14:45 Ayr

Tuesday 13 February 2024

All13:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:04

Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 4f 110y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 5m 41.02s
1st
Horse silk
6
11/4j
T: N W AlexanderJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up in rear, headway before 11th, smooth headway on outer before 4 out where 2nd, soon led, dived 3 out, not fluent 2 out where a length ahead, bad mistake last, diminishing advantage close home, stayed on gamely near finish op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
¾
2
9/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)
Midfield, ridden and headway before 4 out where led, soon pressed for lead and headed, chased leader 2 out, 2 lengths down approaching last, briefly threatened leader close home, soon switched right but always held tchd 11/1
3rd
Horse silk
19
8
11/1
T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley
Held up in rear, headway before 10th, in touch behind leaders 4 out, soon ridden, stayed into modest 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
7
7
7/2
T: R M SmithJ: Danny McMenamin
Prominent, ridden before 12th, in touch with leaders 4 out, bad mistake in 3rd 3 out, soon weakened into 5th, kept on same pace approaching last, stayed into modest 4th run-in op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
11/4j
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Led, not fluent 1st, not fluent 10th, pressed for lead before 4 out where headed, soon ridden and weakened, awkward 2 out where 4th, no impression approaching last, weakened run-in op 3/1
6th
Horse silk
17
5
9/1
T: R RossJ: Ross Chapman
Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear before 13th, tailed off 4 out op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
20
1
1012-0
14/1
T: S McParlanJ: Mr N McParlan (3)
Always in rear, ridden before 12th, tailed off before 4 out op 25/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
16/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: B S Hughes
Midfield, ridden before 10th, soon dropped to rear and pulled up before 11th op 9/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Hell On Earth122
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 10
T: C Bissett  J: Bruce Lynn
NR
10
Horse silk
Zihuatanejo52
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 10
T: Miss S E Forster  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.40, £2.70, £3.00EX:£28.20Trifecta:£257.40Tricast:£237.49SF:£27.58Swingers:£5.00, £6.30, £13.50

Forecasts

Artic Row (11/4), Indian Louis (11/4), Euchan Falls (7/2), Monochromix (9/1), Lisloran (9/1), Azof Des Mottes (11/1), Le Malin (14/1), Zihuatanejo (16/1), Knocknagappagh (16/1), Hell On Earth (50/1)

Verdict

INDIAN LOUIS looked a natural switched to chasing at Musselburgh last time and he's fancied to follow up with the potential for a good deal more improvement. Artic Row is a big threat and Knocknagappagh has been running well in Ireland of late.

  1. INDIAN LOUIS (IRE)
  2. ARTIC ROW
  3. KNOCKNAGAPPAGH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Ardera Cross
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 12
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00

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