Racecards
13:15 Ayr
Book For Ayrshire Wedding Show Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 2/21-113
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Adam Wedge
tracked leaders, several slow jumps early stages, ridden 12th, soon lost place, weakened next, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 6655-11
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 103
held up, headway from 13th, challenged 3 out, led next, stayed on
- Form 2-53341
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Craig Nichol
tracked leader, led 5th until 7th, led 10th, hit 4 out and headed, close 2nd last, no impression on winner and lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 4-2P750
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey D N Russell
tracked leaders, pecked 1st, went 2nd 11th until hit 13th, weakened 3 out
- Form 0U-8522
- Age 11
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Mrs P Dobbs
- Jockey Jonathan Moore
held up, mistake 5th, jumped slowly next, headway 11th, went 2nd 13th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, 3rd and one pace last, rallied and went 2nd towards finish
- Form 23-7424
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
led until 5th, led 7th, headed 10th, ridden and lost place next, not fluent and weakened 12th, pulled up before 4 out
Verdict
Trouble In Paris is 3lb out of the handicap and still a maiden as is Irish raider Royal Sea Breeze, who makes his debut over regulation fences. LINE D'AOIS, runner-up twice between the flags before landing two bumpers and a maiden hurdle, badly needed his reappearance when sent over fences for the first time at Wetherby a couple of weeks ago and with that under his belt can take this for Michael Scudamore. Winning point-to-pointer Milan Flyer has done well to complete a double over timber and should be better suited to chasing and though Itstimeforapint was a lucky winner at Wetherby it was still a promising chasing debut and he'll improve. Pru Dobbs sends West Ship Master from Wicklow and the form of his recent run behind Ardmillan at Down Royal has been given a boost. However, he's still a maiden over fences after 19 starts.
Formwatch
Line D'aois (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, beaten before 4 out, 3rd of 4, 37l behind Horizontal Speed (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs.
Milan Flyer (IRE) 13-2 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, led 2 out, just held on, won at Newcastle 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft beating Bourne (11-12) by hd, 15 ran.
Itstimeforapint (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden 3 out, left clear last, won at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec beating Silver Dragon (11-7) by 22l, 7 ran.
Royal Sea Breeze (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Towards rear for most, weakened straight, 25th of 29, well behind Domesday Book (11-9) at Navan 2m mdn hdl in Dec.
West Ship Master (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Mid-division early, chased leaders from 5th, 5th halfway, progress into 2nd at 13th, ridden 4 out, disputed briefly 3 out, under pressure in 2nd before 2 out, kept on same pace, closer but no chance with winner run-in, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Glen Ode (10-11) at Thurles 3m hcp chs 0-102.
Trouble In Paris (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 5 out, left 4th 4 out, one pace, 4th of 7, 35l behind Beau Dandy (10-9) at Musselburgh 3m cond hcp chs (5) gs.