13:50 Ayr

Saturday 22 April 2023

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

CPMS Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 20y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 5m 58.03s
1st
Horse silk
3
13/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews
Made all, jumped well, clear 10th, unchallenged op 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
11
5
9/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Chased leaders, hit 2nd, blundered 8th, went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner, mistake last op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
1
15/8f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Disputing lead when mistake 1st, chased winner, mistake 3rd and 10th, lost 2nd and no impression on winner 3 out, kept on op 7/4
4th
Horse silk
hd
6
11/2
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (5)
Held up in mid-division, hampered 5th, headway 8th, mistake and no impression on winner 3 out, disputing 3rd last op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
8
16/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: B S Hughes
In rear, effort after 15th, no impression in 5th 4 out, mistake 2 out, kept on tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
41
9
12/1
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Danny McMenamin
Towards rear, closed on outside 2nd, hit 6th, lost place 12th, struggling 13th, well behind 4 out, tailed off op 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
4/1
T: J TizzardJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, blundered badly and lost place 5th, last 7th, behind when went wrong and pulled up before 11th
PU
Horse silk
4
11/1
T: G ElliottJ: Adrian Heskin
Rear of mid-division, slightly hampered 5th, blundered 12th, soon behind, tailed off 14th, pulled up after

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Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Ned Tanner31
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 7
T: N W Alexander  J: Sean Quinlan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£1.70, £2.60, £1.40EX:£72.10Trifecta:£219.90Tricast:£152.09SF:£61.04Swingers:£8.10, £3.20, £3.70

Forecasts

City Chief (15/8), Oscar Elite (4/1), Temptationinmilan (11/2), Sail Away (13/2), Forward Plan (9/1), Where It All Began (11/1), Hold The Note (12/1), Ned Tanner (14/1), Donna's Double (16/1)

Verdict

Low-mileage 7-y-o SAIL AWAY shaped as though all his ability remains firmly intact when runner-up back from a 10-month absence at Chepstow. Moving back up in trip here looks a good move and he could be the answer. It wasn't a particularly strong Grade 2 novice that City Chief won at Wetherby but he is greatly respected nonetheless. Oscar Elite is also feared on the back of his creditable effort in the Ultima and Irish-raider Temptationinmilan shoud have a part to play, too.

  1. SAIL AWAY (FR)
  2. CITY CHIEF (IRE)
  3. OSCAR ELITE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Dusart
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00

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