15:00 Ayr

Friday 8 March 2024

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Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 23.15s

1^st

Follow Charlie

511-12

3/1f

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led between last two, soon clear, easily op 7/2

2^nd

5 ½

Master Bricklayer

611-7

25/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Henry Brooke

Off the pace in rear, steady headway from 4 out, chased leaders under pressure before 2 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner op 22/1 tchd 28/1

3^rd

4 ½

Lewa House

810-8

17/2

T: C BissettJ: Charlotte Jones (3)

Mid-division on inside, towards rear and struggling 8th, rallied last, stayed on into 3rd final stride, no chance with easy winner op 8/1 tchd 7/1

4^th

Weaver's Answer

611-6

10/3

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led 8th, pushed along before 3 out, headed between last two, lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in, lost modest 3rd final stride tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2

5^th

2 ¾

Kilkee Royal

611-11

40/1

T: Jamie SloanJ: Liam McKenna (5)

Not fluent 1st, off the pace towards rear, moderate late headway op 33/1 tchd 28/1

6^th

Kingston Rock

610-12

7/1

T: S CorbettJ: Edward Austin (5)

Soon led on inside, not fluent and headed 8th, chased leader until ridden before 2 out, weakened between last two op 6/1 tchd 15/2

7^th

3 ¼

One Step Up

611-8

10/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Sean Quinlan

Always towards rear op 17/2 tchd 11/1

8^th

4 ¾

City Derby

812-0

16/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along after 4 out, weakened home turn op 12/1

9^th

Broomhill Road

511-7

22/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 4 out, pushed along home turn, weakened quickly soon after, tailed off op 16/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Beat The Retreat

511-6

5/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin

Led briefly, chased leaders out wide, weakened quickly soon after 7th, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out op 15/2

Eden Mill

710-13

14/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Raced wide, went 2nd before 1st until 6th, chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

Vive De Charnie

710-4

80/1

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

Soon well in rear, lost touch 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 8th op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Not In Kansas²⁹⁶

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.50, £6.60, £3.00EX:£86.10Trifecta:£700.00Tricast:£596.32SF:£80.46Swingers:£16.90, £7.30, £42.80

Forecasts

Follow Charlie (3/1), Weaver's Answer (10/3), Beat The Retreat (5/1), Kingston Rock (7/1), Lewa House (17/2), One Step Up (10/1), Eden Mill (14/1), City Derby (16/1), Not In Kansas (20/1), Broomhill Road (22/1), Master Bricklayer (25/1), Kilkee Royal (40/1), Vive De Charnie (80/1)

FOLLOW CHARLIE goes well at this track and shaped as if still in good form in a stronger race than he need contest at Newcastle last month, so it's reasonable to assume he can resume winning ways back in a 0-100. Weaver's Answer is much respected under a penalty for all that the drop back in trip isn't sure to suit, while Kingston Rock didn't shape at all badly behind a handicap blot last time and is another to consider.

FOLLOW CHARLIE (IRE)
WEAVER'S ANSWER
KINGSTON ROCK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Having A Barney

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 6

J: Jamie Hamilton | T: M Walford

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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