Ayr
16:20
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)
Ayr Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £2.40 £3.70 £2.10 Exacta: £90.40 Tricast: £460.60 Trifecta: £520.70
Non-Runners: Don Brocco (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Disputed lead early - led before 2nd - not fluent 12th - faced challenge from 4 out - briefly headed 3 out - rallied and led again 2 out - ridden before last - kept on well run-in - gamely(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)
9 G AVG Donald Whillans 155 lbs 9/1 Won
2nd
Fractious at the post - disputed lead early - prominent before 2nd - pressed winner and challenging 4 out - briefly led 3 out - headed 2 out - keeping on before last - no extra final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
7 G Poor Leonard Kerr 145 lbs 12/1 1.75
3rd
Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - went third before 4 out - edged right and mistake 2 out - rallied run-in - no match for first two(op 11/4 tchd 9/2)
9 G Poor Noel C Kelly 162 lbs 7/2J 0.3
4th
Travelled strongly - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders when not fluent 5 out - went fourth 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - no extra from 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
8 G Poor N W Alexander 156 lbs 13/2 0.3
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5th
In rear - pecked on landing 1st - hampered by faller 7th - headway into midfield 12th - pushed along but in touch with leaders 5 out - no impression from 3 out - jumped right 2 out - soon weakened(op 12/1)
7 G Poor R Mike Smith 152 lbs 14/1 11
6th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders before 2nd - lost position 5 out - rallying 3 out - no impression when bumped 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1)
10 G AVG Ewan Whillans 166 lbs 14/1 2.5
7th
Midfield - weakened from 4 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
7 G Poor George Bewley 162 lbs 22/1 .75
8th
Prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost ground before 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1)
10 G Poor Jane Walton 147 lbs 50/1 22
9th
Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - niggled along briefly after 6th - hampered by faller 7th - struggling 5 out - tailed off from 3 out(tchd 14/1)
6 G Poor Leonard Kerr 137 lbs 12/1 6
99th
Midfield - fell 7th(op 16/1)
6 G Poor Sandy Thomson 136 lbs 18/1 -
99th
Midfield - lost ground quickly and struggling 11th - tailed off when slow jump 12th - soon pulled up(op 11/1)
8 G AVG Sandy Thomson 158 lbs 8/1 -
99th
Raced wide - in rear - struggling when jumped right 14th - tailed off when pulled up after 5 out(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)
7 G Poor Andrew Hamilton 148 lbs 18/1 -
99th
Held up in last - hampered by faller 7th - soon lost ground and detached - tailed off 13th - pulled up after 5 out(op 3/1)
6 G Poor Stuart Coltherd 168 lbs 7/2J -
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