13:50 Ayr

Saturday 20 April 2024

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

CPMS Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 6m 15.06s

1^st

Sharjah

1112-0

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in rear, bumped 9th, headway 4 out, quickened to lead before last, stayed on well, ridden out op 6/1

2^nd

2 ½

Ballycoose

710-5

11/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led 3 out, headed before last, held by winner flat, kprt on op 10/1

3^rd

Donny Boy

810-4

10/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Held up in rear, headway before 4 out, jumped right and not quicken 2 out, went 3rd and stayed on flat, no impression on winner op 14/1 tchd 17/2

4^th

1 ¼

Abuffalosoldier

710-9

12/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Led 1st until before 2nd, led 4th, headed 6th, led 9th, pecked and headed next, led 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra final 100 yards

5^th

3 ¾

Hitching Jacking

710-6

9/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway 11th, ridden 3 out, held before last, no extra flat op 17/2 tchd 8/1

6^th

Marble Sands

812-0

9/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter (5)

Chased leaders on inside, lost place 7th, effort before 11th, struggling 14th, weakened 3 out op 17/2

7^th

5 ½

Maclaine

710-5

13/2f

T: R BandeyJ: Harry Bannister

In touch in mid-division, bad mistake 4 out, weakened next op 7/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

1 ¼

Special Rate

710-13

25/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson

Held up rear of mid-division, headway before 11th, outpaced 4 out, weakened next

9^th

Montgomery

710-8

7/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

In touch in mid-division on outside, lost place 13th, well beaten after 15th op 17/2 tchd 13/2

Also Ran

Inch House

711-3

12/1

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

Fell 1st op 10/1

Young Buster

811-2

16/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Led until not fluent 1st, led before 2nd, headed 4th, led 6th, not fluent and headed 9th, led next, ridden after 15th, headed 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before last tchd 18/1

Mofasa

811-0

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

In rear, hampered 1st, behind 12th, pulled up before 4 out op 14/1

Deeper Blue

810-13

7/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Held up in mid-division, mistake and lost place 6th, never really got going after, not fluent 12th, behind 15th, pulled up before 4 out op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.80, £3.90, £3.30EX:£123.40Trifecta:£1,182.70Tricast:£781.21SF:£82.65Swingers:£19.40, £15.60, £22.00

Forecasts

Maclaine (13/2), Sharjah (7/1), Montgomery (7/1), Deeper Blue (7/1), Hitching Jacking (9/1), Marble Sands (9/1), Donny Boy (10/1), Ballycoose (11/1), Abuffalosoldier (12/1), Mofasa (12/1), Inch House (12/1), Young Buster (16/1), Special Rate (25/1)

An open affair with the vote going to MARBLE SANDS, who made it 2 from 2 for this rider at Musselburgh and still looks to be on a fair mark. Maclaine makes the shortlist given the manner of his stylish win at Newbury, while the classy Sharjah can make his presence felt down in class if his stamina holds up.

MARBLE SANDS (FR)
MACLAINE
SHARJAH (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Sail Away

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 7

J: Bridget Andrews | T: D Skelton

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £25,720.002nd: £11,825.003rd: £5,915.004th: £2,955.005th: £1,480.006th: £735.007th: £370.008th: £185.00