Full Results
13:55 Ayr
J & D Pierce Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 20y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £62,560
- 2nd: £18,480
- 3rd: £9,240
- 4th: £4,620
- Form 422-113
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in touch on outside, went 2nd and poised to challenge after 14th, upsides 4 out, led next, drew clear after 2 out, ridden out flat, always holding on
- Form 3-23111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
prominent, hampered 10th, pushed along 14th, no impression with front pair when not fluent 4 out, ridden after next, went 2nd between last 2, kept on flat, never getting to winner
- Form 2/45313
- Age 10
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
mistake 1st, soon prominent, led 3rd to 7th, left in lead again 10th, joined 4 out, headed next, blundered 2 out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd and weakened between last 2
- Form 11-4312
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey Dave Crosse
mistake 1st, chased leaders on inside, joined leader 12th, blundered and lost place next, ridden and unable to go with front trio before 4 out, soon left well behind, tailed off
- Form 121432
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Ross Chapman
always behind, reminder after 4th, pushed along before 11th, never going pace to get involved, tailed off 4 out
- Form 455-127
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
soon behind, mistake 7th, lost touch 9th, hampered next, pulled up soon after
- Form 11F23P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led to 3rd, remained prominent, led again 7th, fell 10th
Azzerti (FR)
30- Form 031F17
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
mid-division, mistake 9th, pushed along 12th, struggling when hampered 14th, behind when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 6-65662
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey R P McLernon
mid-division, in touch when fell 14th
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £4.00Tote Place: £1.60,£1.80,£3.70
- Straight Forecast: £24.20Exacta: £20.50Trifecta: £439.80Swingers: 1&2 £4.10,1&3 £8.20,2&3 £9.50
- Placepot: £236.30Pool: £203,929.20,629.87 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £50.80Pool: £20,355.02,296.36 winning tickets