14:55 Ayr

Saturday 21 April 2018

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1517:50

QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 3m 41.90s

1^st

Midnight Shadow

510-4

25/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led next, edged right before not fluent last, driven out op 50/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Claimantakinforgan

611-3

11/2f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, stayed on from last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner towards finish op 6/1

3^rd

Chesterfield

810-11

6/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (5)

Held up in rear on outside, mistake 2nd, headway 3 out, went 2nd last until flat, kept on op 11/2 tchd 7/1

4^th

Charli Parcs

511-0

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, pressing for 3rd last, no extra towards finish tchd 12/1

5^th

Brelade

610-10

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on same pace flat

6^th

Irish Roe

710-10

20/1

T: P AtkinsonJ: Henry Brooke

Mid-division, headway 5th, disputing 3rd last, no extra final 100 yards

7^th

The Unit

710-12

20/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up in rear, headway 2 out, stayed on, never nearer op 25/1

8^th

A Hare Breath

1010-12

33/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Prominent, led before 4th, headed 2 out, no extra flat op 25/1

9^th

I'm A Game Changer

610-8

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th and 2 out, never involved op 12/1

10^th

1 ¾

Flying Tiger

510-10

17/2

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened flat op 15/2 tchd 7/1

11^th

Verdana Blue

611-1

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen (3)

Not fluent 4th, always towards rear op 5/1

12^th

Beyond The Clouds

510-12

13/2

T: K A RyanJ: B S Hughes

Mid-division on inside, closed 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened op 7/1

13^th

Ch'tibello

711-10

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Prominent, mistake 4th, weakened 2 out op 25/1 tchd 16/1

14^th

Sir Chauvelin

610-4

20/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Callum Bewley (3)

In rear, mistake 5th, not fluent next, soon well beaten op 16/1

15^th

Attest

510-4

40/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister

Tracked leaders, lost place after 6th

Also Ran

Flashing Glance

510-4

12/1

T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne

Led until before 4th, not fluent next, weakened after 3 out, mistake and rider nearly off 2 out, pulled up before last op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£30.00Pl:£5.50, £2.00, £1.70, £3.70EX:£254.30Trifecta:£2,142.70Tricast:£969.41SF:£154.19Swingers:£30.20, £58.50, £8.60

Forecasts

Claimantakinforgan (11/2), Chesterfield (6/1), Verdana Blue (6/1), Beyond The Clouds (13/2), Flying Tiger (17/2), I'm A Game Changer (10/1), Brelade (12/1), Flashing Glance (12/1), Charli Parcs (14/1), Irish Roe (20/1), The Unit (20/1), Ch'tibello (20/1), Sir Chauvelin (20/1), Midnight Shadow (25/1), A Hare Breath (33/1), Attest (40/1)

BEYOND THE CLOUDS can make a winning handicap debut in this highly competitive Grade 2 hurdle contest. Kevin Ryan has an 18% strike-rate (3/17) of late and the five-year-old gelding can follow up his soft ground victory in February by taking this competitive affair with regular pilot Brian Hughes in the saddle once more. Chesterfield ran well on his return to handicaps at Cheltenham last time and he can claim second ahead of Claimantakinforgan who ran well in a Grade 1 novice event last time out and like the selection is making his handicap debut in this.

Beyond The Clouds
Chesterfield
Claimantakinforgan

Previous Winners

2017

Chesterfield

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 7

J: Daniel Sansom | T: J W Mullins

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £59,798.002nd: £22,438.003rd: £11,235.004th: £5,596.005th: £2,814.006th: £1,407.00