16:00 Ayr

Friday 8 March 2024

All14:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:30

Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 38.82s

1^st

Whosmydaddy

612-0

7/4f

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Made all, clear 3 out, driven and stayed on well run-in, unchallenged op 13/8 tchd 2/1

2^nd

3 ¼

Euchan Falls

711-4

6/1

T: R M SmithJ: Danny McMenamin

Chased winner until hit 5 out, close 3rd, went 2nd again 2 out, driven and one pace run-in op 13/2

3^rd

6 ½

Azof Des Mottes

711-3

12/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

Held up in 5th, went 2nd 5 out until ridden 2 out, no extra in 3rd op 11/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

3 ½

Baron Briggs

710-13

9/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders on inside, hit 5th, hit 8th, lost 3rd 10th, weakened 4 out

5^th

Wavelength

911-11

6/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up well disputing 5th when jumped slowly 2nd, lost place, hit 11th, outpaced when jumped slowly 5 out, never dangerous after op 7/1

6^th

Cowboy Cooper

810-10

5/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Henry Brooke

Raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along and weakened home turn tchd 9/2

Also Ran

High Roller

711-9

25/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell

Never going well in rear, hit 8th, went right 12th, tailed off and pulled up after 5 out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Heritier De Sivola²⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: P A Kirby J: Joe Williamson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.50, £2.90EX:£11.20Trifecta:£84.00Tricast:£90.16SF:£12.15Swingers:£3.30, £4.40, £7.60

Forecasts

Whosmydaddy (7/4), Heritier De Sivola (4/1), Baron Briggs (9/2), Cowboy Cooper (5/1), Euchan Falls (6/1), Wavelength (6/1), Azof Des Mottes (12/1), High Roller (25/1)

Having shown precious little previously, WHOSMYDADDY bolted up on his chasing debut at Musselburgh last month and sure to progress in this sphere, Sandy Thomson's 6-y-o is strongly fancied to defy an 8 lb rise and remain unbeaten over the larger obstacles. The main threat may emerge from Heritier de Sivola, who stopped the slide over a staying trip for the first time over fences here 3 weeks ago, while Baron Briggs and Wavelength aren't out of things, either.

WHOSMYDADDY (IRE)
HERITIER DE SIVOLA (FR)
BARON BRIGGS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Without Conviction

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 8

J: P W Wadge | T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00