2025-02-11 Ayr 16:20
Ayr

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier)

Distance: 3m20y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £3,697

Runners: 13

Winning time: 6m 36.78s (slow by 38.78s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

7 Cowboy Cooper

J:Craig Nichol T:Donald Whillans

Age:9 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:85 SP:9/1

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)

2 1¾

12 Wotsmyname

J:Conor O'Farrell T:Leonard Kerr

Age:8 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:75 SP:12/1

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)

3 nk 2

2 Le Grand Vert

J:Mr O McGill(5) T:Noel C Kelly

Age:9 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:97 SP:7/2J

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)

4 nk 2¼

6 Scalloway Bay

J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander

Age:9 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:86 SP:13/2

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)

5 11 13¼

10 Euchan Falls

J:Nathan Moscrop T:R Mike Smith

Age:8 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:82 SP:14/1

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)

6 2½ 15¾

3 Hold The Note

J:Danny McMenamin T:Ewan Whillans

Age:11 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:96 SP:14/1

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)

7 ¾ 16½

4 Tory Hill

J:Brian Hughes T:George Bewley

Age:7 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:92 SP:22/1

Midfield - weakened from 4 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

8 22 38½

11 Eveque

J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Jane Walton

Age:11 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:80 SP:50/1

Prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost ground before 4 out - weakened quickly from 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1)

9 6 44½

14 Ideal De Romay

J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Leonard Kerr

Age:7 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:72 SP:12/1

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)

5 The Jad Factor

J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson

Age:9 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:88 SP:8/1

Midfield - lost ground quickly and struggling 11th - tailed off when slow jump 12th - soon pulled up(op 11/1)

9 Toucan Sam

J:Alan Doyle(5) T:Andrew Hamilton

Age:7 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:83 SP:18/1

Raced wide - in rear - struggling when jumped right 14th - tailed off when pulled up after 5 out(op 22/1 tchd 16/1)

13 Bowler Jack

J:Lewis Dobb(7) T:Sandy Thomson

Age:7 Weight:10st 3lbs

OR:73 SP:18/1

Midfield - fell 7th(op 16/1)

1 Montys Soldier

J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd

Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:98 SP:7/2J

Held up in last - hampered by faller 7th - soon lost ground and detached - tailed off 13th - pulled up after 5 out(op 3/1)

Don Brocco

J:NON-RUNNER T:Gary Rutherford

Age:9 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:84 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £10

Tote place: £2.40 £3.70 £2.10

Exacta: £90.40

Trifecta: £520.70

Tricast: £460.60

CSF: £115.79