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Christmas Party Day Dancing @Ayr Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 45.65s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Callan
John & Sean Quinn
handy early - pushed to front over 1f out and stayed on strongly inside the final furlong - advantage shrank near the line but held on to win
Lauren Young (3)
Jim Goldie
in the pack - pushed along over 2f out - closed strongly inside final furlong - just failed to catch winner in second
Jack Nicholls
Hugo Palmer
In mid-pack early - pushed along over 1f out - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong to finish 3rd
Shay Farmer (3)
Jim Goldie
rear from the outset - urged along over 2f out - modest late gains to overhaul stragglers inside final furlong - soon flattened out to finish 4th
William Pyle
David & Nicola Barron
up with the pace early - under pressure over 3f out - faded over 1f out to finish 5th
Alex Jary
Tristan Davidson
Made all the running - under pressure over 2f out - collared over 1f out and faded tamely to finish 6th
Cian Horgan (3)
Edward Bethell
Held up in last quarter - always adrift of the pace - stayed on one-paced to finish 7th
Rhys Elliott
Michael Dods
Steadily out the back throughout - no impact at any stage - finished 8th and well held
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.