Ayr
13:40
Virgin Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Ayr Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £1.70 £1.20 Exacta: £8.40 Trifecta: £21.40
Non-Runners: Donny Boy (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Gold Cup Bailly (FR) 9 G AVG S R B Crawford 164 lbs 100/30 Won Jumped well - made all - faced sustained challenge from 4 out - going easily when good jump 2 out - pushed along approaching last - another good jump last - ridden run-in - always doing enough(tchd 3/1)
2nd 3 Doctor Ken (FR) 8 G AVG Olly Murphy 161 lbs 6/5F 1.25 Prominent - made challenge 4 out - pushed along 4 out - outpaced 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on run-in - always held(op 10/11 tchd 5/4)
3rd 5 Captain Quint (IRE) 8 G AVG Rose Dobbin 154 lbs 100/30 12 Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - went third but slow jump and cajoled along 12th - ridden 4 out - outpaced and held before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last - no match for first two(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
4th 6 No Regrets (IRE) 11 G AVG Nicky Richards 149 lbs 10/1 5.5 Held up in rear - headway into midfield 4th - reminders 9th - outpaced and lost touch before 4 out - kept on but no impression from 3 out(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
99th 4 Hasty Brook (FR) 8 G Poor Rebecca Menzies 160 lbs 17/2 - Prominent - not fluent 2nd - dropped to rear 4th - outpaced 10th - mistake 11th - lost touch 12th - well behind when eased and pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed and stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 18/1)