14:25 Ayr

Monday 24 February 2025

All14:2514:5515:2516:0016:3517:10

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 6m 42.24s

1^st

Breeze Of Wind

811-7

7/2

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Chased leaders, tracked winner from 7th pushed along and jumped slowly 4 out, soon lost 2nd, left in 2nd again next, over 4 lengths down at the last, closed on tiring leader to lead close home op 9/2

2^nd

Busty Boy

812-0

12/1

T: D BourkeJ: Danny McMenamin

Tracked leader, led 7th, clear 4 out, still well ahead 2 out, reduced lead but still 4 lengths ahead and ridden last, tired badly run-in, headed close home tchd 14/1

3^rd

Ballydisco

811-12

7/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Soon off the pace towards rear, pushed along and some headway headway in 5th home turn, left in modest 3rd 3 out, op 15/2 tchd 13/2

Also Ran

Senor Lombardy

1212-2

10/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Elizabeth Gale (7)

Always behind, tailed off 5 out, pulled up before next op 17/2

Skyhill

1211-3

33/1

T: Mrs A C HamiltonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Never closer than mid-division, pushed along in modest 4th home turn, weakened before 3 out, poor 4th when badly hampered by loose horse and unseated rider last op 25/1

So Many Roads

810-13

9/4f

T: D W WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Tracked leaders, 3rd before 11th, went 2nd 4 out, 2 lengths down when bad mistake and unseated rider 3 out op 5/2 tchd 11/4

Don Brocco

910-5

9/2

T: Gary RutherfordJ: Sean Quinlan

Led after 1st until 7th, chased leaders out wide, reminders after 10th, weakened before 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out op 7/2

Wotsmyname

810-2

8/1

T: L KerrJ: C O'Farrell

Unruly lining up, always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 7/1 tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Destiny Is All⁴⁹

Weight: 12-1| Age: 11

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Jack Power

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.70Pl:£1.50, £3.40, £2.00EX:£49.00Trifecta:£237.40Tricast:£278.36SF:£41.90Swingers:£8.50, £4.80, £10.80

Forecasts

So Many Roads (9/4), Breeze Of Wind (7/2), Don Brocco (9/2), Ballydisco (7/1), Wotsmyname (8/1), Destiny Is All (10/1), Senor Lombardy (10/1), Busty Boy (12/1), Skyhill (33/1)

This looks wide open but DON BROCCO won going away when breaking his duck over fences at Carlisle 3 weeks ago so may be able to defy an 8 lb rise. Senor Lombardy is worth another chance to build on his solid return to Rules having got no further than the first at Kelso next time. Breeze of The Wind is back on a winning mark and is another to consider.