Racecards
13:20 Ayr
Cheltenham 2014 NRFB At BetVictor.com Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,431
- 2nd: £1,309
- 3rd: £654
- 4th: £328
- Form 63/12-01
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey D C Costello
tracked leaders in 3rd, pecked 1st, mistake 2nd, took keen hold, led 6th, headed before 9th, a close 2nd when fell 4 out
- Form 1111-31
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led to 6th, reminders 8th, led before 9th, left clear 4 out, blundered 3 out, driven out
- Form 2429-3U
- Age 8
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey Adrian Lane
tracked leader, mistake 1st, pushed along before 9th, soon weakened and reminders, tailed off 11th, left 2nd 4 out, no chance with winner
- Form 1-42331
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Swatow Typhoon wasn't entirely convincing when making all on his chasing bow at Newcastle but should have learned plenty from that. But MILBOROUGH beat better opposition at Uttoxeter and also has plenty of scope. He looks the most likely winner as Kris Cross was receiving 12lb when rallying to beat the reluctant Polisky in a handicap at Ascot. Ex-pointer Cherry's Bay may need this.
Formwatch
Milborough (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Led until not fluent 3rd, mostly tracked leader, not fluent 4th, challenged 2 out, soon led, driven out flat, held on, won at Uttoxeter 3m nov chs (4) sft in Dec beating Sixty Something (10-12) by nk, 8 ran.
Swatow Typhoon (IRE) 4-6fav (11-0) Made most, left 2 lengths clear at 12th, driven clear approaching 4 out, kept on, won at Newcastle 3m beg chs (4) sft in Dec beating War On (11-0) by 9l, 5 ran.
Cherry's Bay 25-1 (11-12) (bl) strugg 9; ur 12, in a race won by Call Mrs Jones (11-12) at Haydon 3m ptp sft in May, 15 ran.
Kris Cross (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Chased leaders, mistake 12th, led bypassing omitted 14th, driven before 2 out, headed just before last, over 2 lengths down flat, rallied as leader idled to regain lead final strides, won at Ascot 3m nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov beating Polisky (11-1) by hd, 10 ran.