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AYR 15:25 35i4k

Name: GOLF INN PRESTWICK HANDICAP HURDLE (Qualifier) (3)
Start: 2025-01-02T12:10:00
End: 2025-01-02T15:25:00
Location: Ayr

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15:25 Thursday 02 January 2025 1314
GOLF INN PRESTWICK HANDICAP HURDLE (Qualifier) (3) 2m841	Distance : 3m 70y
Prize : £7,921 Rated : (0-130) Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Hurdle	Going : Soft
Race Type : Hurdle

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		2. O'TOOLE (IRE)	2. O'TOOLE (IRE)	C (134) <	125		93	J. J. Slevin	9	11-12	14/115	14/115
1			chg ZAFFARAN (USA)	J: J. J. Slevin T: Stuart Crawford, Ireland Age: 9 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (t) OR: 127	C (134) <	125		93	Stuart Crawford, Ireland	(t)	(127)		14/115
back over hurdles, hadn't been seen for the best part of 2 years but proved as good as ever, gamely fighting off the runner-up in the closing stages; waited with out wide, travelled smoothly, jumped fluently, took closer order early final circuit, close up 4 out, led before 2 out, tackled from last, dug deep under pressure; he wouldn't want turning out quickly on the back of this, but there's still an element of untapped potential/unfinished business about him, particularly as a staying chaser.
waited with, jumped fluently, took closer order early final circuit, close up 4 out, led before 2 out, tackled from last, dug deep
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2	2	hd	6. GAILLIMH A STOR (IRE)	6. GAILLIMH A STOR (IRE)	-1 <	114	+5 >	82	Danny McMenamin	9	11-1	13/27.5	13/27.5
2		hd	bg FLEMENSFIRTH (USA)	J: Danny McMenamin T: N. W. Alexander Age: 9 Wgt: 11-1 Eq: (t) OR: 116	-1 <	114	+5 >	82	N. W. Alexander	(t)	(116)		13/27.5
had a likely fitness edge over the winner but couldn't quite make it count; raced wide, mid-field, progress approaching straight, chased leader 2 out, every chance from last, just failed.
mid-field, progress approaching straight, chased leader 2 out, every chance from last, just failed
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3	3	6½	10. ADVERAM	10. ADVERAM	+2 <	95	-19 >	63	Brian Hughes	6	10-2 (9-12)	3/14	3/14
3		6½	bg WINGED LOVE (IRE)	J: Brian Hughes T: Ian Duncan Age: 6 Wgt: 10-2 (9-12) Eq: (s) OR: 103	+2 <	95	-19 >	63	Ian Duncan	(s)	(103)		3/14
was a little out of the handicap but was well ed and ran another solid race, just unable to go with a better-treated pair late on; in touch, ridden from 3 out, one paced.
in touch, ridden from 3 out, one paced
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4	4	nk	3. PINOT ROUGE (IRE)	3. PINOT ROUGE (IRE)	C <	119	-25 >	87	Nathan Moscrop	7	11-12	25/126	25/126
4		nk	chm BLUEPRINT (IRE)	J: Nathan Moscrop T: Susan Corbett Age: 7 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (s) OR: 127	C <	119	-25 >	87	Susan Corbett	(s)	(127)		25/126
back over hurdles, bounced back to form; disputed lead until early final circuit, led approaching straight, headed before 2 out, one paced.
disputed lead until early final circuit, led approaching straight, headed before 2 out, one paced
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5	5	1¼	4. HAZY GLEN (FR)	4. HAZY GLEN (FR)	+7 <	113+	+5 >	81	Jamie Hamilton	6	11-7	17/29.5	17/29.5
5		1¼	grg DALAKHANI (IRE)	J: Jamie Hamilton T: Michael & David Easterby Age: 6 Wgt: 11-7 OR: 122	+7 <	113+	+5 >	81	Michael & David Easterby		(122)		17/29.5
shaped as if still in good form, seeming stretched by the longer trip under the conditions; held up, smooth headway after 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, effort flattened out.
held up, smooth headway after 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, not sustain effort
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6	6	7	7. FORGED WELL (IRE)	7. FORGED WELL (IRE)	+13 <	97	+7 >	65	Sean Quinlan	6	10-12	9/25.5	9/25.5
6		7	bg GOLD WELL	J: Sean Quinlan T: Martin Todhunter Age: 6 Wgt: 10-12 OR: 113	+13 <	97	+7 >	65	Martin Todhunter		(113)		9/25.5
didn't see the 3m out as well as anticipated; mid-field, took closer order before 4 out, ridden from next, weakened.
mid-field, took closer order before 4 out, ridden from next, weakened
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7	7	12	8. BOTH BARRELS	8. BOTH BARRELS	+26 <	86+	+21 >	54	Craig Nichol	7	10-12	11/43.75f	11/43.75f
7		12	chg MIDNIGHT LEGEND	J: Craig Nichol T: Donald Whillans Age: 7 Wgt: 10-12 OR: 113	+26 <	86+	+21 >	54	Donald Whillans		(113)		11/43.75f
was prominent in the betting but shaped as if better for the run after 9 months off; mid-field, pushed along before 3 out, faded.
mid-field, pushed along before 3 out, faded
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8	8	5	9. COVENTRY (IRE)	9. COVENTRY (IRE)	+7 <	74	+9 >	42	Peter Kavanagh (3)	8	10-5	33/134	33/134
8		5	bg DALAKHANI (IRE)	J: Peter Kavanagh (3) T: Lisa Harrison Age: 8 Wgt: 10-5 OR: 106	+7 <	74	+9 >	42	Lisa Harrison		(106)		33/134
back up markedly in trip, again ran poorly; close up, weakened approaching straight.
close up, weakened approaching straight
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9	9	ns	5. THEME TUNE (IRE)	5. THEME TUNE (IRE)	+6 <	85	+24 >	53	Bruce Lynn	10	11-2	66/167	66/167
9		ns	bg SUPREME LEADER	J: Bruce Lynn T: N. W. Alexander Age: 10 Wgt: 11-2 Eq: (s) OR: 117	+6 <	85	+24 >	53	N. W. Alexander	(s)	(117)		66/167
probably needed the run after 14 months off; disputed lead briefly early, chased leaders, lost place seventh, ridden from home turn, beaten when slow 2 out.
disputed lead briefly early, chased leaders, lost place 7th, ridden from home turn, beaten when slow 2 out
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10	10	23	1. WAKOOL (FR)	1. WAKOOL (FR)	+39 <	76	+9 >	44	Dominic Hislop (10)	9	12-0	14/115	14/115
10		23	grg VINDICATION (USA)	J: Dominic Hislop (10) T: N. W. Alexander Age: 9 Wgt: 12-0 Eq: (t) OR: 129	+39 <	76	+9 >	44	N. W. Alexander	(t)	(129)		14/115
looked stable second string on paper but ran poorly even so, in first-time tongue strap instead of usual headgear; disputed lead, went on early final circuit, headed approaching straight, weakened.
disputed lead, went on early final circuit, headed approaching straight, weakened
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All 10 ran. Hurdles: 12. Race Distance Adjustment: +60 yds	Winning Owner: Mr Simon Munir/Mr Isaac Souede
Time: 6m 31.2s Closing Sectional: (3.35f): 50.4s (105.7%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 115%, Betfair SP 101.7%
It took O'Toole to prove himself as good as ever to make a triumphant return to action at the chief expense of a similarly reliable sort that had only recently returned from a lengthy absence himself. O'TOOLE (IRE) back over hurdles, hadn't been seen for the best part of 2 years but proved as good as ever, gamely fighting off the runner-up in the closing stages; waited with out wide, travelled smoothly, jumped fluently, took closer order early final circuit, close up 4 out, led before 2 out, tackled from last, dug deep under pressure; he wouldn't want turning out quickly on the back of this, but there's still an element of untapped potential/unfinished business about him, particularly as a staying chaser. GAILLIMH A STOR (IRE) had a likely fitness edge over the winner but couldn't quite make it count; raced wide, mid-field, progress approaching straight, chased leader 2 out, every chance from last, just failed. ADVERAM was a little out of the handicap but was well ed and ran another solid race, just unable to go with a better-treated pair late on; in touch, ridden from 3 out, one paced. PINOT ROUGE (IRE) back over hurdles, bounced back to form; disputed lead until early final circuit, led approaching straight, headed before 2 out, one paced. HAZY GLEN (FR) shaped as if still in good form, seeming stretched by the longer trip under the conditions; held up, smooth headway after 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, effort flattened out. FORGED WELL (IRE) didn't see the 3m out as well as anticipated; mid-field, took closer order before 4 out, ridden from next, weakened. BOTH BARRELS was prominent in the betting but shaped as if better for the run after 9 months off; mid-field, pushed along before 3 out, faded. COVENTRY (IRE) back up markedly in trip, again ran poorly; close up, weakened approaching straight. THEME TUNE (IRE) probably needed the run after 14 months off; disputed lead briefly early, chased leaders, lost place seventh, ridden from home turn, beaten when slow 2 out. WAKOOL (FR) looked stable second string on paper but ran poorly even so, in first-time tongue strap instead of usual headgear; disputed lead, went on early final circuit, headed approaching straight, weakened.

