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15:00 Ayr

Grant Burge Wines Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 11.70s
  • Off Time: 15:02:09
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Morgan Be

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Strong Resolve (IRE)

    3/1

      1
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue stars, diamonds on sleeves

      Strong Resolve (IRE)

      15 CDDC
      3/1
      • Form 213582
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 120

      led until headed 8th and stayed in touch, ridden approaching 4 out and kept on one pace

      2
      Silk - Red, White braces, Royal Blue sleeves

      Morgan Be

      80 C
      5/2
      • Form 211-521
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 117

      in touch, led 13th, driven out from 2 out

      3
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

      Jurancon II (FR)

      7
      25/1
      • Form P9P/36P
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 100

      in touch, ridden and lost place halfway, pulled up before 10th

      4
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Green armlets, Dark Green and White striped cap

      Skenfrith

      13 CDC
      11/2
      • Form P11P-PP
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 108

      in touch, ridden and led 12th until blundered and headed next, soon weakened and pulled up before 4 out

      5
      Silk - White, Royal Blue stripe, Red sleeves and cap

      Lampion du Bost (FR)

      22
      3/1
      • Form 426624
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 104

      in touch, lost place 11th and pulled up before 13th

      6
      Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap

      No Picnic (IRE)

      112
      7/1
      • Form 482363
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 92

      prominent, led 8th until headed 12th, lost place 13th, ridden and one pace from next

      In depth

      Verdict

      Morgan Be showed progressive form over hurdles and looks to be doing the same over fences so is taken to follow up recent course success over Baron Monty (run in 2.30pm race), getting the vote over Strong Resolve and Lampion du Bost. The last mentioned is a consistent performer but is proving to be hard to win with so may be booked for a place at best. Skenfrith seems to be a shade high in the weights at present, while No Picnic is on a long losing sequence and is hard to recommend on recent evidence. Jurancon II is not as good as he once was and is easily discounted with a more likely winner looking to be Strong Resolve, who ran better at Haydock last time. Morgan Be looks to be going the right way though and he is preferred.

      Formwatch

      Strong Resolve (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Led to 5th, mistake 11th, chased winner last, kept on flat, always held, 2nd of 6, 5l behind King Bee (10-11) at Haydock 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Feb.

      Morgan Be 13-8 (11-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 11th, ridden to lead last, kept on, won at Ayr 2m 5f beg chs (4) hvy in Dec beating Baron Monty (11-4) by a nk, 7 ran.

      Jurancon II (FR) 20-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, outpaced 10th, never dangerous after, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Almire Du Lia (10-12) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft, 8 ran.

      Skenfrith 20-1 (10-0) Prominent, behind from 14th and pulled up at the 16th in race won by Nil Desperandum (11-12) at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp chs (2) hvy in Feb, 16 ran.

      Lampion du Bost (FR) 6-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders, chased winner approaching last until no extra run-in, 4th of 12, 3l behind Whereareyounow (10-7) at Kelso 2m 6f amt hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.

      No Picnic (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Tracked leader 10th, outpaced 4 out, kept on from 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 10, 20l behind Silver Jack (10-10) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Nov.