15:00 Ayr

Thursday 22 December 2022

All12:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30

Coral Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 6m 24.71s

1^st

Hitman Fred

910-10

12/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Always prominent, not fluent 11th, led 4 out, all out op 10/1

2^nd

Lord Roco

611-8

3/1

T: J EwartJ: Danny McMenamin

Mid-division, headway before 10th, switched right after 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, stayed on flat, just held tchd 10/3

3^rd

3 ¼

Destiny Is All

810-13

3/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

In touch in mid-division, lost place 7th, outpaced after 13th, rallied 2 out, went 3rd before last, unable to get on terms tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3

4^th

3 ¾

Return Fire

610-13

5/2f

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (7)

Led briefly 1st, traced leaders, ridden 4 out, mistake and held from 2 out, stayed on same pace op 7/2

5^th

1 ¾

Don't Tell Allen

710-12

16/1

T: Ewan WhillansJ: Edward Austin (5)

Held up in rear, headway 12th, no impression on leaders from 3 out op 14/1 tchd 11/1

6^th

Tim Pat

612-0

13/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Held up in mid-division, closed before 10th, no impression from 3 out op 5/1

7^th

Cobolobo

1012-0

14/1

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

Slow 1st, made most until 4 out, weakened 2 out op 12/1

8^th

Ard Chros

1011-2

40/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Held up towards rear, mistake 12th, behind from 13th op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Rath An Iuir²⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: R Dobbin J: Craig Nichol

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£13.00Pl:£3.00, £1.20, £1.40EX:£51.80Trifecta:£212.60Tricast:£138.62SF:£49.66Swingers:£6.40, £5.70, £2.40

Forecasts

Return Fire (5/2), Lord Roco (3/1), Destiny Is All (3/1), Tim Pat (13/2), Rath An Iuir (10/1), Hitman Fred (12/1), Cobolobo (14/1), Don't Tell Allen (16/1), Ard Chros (40/1)

RETURN FIRE looks a staying chaser on the upgrade and is fancied to improve further to complete a hat-trick after wins at Hexham and Newcastle. The similarly unexposed Lord Roco is also much respected, as is the selection's consistent stablemate Destiny Is All.

RETURN FIRE (IRE)
LORD ROCO
DESTINY IS ALL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Manetti

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 9

J: Bruce Lynn | T: N W Alexander

9/2

Prize Money

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