Thanks to Cairnzy for covering Sunday's racing.
He was given the poisoned chalice with the state of Sunday's racing. His sole runner on the main thread saw a bit of money come in for him, but it wasn't good enough to land the winning blow. Ultimately, he finished third, finishing behind the runner-up by a short head. The winner did it with a bit to spare in the end, winning by just over a length.
As for the Lucky 15 thread Cairnzy covered, he came away with Theoryofeverything winning at 10/3. Usyk was a close runner-up in the bumper at Market Rasen, as was Nickelforce earlier in the day. Sneddy Eddie was the worst-placed horse of the bet, finishing in fourth. I think Cairnzy can count himself as being a little unfortunate to walk away with just the one winner.
Binhareer 5/2 (1pt) – Ayr 3.00
There are a number of horses that I've backed throughout the years, so it's great to see some of the older lads still fighting it out at a decent level. In races like this, I do get sucked into backing the unexposed younger horse, and it tends to backfire, but I'm doing it again.
William Haggas has a fantastic record when his runners come to Ayr. He has one runner on Monday, and that is Binhareer. It would have been nice to see one of his stable jockeys coming to Scotland, as that would be a real confidence booster. Even though that is not the case, Oisin Orr has done brilliantly when getting the call for William Haggas. Oisin is 3/7 for William, and has had a further two inside the top three places. As I stated at the beginning, Haggas' record at Ayr stands at 25% from 116 runners in his career, and is 35% in the last five years.
His runner, Binhareer, will need to improve a lot from his seasonal reapparance, but there is a strong chance he will. He was an okay horse as a juvenile, winning at Redcar on soft ground, either side of midfield placements. They only got him racing from September, and I think that is due to the ground that he likes. On every run so far on turf, he has run on soft ground. He has clearly been kept away from the fast summer ground we've had in recent months, but makes a return after a month off with slower ground expected at Ayr.
He is dropping down to 6f, which isn't too much of a concern, as his pedigree has plenty of speed. He is a full sibling to Richard Spencer's Wings Of A Dove, who was a speedy filly, shown by being placed over 5f in Listed company. Also, Charles Hills' Trefor is a half-sibling, and he is a very quick horse, having speed for 6f and 5f.
The older horses are on tempting marks, and Abduction has been in great form this season, so I don't think this will be a walk in the park.
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