15:35 Kelso

Sunday 26 May 2019

All14:0014:3515:0515:3516:0516:4017:15

Ayton Castle Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 2.20s

1^st

Beau Sancy

710-6

2/1

T: O MurphyJ: G Sheehan

Held up behind, not fluent 7th, headway 12th, went 2nd 3 out, switched right to challenge between last 2, led before last, drew readily clear flat, comfortably op 7/4

2^nd

Viens Chercher

811-3

8/5f

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Led after 1st, driven after 3 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on same pace, no chance with winner flat op 7/4 tchd 13/8 and tchd 2/1

3^rd

Cultram Abbey

1211-12

9/2

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin (7)

In touch, mistake 6th, driven and lost place after 3 out, outpaced when left 4th next, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, no impression tchd 4/1

4^th

Lowanbehold

1210-0

10/1

T: Miss S E ForsterJ: Thomas Willmott (7)

Led to after 1st, tracked leaders, driven after 3 out, ridden and no impression with front pair after next, lost 3rd towards finish op 14/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

Blue Kascade

1210-10

22/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leader, not fluent 10th, lost place 12th, behind after next, tailed off op 25/1 tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Elusive Theatre

811-1

9/1

T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (3)

Led in start, in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders in 4th when blundered badly and unseated rider soon after 2 out op 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.90, £1.40EX:£6.70Trifecta:£17.70SF:£6.04Swingers:£1.60, £2.50, £2.00

Forecasts

Viens Chercher (8/5), Beau Sancy (2/1), Cultram Abbey (9/2), Elusive Theatre (9/1), Lowanbehold (10/1), Blue Kascade (22/1)

Cultram Abbey has to be respected, but his inability to win races back-to-back throughout his career is a little offputting. Viens Chercher looks a major player, but he will also probably need to find a little bit more, while Blue Kascade can be frustrating to follow, but there is no doubting his ability to win this is able to produce his optimum effort. The suggestion, therefore, is BEAU SANCY, who was progressing nicely prior to Christmas and returns freshened up after wind surgery, and is unexposed.

Beau Sancy
Viens Chercher
Cultram Abbey

Previous Winners

2018

Stellar Notion

Weight: 12-6 |Age: 10

J: Danny Cook | T: T R George

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £10,527.002nd: £3,091.003rd: £1,545.004th: £773.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00