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15:20 Monday 23 February 2015
BetVictor.com HANDICAP CHASE (4)	Distance : 3m 3f 110y
Prize : £6,500 Rated : (0-120) Age : 5yo+ Race Type : Chase	Going : Heavy
Race Type : Chase

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		2. CHAVOY (FR)	2. CHAVOY (FR)	-9 <	117+	-15 >		Tony Kelly (3)	10	11-10	3/14f	3/14f
1			brg SAINT DES SAINTS (FR) - DICTANIA (FR) IRON DUKE (FR)	J: Tony Kelly (3) T: Rebecca Menzies Age: 10 Wgt: 11-10 Eq: (s+t) OR: 118	-9 <	117+	-15 >		Rebecca Menzies	(s+t)	(118)		3/14f
had been shaping as if worth another try over an extreme trip and produced his best ever effort in Britain back up in trip; in rear, not fluent first, mistake sixth, crept closer circuit out, driven after fifteenth, challenged 4 out, led next, tackled soon after, just had the upper hand and was digging deep under pressure when left clear at the last, suited by the emphasis on stamina; he's having a good season and is likely to continue in form.
rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, headway circuit out, driven after 15th, challenged 4 out, led next, tackled soon after, left clear last, kept on well
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2	2	39	8. GIBBSTOWN (IRE)	8. GIBBSTOWN (IRE)	<	70?	+29 >		Derek Fox (3)	9	10-6	8/19	8/19
2		39	bm BOB BACK (USA) - KITTY MAHER (IRE) POSEN (USA)	J: Derek Fox (3) T: Paul Stafford, Ireland Age: 9 Wgt: 10-6 Eq: (s) OR: 100	<	70?	+29 >		Paul Stafford, Ireland	(s)	(100)		8/19
ran better than last time but still well beaten and is generally opposable at present; prominent main group, chased leaders twelfth, outpaced 5 out, left in a place last, plugged on.
prominent main group, chased leaders 12th, outpaced 5 out, left in a place last, plugged on
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3	3	1¾	5. WALTZ LEGEND (IRE)	5. WALTZ LEGEND (IRE)	+19 <	79+	+11 >		C. D. Maxwell (3)	9	11-2	18/119	18/119
3		1¾	bm FLYING LEGEND (USA) - VIENNA WALTZ (IRE) ORCHESTRA	J: C. D. Maxwell (3) T: Liam Lennon, Ireland Age: 9 Wgt: 11-2 Eq: (t) OR: 110	+19 <	79+	+11 >		Liam Lennon, Ireland	(t)	(110)		18/119
looks too high in the weights but did shape better than distance beaten suggests here; forced pace, reduced advantage early final circuit, headed after 5 out, weakened, left second last but finished tired and lost that position having gone off too hard over the longest trip she's encountered.
led, reduced advantage early final circuit, headed after 5 out, weakened, left 2nd last, finished tired
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4	4	24	4. WHATS UP WOODY (IRE)	4. WHATS UP WOODY (IRE)	+48 <	63+	+29 >		Jonathon Bewley (5)	10	11-4	7/24.5	7/24.5
4		24	bg BENEFICIAL - LADY NOELLEL (IRE) STEP TOGETHER (USA)	J: Jonathon Bewley (5) T: George Bewley Age: 10 Wgt: 11-4 Eq: (t) OR: 112	+48 <	63+	+29 >		George Bewley	(t)	(112)		7/24.5
who was fitted with a tongue strap, shaped much better than distance beaten suggests but weak finishes are regular with him; pressed leader, slow sixth, not fluent ninth, upsides sixteenth, folded tamely 4 out, admittedly with excuses for doing so this time (probably found the test too much just 11 days after enduring a hard race at Kelso and also went off too hard).
pressed leader, slow 6th, not fluent 9th, challenged 16th, weakened quickly 4 out
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F	F		1. MISTER MARKER (IRE)	1. MISTER MARKER (IRE)	-30 <	119?	>		Brian Harding	11	11-12	7/24.5	7/24.5
F			chg BENEFICIAL - BAVARDS GIRL (IRE) LE BAVARD (FR)	J: Brian Harding T: Nicky Richards Age: 11 Wgt: 11-12 OR: 120	-30 <	119?	>		Nicky Richards		(120)		7/24.5
attracted support and returned to form from out of blue; prominent main group, travelled well, crept closer halfway, jumped on 5 out, headed 3 out, every chance when fell last and would obviously have gone close; whether he's in the same form next time is another matter, though, especially after a fall.
prominent main group, headway halfway, jumped on 5 out, headed 3 out, every chance when fell last
