14:35 Ayr

Monday 6 January 2025

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Ayrshire Wedding Show 2nd February Handicap Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 110y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 4m 21.59s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Tommy Combats26
Age: 6|  Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter| OR:  100| D
5/4
Showed plenty over hurdles last season and stepped up on his encouraging reappearance/chase debut when landing a 10-runner Hexham handicap (15.6f, soft) in December. 5 lb rise fair enough and he should have more to offer as a chaser.
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2
Horse silk
Flash Du Pistolet30
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Coltherd| T: W Coltherd| OR:  98
13/2
Ex-pointer who made a promising return/chase debut when fourth at Kelso. However, it was a backward step that he subsequently took at Wetherby and others look stronger on this occasion.
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3
Horse silk
Raffles Wonderh,t26
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-10| J: Nathan Moscrop| T: R Menzies| OR:  96| D
4/1
Free-going sort who proved better than ever when getting off the mark in a Hexham handicap chase (16.2f, heavy) in March. Reappearance/chase debut third to Tommy Combats over the same C&D was a promising display and entitled to finish closer to that rival on 5 lb better terms here.
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4
Horse silk
Ardera Crossp,t4
Age: 14|  Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: W Young Jnr| OR:  90| CD
25/1
Veteran who has 9 chase wins at this course to his name. However, ran no sort of race at Carlisle on final outing in 2023/24 and has fared no better in 3 starts here this season (over hurdles last time).
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5
Horse silk
Heeztheboy26
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-13| J: Craig Nichol| T: Miss P Robson| OR:  85| D
4/1
:Offered little in a bumper/over hurdles but having attracted support, proved a different proposition sent chasing despite being 9 lb out of the weights when scoring at Hexham December last winter. Best effort since when fourth behind Tommy Combats last time and he could have a part to play.
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6
Horse silk
Fathers Advicep197
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-4| J: Ben Smith(7)| T: R M Smith| OR:  76
14/1
Runner-up 4 times over hurdles and also second over fences at Newcastle in January. Has failed to trouble the judge in a couple of appearances so far this season, though, and he looks vulnerable.
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7
Horse silk
Orbys River69
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-2| J: William Maggs(5)| T: S Allwood| OR:  74
22/1
Poor maiden hurdler who offered little on chase debut at Bangor in October.
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Forecasts

Tommy Combats (5/4), Raffles Wonder (4/1), Heeztheboy (4/1), Flash Du Pistolet (13/2), Fathers Advice (14/1), Orbys River (22/1), Ardera Cross (25/1)

Verdict

RAFFLES WONDER is appealing in this rematch with Tommy Combats, having finished just over 2 lengths adrift of that rival on his chase debut at Hexham last month and now meets that rival on 5 lb better terms. Tommy Combats had race-fitness and experience over fences to draw upon that day, factors which help strengthen the case for the selection, who should be sharper here. Heeztheboy was a good fourth in the same Hexham handicap and should also make his presence felt.

  1. Raffles Wonder4/1
  2. Tommy Combats5/4
  3. Heeztheboy4/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00

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