Racecards
13:10 Ayr
Salmon Novices' Handicap Chase (Class E)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft
- Form 3/F-832U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
prominent, effort 12th, ridden and beaten 4 out
- Form 4/111-P2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
close up, ridden approaching 4 out, led approaching 2 out, ran on well
- Form F-P6041
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J Haldane
- Jockey Mr T Davidson
led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one-paced
- Form F-85835
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer Mrs H Graham
- Jockey M H Naughton
prominent, reminder 10th, ridden approaching 4 out, kept on close home
- Form P2P663
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
close up and not fluent early, soon behind, reminders 6th and 12th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 85PP/45
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
close up, ridden approaching 4 out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
Former winning hunter To The Future made several mistakes before being pulled up on his seasonal return at Aintree in November. However, this lightly raced mudlark bounced back to form when a close second over course and distance last time so should take plenty of beating off an identical mark particularly with further improvement to come. Camp Hill was a shock winner here on Boxing day but his overall form leaves him with something to find under a 7lb penalty while Clonshire Paddy may struggle under top weight in these testing conditions. Atlantic Power is well treated on his best hurdling form and goes in the ground so could prove a bigger danger off a low weight.