14:45 Ayr

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 4f 110y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 5m 36.84s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Busty Boy21
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-0| J: B S Hughes| T: D Bourke| OR:  105
6/4
Successful on 3 of his 4 starts in Irish points and, having displayed more encouraging signs over hurdles for this yard in the spring, he made a winning chase debut at Kelso (23.4f, heavy) in October. Followed that with a good second to a progressive type over the same C&D and he's the one to beat.
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2
Horse silk
Artic Rowt42
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N W Alexander| OR:  91| C
2/1
Hurdles winner here during the spring and hard to draw any conclusions from his chase debut at Musselburgh (saddle slipped after clouting the second fence and pulled up after the next). Claims off this mark granted a clear round of jumping.
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3
Horse silk
Ardera Crossp9
Age: 12|  Weight: 10-12| J: D R Fox| T: W Young Jnr| OR:  89| CD
17/2
Notched eighth win here when landing a C&D handicap chase off a 3 lb higher mark in February. Dangerous to discount given his affinity for this course but he needs to bounce back from some tame efforts.
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4
Horse silk
Gun Merchantp17
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-8| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR:  85
16/1
Winner over fences at Newcastle in late-2021 but sparingly campaigned since, offering little in a handicap hurdle on his first appearance for 19 months at Carlisle recently.
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5
Horse silk
Fathers Advicep126
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-3| J: Callum Bewley| T: R M Smith| OR:  80
4/1
Several creditable efforts in defeat over hurdles but he's 0-18 in that sphere and he hasn't made much of an impact in 2 starts since switched to fences. Now tried in cheekpieces.
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6
Horse silk
Any Job Will Do67
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-2| J: Bruce Lynn(3)| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR:  69
40/1
Poor maiden hurdler who has failed to complete on 3 of his 4 starts in this sphere. 10 lb 'wrong' at the weights.
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Forecasts

Busty Boy (6/4), Artic Row (2/1), Fathers Advice (4/1), Ardera Cross (17/2), Gun Merchant (16/1), Any Job Will Do (40/1)

Verdict

By far the most appealing option here is BUSTY BOY, who made a winning start in this sphere at Kelso and his subsequent second at the same course three weeks ago was no backward step. Artic Row didn't get very far on his chase debut but he is respected based on his hurdles exploits and is preferred to the veteran Ardera Cross for forecast purposes.

  1. Busty Boy6/4
  2. Artic Row2/1
  3. Ardera Cross17/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00

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