16:55 Ayr

Monday 26 February 2018

All14:1514:4515:1515:5016:2016:5517:30

Biggest Jumps Season On Racing UK Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:55  |   Winning time: 4m 18.4s
1st
Horse silk
10
7/1
T: Miss L HarrisonJ: Ross Chapman (5)
Made all, ridden when pressed from 2 out, ran on well op 8/1 tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
9
510-10
25/1
T: V ThompsonJ: Thomas Willmott (7)
Mid-division, headway after 4 out, chased leaders next, stayed on well closing stages, never reached winner op 20/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
6
11/4f
T: R M SmithJ: R Johnson
Settled in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, soon one pace tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
9/2
T: J EwartJ: Henry Brooke
In touch, progress to join leader 4 out, effort 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
5
8
6/1
T: Miss S E ForsterJ: Jamie Hamilton
In touch, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure, never a threat op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
1
9/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)
Held up in rear, under pressure before 3 out, never on terms op 17/2 tchd 7/1
7th
Horse silk
11
4
10/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Blair Campbell (5)
Chased leaders, slow 3rd, weakened after 3 out op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
11
2
10/1
T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)
Prominent, lost place 4 out tchd 12/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
40/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Mr Kit Alexander (5)
Held up towards rear, weakened after 4 out tchd 50/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
5
10/1
T: Gemma AndersonJ: A Nicol
Held up in rear, struggling after 3 out, weakening when fell last tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10Pl:£2.50, £6.40, £1.20EX:£126.50Trifecta:£487.00Tricast:£595.40SF:£149.68Swingers:£0.00, £3.30, £0.00

Forecasts

Our Lucas (11/4), Sky Full Of Stars (9/2), Lastin' Memories (6/1), Instingtive (7/1), Silk Or Scarlet (9/1), Make It Happen (10/1), Suprise Vendor (10/1), Bingo D'Olivate (10/1), Pc Dixon (25/1), Jolie Crickette (40/1)

Verdict

The biggest field of the day is saved for the penultimate race although it’s a contest that lacks many solid options although you would have to respect the C&D record of Surprise Vendor who has slipped back below his last winning mark and was badly hampered last time out so that run can be ignored. OUR LUCAS came second in that Musselburgh race and he may well have been unlucky to bump into well treated types on both his last two starts; the booking of champion jockey Richard Johnson could well be significant. Plenty of these look as though they could do with stronger test of stamina like handicap debutante Silk Or Scarlet and Make It Happen. Sky Full Of Stars will very much come into the equation if his last time out conqueror (Bulls Head) runs well earlier and Lastin’ Memories is worth a glance in the market now he drops in trip to 2m.
  1. Our Lucas
  2. Silk Or Scarlet
  3. Lastin' Memories

Previous Winners

2017
Sky Full Of Stars
Weight: 10-8  |Age: 7
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,379.002nd: £992.003rd: £496.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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