost front spot 3f out - dropped away fast approaching final 2f - finished 7th
Non-runners: Ayr Poet (self certificate, bruised foot)
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.