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pu	pu		9. FINAGHY AYR (IRE)	9. FINAGHY AYR (IRE)	<		>		Brian Hughes	7	10-0 (9-13)	9/25.5	9/25.5
pu			chg LAHIB (USA) - ALI ANKAH (IRE) INSAN (USA)	J: Brian Hughes T: Ian Duncan Age: 7 Wgt: 10-0 (9-13) OR: 94	<		>		Ian Duncan		(94)		9/25.5
hasn't taken to chasing; held up, jumped poorly, lost touch 5 out.
held up, jumped badly, lost touch 5 out
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pu	pu		3. EVERAARD (USA)	3. EVERAARD (USA)	<	?	>		Henry Brooke	9	11-9	8/19	8/19
pu			chg LION HEART (USA) - VIA GRAS (USA) MONTBROOK (USA)	J: Henry Brooke T: Micky Hammond Age: 9 Wgt: 11-9 Eq: (s+t) OR: 117	<	?	>		Micky Hammond	(s+t)	(117)		8/19
ran no sort of race, wasn't on a going day; raced off the pace, raced indolently, struggling badly ninth, beaten long way out.
off pace, struggling badly 9th, beaten long way out
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Non Runners: BERTIE MILAN (IRE), SNUKER. Fences: 21.	Winning Owner: Mr Masoud Khadem & Mr I Shaw
Time: 8m 0.6s Closing Sectional: (2.49f): 42.7s (101.3%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 115%, Betfair SP 101.9%
Waltz Legend and Whats Up Woody raced clear of the rest at quite a strong pace and made this into a thorough test of stamina that few coped with, Chavoy and Mister Marker set to finish well clear when the latter came down at the last. CHAVOY (FR) had been shaping as if worth another try over an extreme trip and produced his best ever effort in Britain back up in trip; in rear, not fluent first, mistake sixth, crept closer circuit out, driven after fifteenth, challenged 4 out, led next, tackled soon after, just had the upper hand and was digging deep under pressure when left clear at the last, suited by the emphasis on stamina; he's having a good season and is likely to continue in form. GIBBSTOWN (IRE) ran better than last time but still well beaten and is generally opposable at present; prominent main group, chased leaders twelfth, outpaced 5 out, left in a place last, plugged on. WALTZ LEGEND (IRE) looks too high in the weights but did shape better than distance beaten suggests here; forced pace, reduced advantage early final circuit, headed after 5 out, weakened, left second last but finished tired and lost that position having gone off too hard over the longest trip she's encountered. WHATS UP WOODY (IRE) who was fitted with a tongue strap, shaped much better than distance beaten suggests but weak finishes are regular with him; pressed leader, slow sixth, not fluent ninth, upsides sixteenth, folded tamely 4 out, admittedly with excuses for doing so this time (probably found the test too much just 11 days after enduring a hard race at Kelso and also went off too hard). MISTER MARKER (IRE) attracted support and returned to form from out of blue; prominent main group, travelled well, crept closer halfway, jumped on 5 out, headed 3 out, every chance when fell last and would obviously have gone close; whether he's in the same form next time is another matter, though, especially after a fall. FINAGHY AYR (IRE) hasn't taken to chasing; held up, jumped poorly, lost touch 5 out. EVERAARD (USA) ran no sort of race, wasn't on a going day; raced off the pace, raced indolently, struggling badly ninth, beaten long way out.

15:20 Ayr Result on Monday 23 February 2015

The 3M 3F 110Y 15:20 BetVictor.com HANDICAP CHASE (4) at Ayr was run on Heavy. It was open to 5yo+ and had a prize fund of £6,500. There were 7 runners. The winning horse was CHAVOY (FR) who won by 39. CHAVOY (FR) was ridden by Tony Kelly. CHAVOY (FR) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 3/1f.

How the rest of the runners fared:

GIBBSTOWN (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 39 - they had an ISP of 8/1
WALTZ LEGEND (IRE) finished 3rd and was beaten by 41 - they had an ISP of 18/1
WHATS UP WOODY (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 65 - they had an ISP of 7/2

AYR 15:20

15:20 Monday 23 February 2015

BetVictor.com HANDICAP CHASE (4)

15:20 Ayr Result on Monday 23 February 2015