16:32 Chepstow

Saturday 10 October 2020

All13:4014:1214:4715:2215:5716:3217:0717:42

John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 4m 41.65s

1^st

Pink Eyed Pedro

910-3

17/2

T: D BraceJ: C Brace (3)

Ridden handy, awkward 9th, almost upsides 5 out, led before 3 out, ridden clear before 2 out, left well clear last, driven out op 8/1

2^nd

Casablanca Mix

811-10

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, left 2nd last tchd 13/2

3^rd

1 ¼

The Bay Birch

910-11

2/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Midfield, dropped towards rear 11th, recovered into midfield approaching 5 out, ridden and outpaced 4 out, left 3rd last, plugged on op 9/4

4^th

6 ½

Marracudja

911-9

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up in rear, headway into midfield 4 out, kept on one pace from 3 out op 16/1

5^th

Azzuri

810-13

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Midfield, crept closer approaching 5 out, bad mistake 4 out, not recover

Also Ran

River Wylde

911-4

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced before 4 out, badly hampered by faller and brought down after last op 22/1

Mont Des Avaloirs

711-2

11/8f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, not fluent 5 out, ridden and headed narrowly before 2 out, fell last op 6/4

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Non-Runners

Spiritofthegames²¹²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Garde La Victoire²¹⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 11

T: P Hobbs & J White J: R Johnson

Punches Cross²⁵¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: J & A O'Neill J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Doitforthevillage³²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 11

T: P Henderson J: Nick Scholfield

Crievehill²³¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

The Unit⁶⁶⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.60Pl:£3.10, £2.20EX:£54.60Trifecta:£211.10Tricast:£141.90SF:£56.76Swingers:£4.80, £3.20, £2.40

Forecasts

Mont Des Avaloirs (11/8), The Bay Birch (2/1), Spiritofthegames (9/2), Casablanca Mix (6/1), Garde La Victoire (13/2), Pink Eyed Pedro (17/2), Punches Cross (10/1), Crievehill (10/1), Azzuri (14/1), The Unit (14/1), Marracudja (20/1), River Wylde (33/1), Doitforthevillage (33/1)

Having travelled well for a long way when third on her recent Warwick reappearance, THE BAY BIRCH is very appealing off a mark 8 lb below that off which she landed this race 12 months ago. Mont des Avaloirs remains open to improvement as a chaser and is a much-respected main danger, while Spiritofthegames is also shortlisted. Casablanca Mix and Garde La Victoire are others to consider.

THE BAY BIRCH (IRE)
MONT DES AVALOIRS (FR)
SPIRITOFTHEGAMES (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

The Bay Birch

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 8

J: S Bowen | T: M Sheppard

20/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,640.002nd: £4,620.003rd: £2,310.004th: £1,155.005th: £577.006th: £290.00