Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap (Div II)

Ayr

17:17

Date 2023-09-21

Distance 7f50y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 33.41s (slow by 6.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	End Zone (GB) Ben Curtis · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	11/1	Won
2nd	Highfield Viking (GB) Jason Hart · John Quinn	4/1	0.05
3rd	Rwenearlytheredad (GB) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	13/2	0.3
4th	Monhammer (GB) Connor Beasley · Linda Perratt	100/30F	2
5th	Earn Your Stripes (GB) Paddy Mathers · R Mike Smith	40/1	2
6th	Hoots Toots (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	12/1	1.5
7th	Rory (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	8/1	1
8th	Cassy O (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	9/2	0.3
9th	Merricourt (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	16/1	2
10th	Camacho Star (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	25/1	4
11th	Shallow Hal (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	25/1	7

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (1)	Highfield Viking Bay J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	135	v	-16432	63	73	58	9d	—	—	-1	18.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Went close at Catterick (7f, soft) last week; obvious claims, particularly if visor helps
4 (3)	Monhammer Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Linda Perratt	J:Connor Beasley T:Linda Perratt	139	—	231802	64	72	65	5d	—	—	0	17.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Bounced back to form when second off this mark at Musselburgh (7f) on Saturday
3 (11)	Cassy O Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	139	b	264438	64	75	62	47d	—	—	-5	10	1.13/1	9/2 18%
On a handy mark on best 2023 form but soundly beaten here yesterday
2 (10)	Rory Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	141	b	525562	66	72	64	22d	—	—	+3	12.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Often starts slowly and needs things to fall right but he went close on latest start
6 (5)	Rwenearlytheredad Bay J:Zak Wheatley(5) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(5) T:Declan Carroll	135	—	116451	63	74	55	23d	—	—	+9	17.8	2.00/1	9 11%
Third win of year when beating Keep Me Stable (runs in 4.45) at Musselburgh (7f) latest
5 (4)	End Zone Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Ben Curtis T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	137	b	148439	62	71	68	23d	—	—	0	7.2	2.25/1	10 10%
Below best latest and has won only one of his last 23 starts
8 (8)	Hoots Toots Grey Roan J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	133	—	-10707	58	73	65	53d	—	—	-2	6.2	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Out of sorts lately but can't be discounted after returning to mark he won off in April
9 (2)	Merricourt Grey J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	131	p	265349	56	71	65	14d	—	—	-2	4.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Won over C&D in April 2022 but has drawn a blank since
1 (9)	Shallow Hal Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	142	—	601569	67	72	67	23d	—	—	+4	8.3	6.00/1	25 4%
Won at Carlisle in July but well beaten on next four starts, the latest here yesterday
10 (7)	Camacho Star Chestnut J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	129	p	127100	57	73	60	31d	—	—	+6	8.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Clear with an improver at Catterick in July; well held since but cheekpieces may help
11 (6)	Earn Your Stripes Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	121	v	892485	46	72	58	16d	—	—	0	2	16.25/1	66 2%
6f winner here last year but has been performing no more than respectably this season

Horse	bet365	Coral
Highfield Viking	7/2	7/2
Monhammer	4	7/2
Cassy O	9/2	9/2
Rory	8	15/2
Rwenearlytheredad	9	8/1
End Zone	10	9
Hoots Toots	9	17/2
Merricourt	12	10/1
Shallow Hal	25	20
Camacho Star	33	25
Earn Your Stripes	66	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Highfield Viking

18.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Rwenearlytheredad

17.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.5

3rd

Monhammer

17.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 5

7/2

Rory

12.7

OR: 4 Form: 6 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Cassy O

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Camacho Star

8.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0.8

Shallow Hal

8.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

End Zone

7.2

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

Hoots Toots

6.2

OR: 2 Form: 2 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Merricourt

4.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.9

Earn Your Stripes

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Shallow Hal	67	72	67
Rory	66	72	64
Monhammer	64	72	65
Cassy O	64	75	62
Highfield Viking	63	73	58
Rwenearlytheredad	63	74	55
End Zone	62	71	68
Hoots Toots	58	73	65
Camacho Star	57	73	60
Merricourt	56	71	65
Earn Your Stripes	46	72	58

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Monhammer	5d ago	Quick return
Highfield Viking	9d ago	Quick return
Merricourt	14d ago	Fit
Earn Your Stripes	16d ago	Fit
Rory	22d ago	Fit
Rwenearlytheredad	23d ago	Fit
End Zone	23d ago	Fit
Shallow Hal	23d ago	Fit
Camacho Star	31d ago	Fit
Cassy O	47d ago	Fresh
Hoots Toots	53d ago	Fresh