Ayr Races
Ayr
15:55
Seko Logistics Scotland Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Ayr
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50
Place: £1.70 £2.10
Exacta: £11.60
Trifecta: £34.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Rath Gaul Hill (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Samuel Drinkwater | 151 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Held up in rear - pushed along briefly after 6th - outpaced 8th - rallied and went third before 4 out - switched right and disputing second 2 out - soon left in lead - ridden clear approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 11/4 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Salamanca Bay (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Lucinda Russell | 164 lbs | 7/2 | 2.5 | Pulled hard - led - went clear 3rd - reduced lead when mistake 4th - good jump and went clear again 5th - reduced lead home turn - headed 4 out - disputing second 2 out - no extra approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Beau Balko (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 3/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - steady headway and went second 9th - led narrowly and going easily 4 out - 1 length ahead and going best when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 2 out - soon headed and lost position - not recover(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 151 lbs | 7/1 | 4.5 | Held up in last - struggling from 8th - rallied but no chance from 4 out - stayed on from 2 out - no telling impression(op 13/2 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Minella Youngy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Lizzie Quinlan | 145 lbs | 40/1 | 11 | Raced in second - lost second after 9th - lost third and weakening before 4 out - no chance from 3 out - finished tired(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Royal Mer (FR) | 7 G | AVG | David Pipe | 160 lbs | 4/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost ground quickly home turn - no chance before 4 out - dropped to last and pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 5/2) |