Racecards
15:20 Ayr
Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,281
- 2nd: £2,430
- 3rd: £1,215
- 4th: £608
- Form FU2950
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer N C Kelly
- Jockey Alexander Thorne
prominent, ridden and lost ground after 5th, weakened after 4 out
- Form U1-1352
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
tracked leaders, went second 3 out, ridden along approaching next, soon every chance, made sustained challenge run-in, ran on but not reach winner
- Form P-24121
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P W Wadge
made all, shaken up before 2 out, soon ridden along, faced sustained challenge run-in, kept on well, gamely
- Form 1267PP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
always towards rear
- Form 504200
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 107
in touch, well behind after 4 out, never a factor
- Form 547580
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Craig Nichol
held up in rear, ridden and went modest fourth approaching 3 out, kept on but never seriously involved
- Form 63F428
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
front rank, ridden along after 3 out, soon no extra, weakened from 2 out
- Form 900511
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey B S Hughes
NonRunner
- Form 44-5396
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Traprain Law has won twice at Kelso this season but was no match for GINGER MAIL (NAP) here in the autumn and is only a pound better off today. Cave Court should be the best of Noel Kelly’s two raiders but Maimie's Magic looks a bigger danger to the selection. She completed a quick-fire double at Kelso and Newcastle around the turn of the year, though does seem to need a testing surface. Kilbrainy looks the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Gladiatorial (IRE) 66-1 (12-0) Prominent, lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off, 14th of 15, dist behind Coral Blue (10-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Ginger Mail (FR) 7-1 (10-4) Edged right start and slow away, in rear on outside, closed after 5th, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Dancewiththewind (10-2) at Kelso 2m hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Traprain Law (FR) 10-11fav (11-0) Made all, shaken up approaching last, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kelso 2m (4) hvy in Jan beating Galunggung (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Faron (IRE) 200-1 (11-2) In rear, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out, at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Cave Court (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway before 7th, mistake next, weakened before 3 out, 12th of 15, dist behind Coral Blue (10-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Minella Youngy (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 11th of 15, 34 1/2l behind Coral Blue (10-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Kilbrainy (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 12, 22 3/4l behind Coral Blue (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Maimie's Magic (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) In rear, headway 2 out and switched left, pressed leaders last, ridden and led run-in, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Autumn Return (11-13) by 3l, 7 ran.
Serious Ego (GER) 16-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Applaus (11-1) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.