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14:10 Ayr
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- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 61-4423
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey J Reveley
chased leaders, headway to lead 4th, hit next, narrowly headed 12th, chased leader, every chance when mistake 4 out, ridden stayed on same pace and no chance with winner from after 2 out, held on for 2nd
- Form 252217/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Fox
led until 4th, chased leader until 10th, chased leaders, ridden 13th, mistake 3 out, disputing 3rd under pressure when went right bumped and fell 2 out
- Form 1/3211-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
mistakes, chased leaders, not fluent and dropped to 4th at 3rd, slow 9th and next, blundered 13th, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace from 2 out, kept pressing for 2nd flat
- Form 0/11-673
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
held up in last pair, headway to chase leaders 6th, went 2nd 10th, led 12th, going best 2 out, pushed along and came clear between last 2
- Form 951-PF2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey B S Hughes
took keen hold and held up in last pair, headway on inside to get in behind leaders 8th, in rear and outpaced 13th, left poor 4th 2 out, tailed off
- Form 111/068-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey Mr S Crawford
Nonrunner
Verdict
Un Guet Apens fell on his fencing bow at Wetherby but finished almost four lengths ahead of DIOCLES when runner-up to Tap Night over 2m here next time. However, Donald McCain's seven-year-old was making his debut over the larger obstacles that day and, with the extra half-mile in his favour, can now reverse the form and land this. Balding Banker has been placed in a couple of handicaps at Musselburgh recently and should be thereabouts again while Nuts N Bolts has scope for further improvement and looks the pick of Lucinda Russell's pair ahead of the returning Bobble Hat Bob. Aibrean has been off the track for a while but Steve Crawford's mare has won three times over hurdles and between the flags and is worth noting for when she is upped in distance.
Formwatch
Balding Banker (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Towards rear, blundered 1st, headway before 11th, ridden before last, kept on, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Isla Pearl Fisher (10-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Dec.
Bobble Hat Bob (FR) 16-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, blundered 7th, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Connectivity (12-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr '11.
Diocles (IRE) 9-4 (11-0) Tracked leaders, closed to take close 2nd 8th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed just after next, no extra flat, 3rd of 4, 9l behind Tap Night (11-0) at Ayr 2m nov chs (4) hvy.
Nuts N Bolts 5-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 2nd, went 3rd 12th, no impression before 2 out, 3rd of 6, 16l behind Real Milan (11-7) at Ayr 3m 1f nov chs (4) hvy.
Un Guet Apens (FR) 14-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, led 8th, headed after 3 out, still upsides winner who was travelling strongly when mistake last, no impression, one pace, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Tap Night (11-0) at Ayr 2m nov chs (4) hvy.
My Mate Vic (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, steadied to last before 2nd, not fluent 4th, pulled up after 13th, in a race won by Real Milan (11-7) at Ayr 3m 1f nov chs (4) hvy, 6 ran.
Aibrean (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Behind, headway into mid-division 3 out, never near leaders, 8th of 20, 23l behind Dynaste (10-13) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gs in Nov '11.