14:45 Ayr

Tuesday 21 December 2021

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:4515:15

Funky's 20th Anniversary Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 20y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 6m 14.7s
1st
Horse silk
8
910-10
9/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (5)
Not always fluent, held up in touch on inside, mistake 15th, left 2nd and not fluent 4 out, challenged 2 out, led last, ridden out op 5/1 tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
8/1
T: W GreatrexJ: Henry Brooke
Chased leader, led 2nd, hit 12th, hard pressed when rival fell 4 out, pressed 2 out, headed when not fluent last, held flat, kept on tchd 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¾
6
9/4f
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Led until 2nd, chased leader until after 10th, went 2nd again 11th until 13th, lost place final bend, hampered 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd last op 2/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
6/1
T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes
Mid-division, headway 11th, outpaced when left 3rd 4 out, no impression, lost 3rd last op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
19
4
6/1
T: I A DuncanJ: C O'Farrell
Always in rear, well beaten when blundered badly 4 out op 8/1 tchd 11/2
6th
Horse silk
13
5
1011-6
50/1
T: R RossJ: Thomas Dowson
Held up, well beaten before 4 out op 40/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
4/1
T: K ThorntonJ: Mr J C Barry (3)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 10th until 11th, went 2nd again 13th, strong challenge when fell 4 out op 10/3

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Scoop The Pot12
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 11
T: B Haslam  J: Alain Cawley
NR
9
Horse silk
Asking For Answers16
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 8
T: M Todhunter  J: Sean Quinlan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.20, £3.90EX:£34.50Trifecta:£109.70Tricast:£95.12SF:£35.45Swingers:£5.30, £2.30, £3.90

Forecasts

Behindthelines (9/4), Scoop The Pot (4/1), Shanroe Al C (4/1), Manetti (9/2), Juge Et Parti (6/1), Strong Economy (6/1), Bob Mahler (8/1), Asking For Answers (12/1), Moyross (50/1)

Verdict

Veteran SCOOP THE POT strung some good efforts together at this time last season and a 4 lb rise for Newcastle doesn't look too severe, so he might be capable of following up. Shanroe Al C's excellent British record marks him down as an obvious danger, while Strong Economy certainly knows where the winning post is here.

  1. SCOOP THE POT (IRE)
  2. SHANROE AL C (IRE)
  3. STRONG ECONOMY (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £6,154.002nd: £2,835.003rd: £1,417.004th: £710.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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