03 Oct 2023 15:22 Ayr
Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £9,421); Distance: 7f 50y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Virgin Bet Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(3) |
| - |
Sirona (GER) (filly, bay, 9 13) |
8-40285 / 4 |
Flat (10) | J Fanning | C Johnston Dash Grange Stud |
13/2 | |
| soon tracking leader, ridden over 1f out, sustained challenge throughout final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead final stride | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(2) |
| SHD |
Autumn Festival (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
203071 / 4 |
Flat (7) | Jason Watson | D O'Meara The Lam Partnership |
5/2 | |
| led and set decent pace, brought field centre in home straight, ridden and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, stayed on gamely but headed final stride | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(4) |
| 1¼ L |
On A Session (USA) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
284757 / 8 |
Flat (31) | B A Curtis | T D Barron Penton Hill Racing… |
6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, raced keenly in 5th, good headway far side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
4(7) |
| HD |
Abduction (FR) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
001260 / 6 |
Flat (10) | S A Gray | J S Goldie Dab Hand Racing |
6/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
6(1) |
| HD |
Rock Melody (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
367293 / 5 |
Flat (9) | P Mulrennan | J S Goldie Summerstorm Bloodstock… |
9/1 | |
| dwelt, raced keenly and soon tracking leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on towards finish, not enough pace to challenge | ||||||||||
6th |
7(6) |
| 2¼ L |
William Dewhirst (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) |
166331 / 4 |
Flat (20) | G Lee | B Haslam Widdup, Nicol,… |
8/1 | |
| wore hood to post, held up in 4th place, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
1(5) |
| ½ L |
Master Zoffany (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) |
15-5541 / 6 |
Flat (31) | O J Orr | R A Fahey Let's Go Racing… |
10/3 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along out wide over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||