Ayr Races
Ayr
13:45
Jim 'Havana' McPherson Handicap Chase
Ayr
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2024
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50
Place: £2.90 £2
Exacta: £25.50
Trifecta: £88.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Up Helly Aa King (GB) | 13 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 160 lbs | 15/2 | Won | In touch with leaders on outer - headway 4 out - led 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - faced challenge run-in - stayed on - always doing enough (trainer said - regarding the apparet improvement in form - that gelding was suited by the step up in trip - coupled with a drop in grade)(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Marown (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Nicky Richards | 166 lbs | 7/2 | 0.3 | Prominent - outpaced and switched right after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - rallied and disputing second last - challenging run-in - stayed on(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Anti Bridgie (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 153 lbs | 9/4F | 4.75 | Prominent on inner - slow jump 4 out - soon pushed along - not fluent 3 out - disputing second when not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 85/40 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Dorking Cock (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | S R B Crawford | 168 lbs | 3/1 | 2.25 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 8th - headed 3 out - weakened run-in(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Mr Josiey Wales (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 162 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | Held up in last but in touch with leaders - ridden after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Haute Estime (IRE) | 8 M | AVG |
Alan Doyle
(5)lbs
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Lucinda Russell | 155 lbs | 5/1 | 5.5 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - hit 5 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/2) |