Ayr
14:40
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier)
Ayr Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.40 Place: £1.70 £5.10 £1.40 Exacta: £103.90 Tricast: £164.61 Trifecta: £344.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - not fluent 9th - not fluent 5 out - headway 4 out - soon went second - pushed along and led narrowly after 3 out - ridden approaching last - headed last - stayed on and led again towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that he was pleased with gelding's previous run - as gelding had jumped well on his chase debut and added that because gelding had jumped well previously he was ridden more prominently on this occasion)(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
9 G AVG Russell Ross 147 lbs 100/30 Won
2nd
Led narrowly - pushed along and headed after 3 out - ridden 2 out - led again last - stayed on but headed towards finish(tchd 18/1)
13 G Poor William Young Jnr 155 lbs 20/1 .5
3rd
Towards rear - headway 9th - soon in touch with leaders on outer - pushed along before 4 out - ridden and outpaced after 4 out - rallied after 2 out - stayed on and went third inside final 110yds(op 9/4 tchd 5/2)
N/A AVG Sandy Thomson 163 lbs 15/8F 5.5
4th
Raced freely - pressed leader - prominent after 4th - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - went third 2 out - ridden and weakened run-in - lost third inside final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor Lucinda Russell 168 lbs 18/1 2.5
5th
Midfield on outer - headway after 5 out - soon prominent - went third 3 out - soon ridden - lost third 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
8 G AVG R Mike Smith 158 lbs 20/1 8.5
6th
Never better than mid-division(op 17/2)
N/A AVG Lucinda Russell 160 lbs 11/1 1.75
7th
Prominent on outer - ridden after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
N/A Poor Martin Todhunter 151 lbs 20/1 5.5
8th
Midfield - ridden after 5 out - weakened after 4 out(op 3/1 tchd 11/4)
6 G Poor L J Morgan 142 lbs 4/1 1.75
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9th
Prominent - pressed leader after 4th - pushed along and weakened quickly before 4 out(tchd 16/1)
9 G Poor Ian Duncan 135 lbs 18/1 12
10th
Always towards rear(op 200/1 tchd 150/1)
10 G Poor Jean McGregor 137 lbs 250/1 2.5
11th
Towards rear - some headway 5 out - ridden and weakened after 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
6 G Poor Daragh Bourke 142 lbs 50/1 2
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99th
Didn't jump with fluency - always towards rear - behind when pulled up before 4 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never jumping and made several bad mistakes which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/2)
9 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 153 lbs 9/1 -