Jim Goldie strikes sweet 441-1 treble at Ayr

Jockey Richie McGrath delivered for the Renfrewshire handler in the second race of the day, the Bet Live At victorchandler.com Novices' Chase, aboard Wind Shuffle (6-1), beating 11-8 favourite Nafaath into second, before following up in the Handicap Hurdle on Arctic Court (8-1) and completing the hat-trick in the next race, piloting Bene Lad (6-1) to victory over the 3-1 favourite Sambelucky.

Ayr scrapped their proposed early-morning inspection as conditions proved good, good to soft in places. Clerk of the course Emma Marley had been due to assess conditions at 8am due to the possible threat of frost. ut with the mercury having dipped to just minus 1C overnight, the go-ahead was given without delay.

Meanwhile, James Motherway has been forced to rule Bluesea Cracker out of Saturday's rearranged Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.

Last season's Irish Grand National winner had been third-favourite with the sponsors at 9-1 following a decent run behind Midnight Chase at Cheltenham in November.

However, the nine-year-old mare knocked herself when walking in the sea near Motherway's County Cork yard last week and the injury has not settled down in time for her to take her chance. "Unfortunately last Thursday morning she was having a little bit of exercise on the beach nearby and she just took a false step in the water and knocked into her front joint," said Motherway.

"It's not going to rectify itself in time for the weekend. I've just had a consultation with my vet who checked it again and he's not happy with it so we've had to draw a line through it unfortunately. If the race had been run on its correct date (27 December) she'd have been there, but there's nothing you can do about it.

"It's unfortunate and the owners and myself are all disappointed, but that's racing."

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