24 May 2023 16:00 Ayr
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,234); Distance: 1m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Whitley Neill Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(8) |
| - |
Mountbatten (IRE) (gelding, black, 9 9) |
D213-41 / 5 |
Flat (18) | Hollie Doyle | A Watson Deva Racing (mb)… |
9/2 | |
| raced keenly, made all, ridden over 2f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong, just done enough | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(6) |
| HD |
Hortzadar (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
4870-28 / 9 |
Flat (27) | Jason Watson | D O'Meara Akela Thoroughbreds… |
6/1 | |
| tracked leader, shaken up over 2f out, kept on well final 110yds | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(1) |
| 1¼ L |
Yaaser (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
340-089 / 5 |
Flat (10) | P Mulrennan | J S Goldie Michele Craig And… |
85/40 | |
| towards rear, nudged along and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
3(7) |
| NS |
Ventura Rascal (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
40189-4 / 6 |
Flat (30) | T Eaves | K A Ryan Middleham Park… |
17/2 | |
| close up, shaken up and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
5(3) |
| ½ L |
Star Shield (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) |
473251 / 9 |
Flat (20) | Ben Robinson | D O'Meara Middleham Park… |
5/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
6th |
9(5) |
| ¾ L |
Golden Valour (GB) (colt, bay, 8 4) |
74364-7 / 8 |
Flat (20) | J P Sullivan | R M Smith West Loudoun Racing… |
12/1 | |
| midfield, ridden 3f out, stayed on well final 110yds | ||||||||||
7th |
6(2) |
| 2 L |
Wadacre Grace (GB) (filly, bay, 9 2) |
514130 / 5 |
Flat (24) | J Fanning | C Johnston Wadacre Stud |
22/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
8(4) |
| 2 L |
Circles (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) |
441174 / 5 |
Flat (43) | Cam Hardie | A McCann Miss Rita Shah |
22/1 | |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
9th |
4(9) |
| ¾ L |
Flylikeaneagle (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
3316-14 / 7 |
Flat (20), Jump (84) |
O J Orr | Miss Lucinda V Russell Miss Lucinda V… |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||