15:20 Ayr

Saturday 11 March 2023

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:23 | Winning time: 3m 51.51s

1^st

Traprain Law

511-12

5/4f

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

Made all, shaken up before 2 out, soon ridden along, faced sustained challenge run-in, kept on well, gamely tchd 11/8

2^nd

Ginger Mail

711-13

13/8

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

Tracked leaders, went second 3 out, ridden along approaching next, soon every chance, made sustained challenge run-in, ran on but not reach winner op 2/1

3^rd

Kilbrainy

711-2

7/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Front rank, ridden along after 3 out, soon no extra, weakened from 2 out tchd 13/2 and 15/2

4^th

Minella Youngy

511-4

11/1

T: I JardineJ: Craig Nichol

Held up in rear, ridden and went modest fourth approaching 3 out, kept on but never seriously involved op 8/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

Gladiatorial

812-0

28/1

T: N C KellyJ: Alexander Thorne (5)

Prominent, ridden and lost ground after 5th, weakened after 4 out op 33/1

6^th

7 ½

Faron

511-12

80/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Always towards rear op 50/1 tchd 40/1 and 100/1

7^th

Cave Court

611-5

14/1

T: N C KellyJ: R T Dunne

In touch, well behind after 4 out, never a factor op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Serious Ego³³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 10

T: N G Richards J: Sean Quinlan

Maimie's Magic³⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: B S Hughes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.25Pl:£1.20, £1.30EX:£3.60Trifecta:£4.40Tricast:£8.12SF:£3.86Swingers:£1.10, £2.20, £2.10

Forecasts

Traprain Law (5/4), Ginger Mail (13/8), Maimie's Magic (7/2), Kilbrainy (7/1), Serious Ego (8/1), Minella Youngy (11/1), Cave Court (14/1), Gladiatorial (28/1), Faron (80/1)

This can go to MAIMIE'S MAGIC, who overcame a pace bias when scoring at Newcastle last time and is likely capable of better yet. Traprain Law and Ginger Mail are feared most.