Ayr
20:30
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Ayr Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £8 Place: £2.30 £1.20 Exacta: £13.40 Trifecta: £41.80
Non-Runners: Astro Jakk (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Merricourt (IRE) 6 G Poor Iain Jardine 127 lbs 7/1 Won Took keen hold - made all - ridden and joined over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - gamely(op 11/2)
2nd 3 Taskheer (IRE) 7 G AVG Edward Bethell 133 lbs 5/4F 0.2 Took keen hold - prominent - ridden to challenge over 1f out - saddle slipped and jockey lost iron inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish (jockey said inside the final furlong his saddle slipped causing him to lose an iron)(op 6/5)
3rd 2 Diamond Haze (IRE) 5 G Poor Michael Dods 135 lbs 4/1 1.5 Took keen hold - raced in second - lost position and pushed along over 2f out - ridden and outpaced when edged left over 1f out - rallied final 110yds - no match for first two(op 9/2)
4th 1 Chookie Dunedin (GB) 9 G Poor Keith Dalgleish 128 lbs 11/4 .75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pushed along and outpaced over 2f out - ridden and headway inside final furlong - kept on - not pace to challenge(tchd 5/2 and tchd 10/3)
5th 6 Yaaser (IRE) 7 G AVG Jim Goldie 120 lbs 18/1 1 Slowly into stride - took keen hold - raced in last but in touch with leaders - steady headway halfway - ridden 2f out - beaten final 110yds(op 22/1)