15:25 Ayr Result on Thursday 02 January 2025 1z3k61

The 3M 70Y 15:25 GOLF INN PRESTWICK HANDICAP HURDLE (Qualifier) (3) at Ayr was run on Soft. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of £7,921. There were 10 runners. The winning horse was O'TOOLE (IRE) who won by hd. O'TOOLE (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 14/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

GAILLIMH A STOR (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.10 - they had an ISP of 13/2
ADVERAM finished 3rd and was beaten by 6.5 - they had an ISP of 3/1
PINOT ROUGE (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 7 - they had an ISP of 25/1
HAZY GLEN (FR) finished 5th and was beaten by 8 - they had an ISP of 17/2
FORGED WELL (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 15 - they had an ISP of 9/2
BOTH BARRELS finished 7th and was beaten by 27 - they had an ISP of 11/4f
COVENTRY (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 32 - they had an ISP of 33/1
THEME TUNE (IRE) finished 9th and was beaten by 32 - they had an ISP of 66/1
WAKOOL (FR) finished 10th and was beaten by 55 - they had an ISP of 14/1

AYR 15:25 35i4k

15:25 Thursday 02 January 2025 1314

GOLF INN PRESTWICK HANDICAP HURDLE (Qualifier) (3) 2m841

15:25 Ayr Result on Thursday 02 January 2025 1z3k61