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14:45 Ayr

Book 2nd January Raceday And Celebrate Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 20y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,800 added
  • Winner: £6,108
  • 2nd: £1,794
  • 3rd: £897
  • 4th: £448
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 23.55s
  • Off Time: 14:45:27
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 224P-42
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 107

in touch, mistake 8th, headway 13th, ridden 4 out, weakening when hit next

2
Silk - GREY, red stars, red cap

No No Mac (IRE)

120 b CD
6/1
  • Form 615-523
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 102

soon led, clear 2nd, increased lead 6th, reduced lead 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed next, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish

3
Silk - Emerald Green, Emerald Green and Dark Blue hooped sleeves
  • Form 14-2214
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 101

tracked leaders, blundered 7th, went 2nd 12th, ridden to lead last, ran on

4
Silk - White, Royal Blue hoops, White and Yellow hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
13/2
  • Form 287221
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 101

tracked leader until 12th, lost place next, pulled up 3 out

5
Silk - Dark blue, emerald green star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 0-76428
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 100

held up, headway 4 out, pecked on landing next, ridden and ran on to go 2nd towards finish

6
Silk - Red, royal blue seams, chevrons on sleeves, red cap, white star
  • Form 53624-7
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 100

in rear, headway 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace

7
Silk - Orange, black stars and sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form P251P-P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 97

close up, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace

8
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK and YELLOW halved sleeves, BLACK cap

Finaghy Ayr (IRE)

218 p DCD
14/1
  • Form 27/0P3P-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 96

held up, pushed along 5 out, soon weakened and pulled up next

9
Silk - Sea Green, White cross belts, White cap, Green spots
  • Form P785U-5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 93

in rear when blundered and unseated rider 1st

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A winner at Cartmel in August, Nortonthorpelegend returned a disappointing favourite at Kelso recently when finishing well behind Damiens Dilemma. The latter has been raised 5lb for that success but ORIONINVERNESS (NAP) gets the vote. He was beaten only a length at Hexham on his reappearance despite his rider dropping his whip after the last and Lucinda Russell’s charge is taken to go one better in this. No No Mac is not out of this either off his current mark though has an absence to overcome but the remainder are harder to recommend unless the latter’s stablemate Finaghy Ayr can reproduce his third at Hexham back in March.

Formwatch

Orioninverness (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leader, ridden and headed before last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Bocasien Desbois (10-8) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.

No No Mac (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led until after last, no chance with winner, dropped to 3rd run-in, 3rd of 7, 17l behind The Jam Man (12-2) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.

Nortonthorpelegend (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) Chased winner until 12th, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 8, 25l behind Damiens Dilemma (11-4) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.

Damiens Dilemma (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Made all, mistake 2 out, held on gamely, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Prince Dundee (11-10) by 1l, 8 ran.

Ask Cory (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Mid-division, no impression from 4 out, never a factor, 8th of 14, 17 1/4l behind Western Sea (11-12) at Sligo 2m 5f Good - Yielding in Sep.

Imperial Prince (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, outpaced 4 out, never a threat, last of 7, 27 3/4l behind Bafana Blue (11-0) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in May.

Attention Please (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, lost place before 12th, pulled up after 3 out, at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.

Finaghy Ayr (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Never really travelling in rear, behind 12th, pulled up before 3 out, at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Mar.

Asking For Answers (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear and mistakes, weakened from 14th, tailed off, 5th of 6, 22 1/4l behind Buddha Scheme (11-2) at Hexham 3m (4) sft in Oct.