Ayr Races
Ayr
15:00
Jordan Electrics Ltd Future Champion Novices' Chase
Ayr
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.70
Place: £1.60 £6
Exacta: £21
Trifecta: £73.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Secret Investor (GB) | N/A | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 154 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Close up - pressed leader 2nd - challenged final circuit - led 5 out - driven when hit 2 out - good jump last - kept on strongly(op 9/4 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Louis' Vac Pouch (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Henry Oliver | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 3.75 | Held up - smooth headway before 4 out - effort and chased winner 2 out - soon ridden and edged left - kept on same pace from last(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Monbeg Legend (GB) | N/A | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 8 | Led - joined final circuit - headed 5 out - rallied - driven along 3 out - outpaced from last(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Ballywood (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Alan King | 154 lbs | 5/2 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - soon tracking leaders - effort and ridden 3 out - weakened before last(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Castafiore (USA) | N/A | Poor | Charlie Longsdon | 152 lbs | 9/1 | 5 | Not fluent on occasions - chased leaders - lost ground halfway - driven along when hit and outpaced 4 out - soon beaten (vet reported the mare finished lame left hind)(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Lough Derg Spirit (IRE) | 13 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 6/1 | 3 | Held up on outside - steady headway and in touch halfway - hit and outpaced 5 out - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Cool Mix (GB) | N/A | AVG | Iain Jardine | 157 lbs | 25/1 | 4 | Not fluent on occasions - held up in touch on inside - not fluent - pecked badly and outpaced 6 out - struggling from next(op 16/1) |