Ayr Races
Ayr
14:45
Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap Chase
Ayr
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £3
Place: £1.50 £3.20
Exacta: £14.40
Trifecta: £43.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Artic Row (GB) | 8 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 154 lbs | 2/1 | Won | Held up in rear - in touch with leaders 4th - headway and prominent 13th - went second home turn - led and going easily before 3 out - went clear 2 out - good jump last - eased final 110yds(op 7/4 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Ardera Cross (IRE) | 13 G | Poor | William Young Jnr | 152 lbs | 17/2 | 9 | Raced in third - awkward jump 8th - lost position before 10th - dropped to last 11th - outpaced home turn - rallied and went third 3 out - went second before last - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Fathers Advice (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | R Mike Smith | 143 lbs | 4/1 | 10 | Raced in second - pressed leader 5th - not fluent 12th - led narrowly 14th - headed before 3 out - no extra 2 out - weakened and lost second before last - finished tired | ||
| 4th | 1 | Busty Boy (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Daragh Bourke | 168 lbs | 6/4F | 3.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - slow jump 1st - went third before 10th - outpaced before 3 out - soon struggling(op 13/8 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Gun Merchant (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Alison Hamilton | 148 lbs | 16/1 | - | Led - joined 5th - led again 8th - mistake and headed 14th - lost position home turn - weakening when fell 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Any Job Will Do (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Bruce Lynn
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Jackie Stephen | 139 lbs | 40/1 | - | Raced in last - lost touch 3rd - detached and struggling 4th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was never travelling and that he felt something was amiss)(op 33/1) |