13:45 Ayr

Tuesday 2 January 2024

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:45

Jim 'Havana' McPherson Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:49 | Winning time: 6m 47.2s

1^st

Up Helly Aa King

1311-6

15/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

In touch on outer, good jump and pressed front pair after 4 out, ridden and led before 2 out, kept on gamely when strongly challenged run-in tchd 7/1

2^nd

Marown

1011-12

7/2

T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan

Tracked leaders, pushed along and switched right 3 out, no impression until ridden in 3rd before last and stayed on to strongly press leader run-in, every chance but always held op 10/3

3^rd

4 ¾

Anti Bridgie

710-13

9/4f

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, not fluent 4 out and ridden, kept on into 3rd jumping last, one pace run-in op 85/40 tchd 2/1

4^th

2 ¼

Dorking Cock

1012-0

3/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Led narrowly, not fluent 8th, ridden before 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra approaching last op 4/1 tchd 9/2

5^th

1 ¼

Mr Josiey Wales

911-8

18/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen

In rear, in touch, pushed along before 3 out, kept on, no telling impression and weakened run-in op 22/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

5 ½

Haute Estime

711-6

5/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Pressed leader, pushed along before 3 out, faded 2 out op 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.90, £2.00EX:£25.50Trifecta:£88.80SF:£33.37Swingers:£3.70, £2.90, £1.80

Forecasts

Anti Bridgie (9/4), Dorking Cock (3/1), Marown (7/2), Haute Estime (5/1), Up Helly Aa King (15/2), Mr Josiey Wales (18/1)

ANTI BRIDGIE cemented her positive start over fences when third behind another improving sort at Catterick 39 days ago and, less exposed than most, she could be the way to go operating from a 1 lb lower mark. Haute Estime takes a handy drop in class and is feared, with Up Helly Aa King fancied to step up on his reappearance effort at Cheltenham last month.

ANTI BRIDGIE (IRE)
HAUTE ESTIME (IRE)
UP HELLY AA KING

Previous Winners

2023

Gold Cup Bailly

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: D A Jacob | T: S R B Crawford

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £7,922.002nd: £3,645.003rd: £1,822.004th: £912.005th: £454.00

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