14:45 Ayr

Tuesday 13 February 2024

All13:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:3017:04

Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 41.02s

1^st

Artic Row

711-4

11/4j

T: N W AlexanderJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up in rear, headway before 11th, smooth headway on outer before 4 out where 2nd, soon led, dived 3 out, not fluent 2 out where a length ahead, bad mistake last, diminishing advantage close home, stayed on gamely near finish op 5/2

2^nd

Monochromix

611-9

9/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge (3)

Midfield, ridden and headway before 4 out where led, soon pressed for lead and headed, chased leader 2 out, 2 lengths down approaching last, briefly threatened leader close home, soon switched right but always held tchd 11/1

3^rd

Azof Des Mottes

710-5

11/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

Held up in rear, headway before 10th, in touch behind leaders 4 out, soon ridden, stayed into modest 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 8/1

4^th

Euchan Falls

710-8

7/2

T: R M SmithJ: Danny McMenamin

Prominent, ridden before 12th, in touch with leaders 4 out, bad mistake in 3rd 3 out, soon weakened into 5th, kept on same pace approaching last, stayed into modest 4th run-in op 9/2

5^th

1 ¼

Indian Louis

611-9

11/4j

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led, not fluent 1st, not fluent 10th, pressed for lead before 4 out where headed, soon ridden and weakened, awkward 2 out where 4th, no impression approaching last, weakened run-in op 3/1

6^th

Lisloran

811-4

9/1

T: R RossJ: Ross Chapman

Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear before 13th, tailed off 4 out op 10/1

7^th

Le Malin

1012-0

14/1

T: S McParlanJ: Mr N McParlan (3)

Always in rear, ridden before 12th, tailed off before 4 out op 25/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Knocknagappagh

811-7

16/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: B S Hughes

Midfield, ridden before 10th, soon dropped to rear and pulled up before 11th op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Zihuatanejo⁵²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: Miss S E Forster J: Non Runner

Hell On Earth¹²²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: C Bissett J: Bruce Lynn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.40, £2.70, £3.00EX:£28.20Trifecta:£257.40Tricast:£237.49SF:£27.58Swingers:£5.00, £6.30, £13.50

Forecasts

Artic Row (11/4), Indian Louis (11/4), Euchan Falls (7/2), Monochromix (9/1), Lisloran (9/1), Azof Des Mottes (11/1), Le Malin (14/1), Zihuatanejo (16/1), Knocknagappagh (16/1), Hell On Earth (50/1)

INDIAN LOUIS looked a natural switched to chasing at Musselburgh last time and he's fancied to follow up with the potential for a good deal more improvement. Artic Row is a big threat and Knocknagappagh has been running well in Ireland of late.

INDIAN LOUIS (IRE)
ARTIC ROW
KNOCKNAGAPPAGH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Ardera Cross

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 12

J: Sean Quinlan | T: W Young Jnr

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00