Ayr Races

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Ayr

13:45

CPMS Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off Time: 13:45 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf Prize: £25,720

7/2 Diamond Dealer, 5/1 Just Over Land, 6/1 Kdeux Saint Fray, 7/1 Califet En Vol, 8/1 Big John Wayne, 12/1 I Wish You, 14/1 Milcree, Al Kalila, Young Jack, 16/1 Gamesters Guy, 20/1 Walking On Air, Caughtinyourtrance, Blakey Boy, 25/1 Ayiko, Pounding Poet

Previous Runs	No.	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	OFR	Mkt
2m4½f 3m 3m½f 2m3½f 2m4f	2	Gamesters Guy (GB) Good form when winning two-runner novice chase in December but hasn't kicked on since	5 G	Good	Jack Tudor	Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	161	133	16/1 Open: 22/1
2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 3m 2m4½f	3	Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) Inconvenienced by the start at Cheltenham; retains potential, especially left-handed	5 G	Good	Sam Twiston-Davies	Anthony Honeyball	158	130	9/2 Open: 11/2
2m7½f 2m4½f 2m7½f 2m5½f 2m7½f	6	Young Jack (IRE) He's enjoyed a progressive first season over fences and did it nicely at Newcastle latest	7 G	AVG	Danny McMenamin	Chris Grant	153	125	11/1 Open: 14/1
3m1½f 2m4f 3m½f 2m4½f 3m½f	7	Ayiko (GB) Pulled up at Fairyhouse just 12 days ago but the return to a left-handed track could help	6 G	AVG	Danny Mullins	S R B Crawford	152	124	22/1 Open: 25/1
2m7½f 2m7½f 3m1½f 3m½f 2m6½f	8	Pounding Poet (IRE) 10yo who ran pretty well when back over fences in December but needs a bigger run today	9 G	AVG	Stan Sheppard	Tom Lacey	152	124	20/1 Open: 22/1
4m 2m4f 3m 3m6f 2m5f	9	Walking On Air (IRE) Third at Doncaster in January but below par on his next two starts; wears first-time visor	7 G	AVG	Harry Cobden	Faye Bramley	151	123	16/1 Open: 25/1
2m7½f 2m7½f 4m½f 3m 2m5½f	10	Diamond Dealer (IRE) 3-5 over fences and he's clearly on the up for his top trainer; player	5 G	AVG	Harry Skelton	Dan Skelton	151	123	11/4 Open: 10/3
2m 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4f	11	Just Over Land (FR) 3rd at Sandown despite mistakes; this trip is worth a go; could go well if finding fluency	6 G	AVG	Dylan Johnston	Sam Thomas	151	123	12/1 Open: 12/1
3m½f 3m½f 3m½f 2m7½f 2m4f	12	Caughtinyourtrance (IRE) Ran well in defeat last month in his first two chases and he's an each-way possible	5 G	AVG	Ryan Mania	James Moffatt	150	122	10/1 Open: 14/1
2m4f 3m 2m7½f 3m1½f 3m	13	I Wish You (FR) The form of his Wetherby win was franked and he's in good hands to continue to progress	4 G	AVG	Patrick Wadge	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	148	120	15/2 Open: 17/2
2m4½f 2m7f 2m½f 2m4½f 2m4f	14	Big John Wayne (IRE) Lightly raced 8yo who won at Hexham and the step up in trip could be a positive move	6 G	AVG	Derek Fox	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	147	119	6/1 Open: 6/1
2m7½f 2m7½f 3m2f 3m 3m2f	15	Blakey Boy (IRE) Has won his last two; this is tougher but this 6yo may have more left in the tank	5 G	AVG	Peter Kavanagh	Ewan Whillans	142	114	12/1 Open: 11/1
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4½f	NR	Califet En Vol (IRE) Won at Kempton in February; ran disappointingly at Ayr (2m4f) on Friday	6 G	AVG	James Bowen	Nicky Henderson	168	140	SCR Open: SCR
2m3½f 3m½f 2m4½f 2m5½f 3m	NR	Milcree (IRE) Won his first two chase starts; pulled up at Uttoxeter last time but remains of interest	5 G	Good	Sean Quinlan	Nicky Richards	156	128	SCR Open: 8/1
2m7f 2m7½f 2m7½f 3m 2m5½f	NR	Al Kalila (IRE) Won at Kelso last time but beat only three rivals and further improvement is needed	6 G	AVG	J J Slevin	S R B Crawford	154	126	SCR Open: 12/1