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Ayr
13:45
Marlene McPherson 65th Birthday Handicap Chase
Ayr Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50 Exacta: £4.60 Trifecta: £12.70
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m4½f 3m1f 2m4f 2m4½f
1st
Jumped well - led - headed before 2nd - briefly led 8th - led again going easily 4 out - shaken up approaching last - kept on well run-in - always doing enough(tchd 7/4)
9 G AVG
S R B Crawford 168 lbs 6/4F Won
3m 3m1f 4m 3m 3m
2m4½f 3m1f 3m½f 3m1f 3m4½f
2nd
In touch with leaders - not fluent 10th - pushed along after 5 out - headway after 3 out - went second after 3 out - kept on well - no match for winner(op 3/1)
8 G Poor
Lucinda Russell 149 lbs 2/1 1.25
3m2f 3m 3m7f 3m4½f 4m
2m3½f 2m5½f 2m7½f 3m1f 3m2f
3rd
Prominent - led before 2nd - briefly headed 8th - headed and ridden 4 out - carried head awkwardly before 2 out - lost second last - rallied final 110yds(op 11/4)
10 G AVG
Alex Hales 168 lbs 6/1 .75
3m4½f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m1f 3m4½f
3m 3m1f 2m7½f 3m 2m4½f
4th
Raced in last - awkward jump 8th - ridden and outpaced after 5 out - struggling before 4 out - well held 3 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
10 G AVG
Nicky Richards 162 lbs 4/1 31
3m½f 2m4f 2m7½f 3m 3m