Golf Inn Prestwick For The Ayr Stayers Trophy Handicap Hurdle

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Phantomofthepoints (G) TP Useful hurdler who is pretty consistent on the whole and ran a cracker when third in valuable 17-runner 3m handicap on return (also had a breathing op) at Haydock in November. Built for chasing and s…	4-3F415	Non Runner D Pipe	8	76.7kg	6 5/1
1st	2	—	Ikarak (G) P Bagged a couple of 25f Warwick handicaps last term and enhanced his fine strike-rate for the Olly Murphy yard with a 23f Lingfield success on reappearance in November, responding well. Sound-enough t…	52-1313	S Bowen O Murphy	8	74.8kg	4.33 10/3
3rd	3	—	Whistle Stop Tour (G) P Progressed when winning back-to-back handicap chases at Kelso and Ayr (both at around 3m on deep ground) last season. More miss than hit since, but he's now 3 lb below the mark of his latest success …	52535P	Gregor Walkingshaw L Russell & M Scudamore	8	74.8kg	8.50 15/2
9th	4	—	Authorized Mission (G) FAV Much improved when bolting up in a 21f Kelso handicap on his return for new yard in November. Raised 14 lb but confirmed he's on the up with a second to a fellow in-form rival at Kelso 4 weeks ago an…	159-129	B S Hughes N G Richards	6	71.2kg	2.63 13/8
—	5	—	Baptism Of Fire (G) Pulled Up Useful chase winner for Henry de Bromhead in 2022. However, was beaten by much more than lack of stamina on first start for current yard at Wetherby in February and fared no better at Haydock last mo…	P/PPPP6-	Jonathon Bewley J K Hunter	11	68.5kg	301 300/1
7th	6	—	Gaillimh A Stor (G) TP It's now 14 runs since his sole win in 2022 and he fared no better than on return when pulled up at Kelso a month ago.	P8P-9P7	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	10	68.5kg	34 33/1
2nd	7	—	Highland Fashion (G) P Split a pair of subsequent graded novice hurdle winners on final start in bumpers. Shaped like a stayer several times in novice season over hurdles and upped to 23.7f, he showed improved form when ma…	4/61275-	Callum Bewley I A Duncan	7	68kg	4.50 7/2
8th	8	—	Imaginary Dragon (G) P Fair hurdles winner who failed to convince over fences last season (lacks size). No surprise to see him back over hurdles for new yard on return but offered little in a 20.5f handicap here behind Fol…	15/P2P-0	Ryan Mania Paul Robson	8	67.6kg	41 40/1
4th	9	—	Follow Charlie (G) P Gained reward for a series of good efforts when scoring at Perth in May. Not so good back there in the autumn but returned to form with a vengeance to win at over 20.5f here in November. Seen to good…	62494-4	Ben Smith R M Smith	7	67.1kg	19 18/1
6th	10	—	Coconut Splash (G) Useful chaser at his best but hard to win with. Shaped as if needing last month's return from an absence here (20.5f) in November but failed to even match that level at Kelso since.	P-66682	Mr Kit Alexander N W Alexander	11	66.2kg	13 12/1
5th	11	—	Fostered Phil (G) T Veteran who was picked up cheaply by current connections and backed at long odds when successful at Perth in September. Back on that winning mark despite a string of sound efforts and went in again a…	337415	Jamie Hamilton W Young Jnr	12	64.4kg	23 22/1

Betting forecast: Authorized Mission (13/8), Ikarak (10/3), Highland Fashion (7/2), Phantomofthepoints (5/1), Whistle Stop Tour (15/2), Coconut Splash (12/1), Follow Charlie (18/1), Fostered Phil (22/1), Gaillimh A Stor (33/1), Imaginary Dragon (40/1), Baptism Of Fire (300/1)