14:25 Ayr

Wednesday 9 November 2022

All13:1513:5014:2514:5515:2515:55

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   3m 20y  |   Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 6m 24.88s
1st
Horse silk
3
Green Vault
611-1
4/6f
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Not always fluent and soon off the pace in rear, steady headway on inside and jumped into contention 4 out, soon switched out and headway, went 2nd 3 out, led next, soon clear, stayed on strongly op 8/11 tchd 4/5
2nd
Horse silk
6
1
Clan Legend
1212-0
9/2
T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin
Tracked leading trio, 3rd at 12th, 2nd next, led and hit 3 out, headed next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
6
Buddha Scheme
810-10
14/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen
Raced on inside, tracked leader until jumped slowly 6th, chased leaders, went 2nd again 9th until 13th, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and struggling, rallied into 3rd last, kept on op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
Dieu Vivant
911-8
12/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne (5)
Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 13th, close enough in 3rd when jumped big and awkward on landing 2 out, weakened last op 17/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
Donna's Delight
1111-1
6/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Led, reached for 10th, joined 4 out, headed approaching and hit next, soon lost 2nd, weakened 2 out tchd 11/2
6th
Horse silk
nk
4
Strong Economy
1011-1
25/1
T: I A DuncanJ: C O'Farrell
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6th until 9th, chased leaders, mistake 11th, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out tchd 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.67Pl:£1.10, £2.40EX:£4.70Trifecta:£22.10SF:£4.28Swingers:£1.40, £2.10, £4.90

Forecasts

Green Vault (4/6), Clan Legend (9/2), Donna's Delight (6/1), Dieu Vivant (12/1), Buddha Scheme (14/1), Strong Economy (25/1)

Verdict

A low-mileage, dual winner over hurdles, GREEN VAULT made the perfect start over fences when getting off the mark in good style at Hexham 32 days ago and he earns the vote to follow up from a 5 lb higher mark with potential for better still highly likely. Veteran's Donna's Delight and Clan Legend may emerge as the chief threats

  1. GREEN VAULT (IRE)
  2. DONNA'S DELIGHT (IRE)
  3. CLAN LEGEND

Previous Winners

2021
Shanroe Al C
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 8
J: D A Jacob  |  T: K Thornton
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,624.002nd: £3,513.003rd: £1,756.004th: £879.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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