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17:00 Ayr
Watch Live Racing At Victorchandler.com Hunters' Chase (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £1,150 added
- Winner: £758
- 2nd: £233
- 3rd: £117
- Form 51-11P1
- Age 7
- Weight 12-4
- Trainer Mark Hughes
- Jockey Mr W Kinsey
chased leaders, led approachinig 3 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly
- Form 1P-6833
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer John Smith
- Jockey A Nicol
tracked leader, hit 5 out, ridden after 4 out, one pace in 3rd and held when mistake and unseated rider 3 out
- Form 7/P-2P22
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Mr Jamie Alexander
led, headed before 3 out, one pace, no chance with winner
- Form 0304P/P
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Robinson
- Jockey Mr C Dawson
held up in touch and keen, ridden before 4 out, no impression from next
- Form 12-346R
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer K Scott
- Jockey Mr John Dawson
held up in rear, fell 10th
Polobury
11- Form 4537-53
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
tracked leaders, blundered 1st, jumped slow 2nd and lost place and soon in rear, reminders and ran in snatches approaching 8th, no impression from 4 out
- Form 32/1287
- Age 10
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
SPECIAL PORTRAIT beat Noir Et Vert and Desertmore Star in a point-to-point at Overton 11 days ago and is fancied to confirm the form over regulation fences, despite the placed horses re-opposing on 4lb better terms here. Mark Hughes' improving seven-year-old has won three of his four starts between the flags this season and should be too strong for Twelve Paces, who won a handicap at Perth last August but is having his first run for new connections today and hasn't been out since October. The others are difficult to fancy on these terms.
Formwatch
Special Portrait (IRE) 5-1 (12-5) (tt) ap; led aft 3 out; kpt on wl, won at Overton 3m ptp gs beating Noir Et Vert (12-5) by 4l, 8 ran.
Desertmore Star (IRE) 5-1 (12-5) Chsd ldrs; ev ch 3 out; rallied flat, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Special Portrait (12-5) at Overton 3m ptp gs.
Noir Et Vert (FR) 10-1 (12-5) Led til hdd aft 3 out; kpt on, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Special Portrait (12-5) at Overton 3m ptp gs.
Silver Breese 16-1 (12-5) Prom til wknd app 15; pu nxt, in a race won by Farriers Flight (12-5) at Alnwick 3m ptp gs in Jan, 18 ran.
Miss Teeny Bash (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) (cp) nvr plcd to chall, 6th of 17, 11l behind Instant Shot (12-5) at Overton 3m ptp gs.
Polobury 6-1 (11-7) Ap; ev ch 4 out; one pce, 3rd of 18, 8l behind Skipping Chapel (12-0) at Overton 3m ptp gs.
Twelve Paces 16-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, reminders after 13th, well beaten approaching 4 out, tailed off, 7th of 12, well behind Le Platino (10-11) at Haydock 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.