Racecards
15:05 Ayr
Cheltenham Ante Post At totepool.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 544215
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
in rear, went 3rd 4 out, headway to chase winner before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on
- Form 6-55661
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey B S Hughes
with leader, led 4 out, ridden before and not fluent last, kept on, driven out
- Form 15-854P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out, tailed off
- Form 275-242
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Miss P Robson
- Jockey K Renwick
led, not fluent 2nd, headed 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 721732
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Craig Nichol
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A couple of recent course and distance winners stand out in this. Plus Jamais beat a subsequent winner here last time and has leading claims despite a 7lb rise. But FINAL ASSAULT ran well behind Great Link in a higher grade handicap at this course last month having won a maiden hurdle here before that. He gets the nod to return to winning ways given Sam Lord has struggled since scoring at Newcastle earlier in the year and Scimon Templar is upped in class after finding Rosquero too good at this track on his latest start. Indepub has been back on a winning mark for some time without getting any closer.
Formwatch
Final Assault (IRE) 9-4fav (10-3) Tracked leader, challenged after 4 out, led approaching next, headed before 2 out, ridden and gradually weakened flat, last of 5, 4 1/2l behind Great Link (9-12) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Plus Jamais (FR) 9-4fav (10-8) Chased leader, led before 2 out, soon clear, easily, won at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan beating Rhymers Stone (10-7) by 7l, 6 ran.
Indepub 16-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, pushed along after 5 out, weakened before 3 out and pulled up, in a race won by Finding Your Feet (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Oct, 9 ran.
Scimon Templar (FR) 11-4 (11-3) Tracked leaders, clear 3rd 4 out, headway next, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and effort between last 2, no extra in clear 2nd flat, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Rosquero (10-5) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Sam Lord 12-1 (11-7) With leader, led before 4th, headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 6, 44l behind Twoways (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Feb.