Racecards
16:15 Ayr
Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 20y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £6,600 added
- Winner: £2,818
- 2nd: £1,298
- 3rd: £649
- 4th: £350
- Form 55-5P21
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Paul Robson
- Jockey Craig Nichol
handy, led 5 out, pushed along before 4 out, soon pressed, ridden 3 out, stayed on, tired towards finish, held on
- Form 563/3-22
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey D R Fox
in rear, in touch, effort and headway into 3rd before 4 out, soon shaken up to press leaders, going ok when mistake and fell 4 out
- Form 1PF-2P4
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
prominent, ridden after 12th and dropped to last, soon struggling and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 4652-4P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd home turn, pushed along and pressed leaders 4 out, chased winner from 3 out, every chance when hit last, closed on tiring leader run-in but always held
- Form 63U413
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
led, hit 12th, headed and ridden 5 out, well held when left in 3rd 4 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 6/39502
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Lewis Stones
towards rear but in touch, pushed along after 5 out, plugged on, never in contention
Verdict
To The Limit seems to have got his act together, finishing a close-up third at Carlisle last week having won earlier at Kelso. Asking For Answers is the only course and distance winner in the line-up but has become hard to predict while Just Don't Know may not have beaten much at Leicester. He is giving 3lb to DESTINY IS ALL (NAP), who has looked ready for a step up in trip and represents the same trainer and jockey combination responsible for last year’s winner.
Formwatch
Just Don't Know (IRE) 4-1fav (11-1) Chased leaders on outside, bumped 1st, challenged from 2nd, led 3 out, driven and stayed on well flat, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jan beating Eairsidh (10-0) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Destiny Is All (IRE) 5-4fav (10-6) Led, ridden and headed last, pressing winner flat, stayed on, held close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind If Not For Dylan (11-1) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Asking For Answers (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, ridden from omitted 3 out, struggling in dispute of 6th 2 out, plugged on, 4th of 10, 30 3/4l behind Snuff Box (11-13) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Shaka The King (IRE) 11-8fav (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, slow and reminder 6th, headway 7th, mistake and lost place 9th, mistake next, well beaten 12th, pulled up before 4 out, at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
To The Limit (IRE) 7-2 (10-2) Tracked leaders, chased winner 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on one pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Skyhill (10-7) at Carlisle 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Magic Of Milan (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Houston Texas (11-10) at Carlisle 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Peak Time 66-1 (11-4) Not fluent in rear, headway 3 out, weakened before last, 7th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Relkadam (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jan.