It was a battle of the apprentices as 21-year-old Irish jockey Fran Ferris got the better of fellow 5lb claimer Dean Corby.

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Hot Weld, ridden by 5lb claimer PJ McDonald, did it the hard way as he made all the running over an extended four miles at Ayr.

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