Racecards
14:00 Ayr
Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £19,500 added
- Form 1112/1-F
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey D J Condon
chased leaders, hit 8th, hit 5 out, ridden after 4 out, every chance last, kept on
- Form 10P-563
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 132
led, headed 3 out, rallying and every chance when blundered badly last, not recover
- Form 6F-11P3
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
chased leader, mistake 10th, weakened 5 out
- Form 9-00764
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey G Lee
held up in touch, led 3 out, kept on under pressure from last
- Form 3344F5
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer S G West
- Jockey Mr S F Magee
in touch, weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 20/8PP-6
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey L Treadwell
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Handicap debutant MONEY TRIX looks like the winner here with See You There and Wild Cane Ridge the strong challengers. The selection looked a little ring rusty last time after about a year off and fell when in contention. Before that he'd done very little wrong in races over and around this trip from which the form looks solid and with heavy ground aptitude already proved he looks nicely set to score. See You There rates as the main danger and is in receipt of over a stone from the selection. His class in this grade is yet to be truly proven but he did run with credit to place in a similar event last time. The form is fair enough from that contest and stamina is no issue. Wild Cane Ridge has run well in similar company in the past but it isn't certain he'll stay the distance. However his record at this track is impressive with four wins from five and you'd have to give him a squeak of a chance. Silver Sedge and Maletton have the bits and pieces of form to not rule them out completely but Money Trix may rove too classy for this field.
Formwatch
Money Trix (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Not fluent, tracked leading pair, close up and every chance when fell 4 out in race won by Gone To Lunch (11-7) at Newbury 3m Grad Ch (2) gs in Dec, 5 ran.
Wild Cane Ridge (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Hit 1st, tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 9th, ridden 3 out, stayed on to go 3rd next, no impression, 3rd of 8, 19l behind Heraldry (10-2) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
See You There (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) In touch, headway 4 out, ridden and every chance last, no extra flat, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Jass (10-5) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs (2) sft in Jan.
Silver Sedge (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up, headway 10th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, lost 2nd flat, no extra, 4th of 9, 13l behind Daldini (10-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs (2) sft in Jan.
High Bird Humphrey 5-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened from next, 5th of 11, 8l behind Hernando's Boy (10-11) at Musselburgh 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Dec.
Maletton (FR) 15-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, lost place 10th, soon behind, 6th of 7, well behind Opera de Coeur (11-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.