15:45 Ayr

Friday 20 April 2018

All14:0514:4015:1515:4516:1516:4517:15

Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (Listed)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 5m 11.50s

1^st

Value At Risk

910-11

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Always prominent on outside, led 5 out, driven clear after 2 out, ridden after last, kept on when pressed flat, held on towards finish op 13/2

2^nd

Sizing Platinum

1011-11

16/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up in touch, hampered 5 out, headway next, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, not quite reach winner op 20/1 tchd 25/1

3^rd

Full Glass

511-9

12/1

T: A KingJ: D A Jacob

Held up in touch, headway 5 out, chased winner when not fluent 3 out, one pace in 3rd between last 2, soon ridden, no impression with front pair before last op 10/1

4^th

Theinval

811-8

9/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, hampered and lost place 5 out, late headway after 2 out, went 4th and kept on from last, never able to challenge op 5/2

5^th

Mercian Prince

711-11

18/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

With leader, effort 4 out, ridden and one pace after next, soon lost place, no impression after tchd 16/1

6^th

Cracking Find

710-11

20/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Made most to 5 out, soon lost place, outpaced 4 out, no impression from next

7^th

1 ¾

Romain De Senam

611-7

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In touch on inside, lost place after 5 out, weakened 2 out op 5/1

8^th

Guitar Pete

811-6

6/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Held up in touch, pushed along to chase leaders before 10th, never on terms, weakened before 4 out op 7/1

Also Ran

Just Cameron

1111-12

28/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Joe Colliver

In touch when badly hampered and unseated rider 1st op 25/1 tchd 33/1

Ballyhill

711-3

12/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary

Held up in touch in rear, struggling 10th, hampered 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next op 9/1

Katachenko

911-2

33/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

With leaders on inside, fell 5 out tchd 50/1

Monbeg River

911-1

25/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Henry Brooke

In touch, fell 1st tchd 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.60Pl:£2.40, £5.40, £1.80EX:£82.50Trifecta:£2,172.20Tricast:£915.98SF:£73.02Swingers:£15.60, £17.20, £53.20

Forecasts

Theinval (9/4), Value At Risk (5/1), Romain De Senam (6/1), Guitar Pete (6/1), Full Glass (12/1), Ballyhill (12/1), Sizing Platinum (16/1), Mercian Prince (18/1), Cracking Find (20/1), Monbeg River (25/1), Just Cameron (28/1), Katachenko (33/1)

A tremendous race looks in prospect and a case can be made for most. Value At Risk has been given a great chance by the handicapper if everything falls right for him, whilst Cracking Find is progressing nicely and will not go down without a fight. Just Cameron will ensure this is run at a pace that will see Mercian Prince at his best, whilst Ballyhill may improve on these quicker conditions. Romain De Senam was impressive when landing some good bets at Chepstow and he looks the sort who has been laid out for a spring campaign. THEINVAL was runner-up in this last year and his latest effort at Aintree means he will be racing off a higher mark from next week. That makes him hard to oppose.

Theinval
Romain De Senam
Value At Risk

Previous Winners

2017

Two Taffs

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: D N Russell | T: D Skelton

3/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,475.002nd: £10,685.003rd: £5,350.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,340.006th: £670.00