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15:40 Chepstow

John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 98y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £40,000 added
  • Winner: £20,812
  • 2nd: £9,568
  • 3rd: £4,784
  • 4th: £2,392
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 4.38s
  • Off Time: 15:42:49
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Al Dancer (FR)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Nocte Volatus

    11/4

      1
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow hoop and armlets, yellow cap, dark blue star

      Final Orders

      45
      4/1
      • Form 115F-01
      • Age 7
      • Weight 12-0
      • Official Rating 150

      towards rear, not fluent 2nd, tracked leaders home turn, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, plugged on one pace

      3
      Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, hooped sleeves and cap

      Al Dancer (FR)

      183 t
      11/4
      • Form 4532/10-
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 148

      handy, led 4 out, shaken up and quickened on before 3 out, hit last, driven out run-in, stayed on strongly

      4
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap

      Elixir De Nutz (FR)

      175 pt
      13/2
      • Form 921292-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 147

      led, headed 4 out, pushed along and held 3 out

      8
      Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Nocte Volatus

      189 t D
      11/4
      • Form U/26942-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 129

      chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out and ridden, stayed on, no match for winner

      10
      Silk - Black, black and pink check sleeves and cap

      Walk In Clover (IRE)

      22
      7/2
      • Form 2311-42
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 121

      in rear, mistake and blundered 6th, pushed along into 3rd 2 out, ran on same pace run-in

      2
      NR

      Datsalrightgino (GER)

      175 C
      10/3
      • Form 3422P1-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-13
      • Official Rating 149

      NonRunner

      5
      NR

      Flic Ou Voyou (FR)

      187 p CDCD
      7/1
      • Form U4/151P-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 139

      NonRunner

      6
      NR

      Nothin To Ask (IRE)

      169 t DCD
      12/1
      • Form 3/11P2F-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 132

      NonRunner

      7
      NR

      Our Jet (IRE)

      173 t BF
      10/1
      • Form 10/2136-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 130

      NonRunner

      9
      NR

      Garincha (IRE)

      172 p D
      8/1
      • Form 14F141-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-3
      • Official Rating 125

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      Silk -

      Flic Ou Voyou (FR)

      9/4
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-4

      2021
      Silk -

      Paint The Dream

      15/2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-1

      2020
      Silk -

      Pink Eyed Pedro

      17/2
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Al Dancer doesn’t stand much racing but won the Grand Sefton at Aintree on his reappearance last season so goes well fresh. Elixir De Nutz was highly tried after winning at Wincanton in January but this meeting has been FLIC OU VOYOU’s starting point for the last four years and he won this last season. Though 6lb higher, he could be another winner for Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden. Final Orders, 5-9 over fences, has won on the Flat and over hurdles this summer while Nocte Volatus can be hard to peg back when in the mood. Datsalrightgino developed into a useful novice last season and Harry Skelton prefers the returning Our Jet to the race-fit Walk In Clover, though would have struggled to do the weight on the latter.

      Formwatch

      Final Orders 4-9fav (12-0) Soon led, 2 lengths clear halfway, travelled well 3 out, not fluent last, kept on well run-in, comfortably, won at Bellewstown 2m 4f hcp gd in Aug beating Artemis Angel (11-5) by 3 1/4l, 15 ran.

      Al Dancer (FR) 9-1 (11-6) Prominent, not fluent 6th, mistake 12 (canal turn), pushed along and weakened 15th, 10th of 29, 36 3/4l behind Bill Baxter (10-4) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Apr.

      Elixir De Nutz (FR) 6-1 (11-13) Led, ridden before 2 out, headed last, every chance flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Malystic (12-0) at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gd in Apr.

      Nocte Volatus 7-2 (11-8) Led narrowly, pushed along after 2 out, ran on and pressed approaching last, ridden and headed 110 yards out on run-in, no extra, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Fox Pro (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Apr.

      Walk In Clover (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) Held up but in touch, closed on leader 4th, untidy 11th, closed on leader again 4 out, good jump 3 out, almost upsides when pushed along after 2 out, ridden when every chance after final fence, hard ridden but always held by winner on run in, last of 2, 3/4l behind Outlaw Peter (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (3) hvy in Sep.

      Datsalrightgino (GER) 8-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, mistake 7th, pushed along 10th and 12th, headway before 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, challenged last, led flat, stayed on well, won at Ayr 2m 4f (1) gd in Apr beating Thunder Rock (11-2) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.

      Flic Ou Voyou (FR) 9-2 (11-10) Chased leader out wide, pushed along and outpaced home turn, pulled up before last, at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Apr.

      Nothin To Ask (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Never travelled towards rear, 5th when fell at 9th, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Apr.

      Our Jet (IRE) 11-4fav (11-10) Raced wide, held up, jumped slowly 2nd, closer at 9th, mistake next, weakened soon after, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Pasvolsky (10-8) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.

      Garincha (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Towards rear, chased leaders 12th, ridden to lead before 2 out, stayed on well from last, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Eaton Collina (11-10) by 6l, 5 ran.