16:00 Ayr

Friday 8 March 2024

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Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   3m 20y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:05  |   Winning time: 6m 38.82s
1st
Horse silk
1
7/4f
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Made all, clear 3 out, driven and stayed on well run-in, unchallenged op 13/8 tchd 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
6/1
T: R M SmithJ: Danny McMenamin
Chased winner until hit 5 out, close 3rd, went 2nd again 2 out, driven and one pace run-in op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
6 ½
5
12/1
T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley
Held up in 5th, went 2nd 5 out until ridden 2 out, no extra in 3rd op 11/1 tchd 10/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
9/2
T: A M ThomsonJ: B S Hughes
Chased leaders on inside, hit 5th, hit 8th, lost 3rd 10th, weakened 4 out
5th
Horse silk
12
2
6/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Sean Quinlan
Held up well disputing 5th when jumped slowly 2nd, lost place, hit 11th, outpaced when jumped slowly 5 out, never dangerous after op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
27
8
5/1
T: D W WhillansJ: Henry Brooke
Raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along and weakened home turn tchd 9/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
25/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell
Never going well in rear, hit 8th, went right 12th, tailed off and pulled up after 5 out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

6
Horse silk
Heritier De Sivola24
Weight: 11-1|  Age: 7
T: P A Kirby  J: Joe Williamson
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.50, £2.90EX:£11.20Trifecta:£84.00Tricast:£90.16SF:£12.15Swingers:£3.30, £4.40, £7.60

Forecasts

Whosmydaddy (7/4), Heritier De Sivola (4/1), Baron Briggs (9/2), Cowboy Cooper (5/1), Euchan Falls (6/1), Wavelength (6/1), Azof Des Mottes (12/1), High Roller (25/1)

Verdict

Having shown precious little previously, WHOSMYDADDY bolted up on his chasing debut at Musselburgh last month and sure to progress in this sphere, Sandy Thomson's 6-y-o is strongly fancied to defy an 8 lb rise and remain unbeaten over the larger obstacles. The main threat may emerge from Heritier de Sivola, who stopped the slide over a staying trip for the first time over fences here 3 weeks ago, while Baron Briggs and Wavelength aren't out of things, either.

  1. WHOSMYDADDY (IRE)
  2. HERITIER DE SIVOLA (FR)
  3. BARON BRIGGS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Without Conviction
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 8
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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