3.50 Ayr SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE GRADE 3 (CLASS 1) (5yo+) 4m110y
Year |
Horse |
Age |
Weight |
Official Rating |
S.P. |
Trainer |
Jockey |
2012 |
Merigo |
11 |
10-2 |
134 |
15/2 |
Andrew Parker |
Timmy Murphy |
Previous run: winner Ayr 43 days; Nineteen previous chase runs; Course winner prior to win
2011 |
Beshabar |
9 |
10-4 |
146 |
15/2 |
Tim Vaughan |
Richard Johnson |
Previous run: Second NH Chase Cheltenham 31 days; Four previous chase runs;
2010 |
Merigo |
9 |
10-0 |
127 |
18/1 |
Andrew Parker |
Timmy Murphy |
Previous run: Unplaced Doncaster 28 days; Ten previous chase runs; Course winner prior to win
2009 |
Hello Bud |
11 |
10-9 |
133 |
12/1 |
Nigel Twiston-Davies |
Paddy Brennan |
Previous run: Winner Wincanton 9 days; Fifteen previous chase runs
2008 |
Iris De Balme |
8 |
9-7 |
143 |
66/1 |
Sean Curran |
Charlie Huxley |
Previous run: Third Wincanton 30 days; Thirteen previous chase runs
2007 |
Hot Weld |
8 |
9-9 |
124 |
14/1 |
Ferdy Murphy |
P J McDonald |
Previous run: Unplaced Carlisle 14 days; Ten previous chase runs
2006 |
Run For Paddy |
10 |
10-2 |
135 |
33/1 |
Carl Llewellyn |
Carl Llewellyn |
Previous run: Second Warwick 57 days; Twenty previous chase runs
2005 |
Joes Edge |
8 |
9-11 |
132 |
20/1 |
Ferdy Murphy |
Keith Mercer |
Previous run: Won Aintree 7 days; Six previous chase runs; Course winner prior to win
2004 |
Grey Abbey |
10 |
11-12 |
148 |
12/1 |
Howard Johnson |
Graham Lee |
Previous run: Won Doncaster 42 days; Twenty-four previous chase runs; Course winner prior to win
2003 |
Ryalux |
10 |
10-5 |
140 |
15/2 |
Andrew Crook |
Richie McGrath |
Previous run: Third Kempton Park 49 days: Twenty previous chase runs; Course winner prior to win
Ten-Year Statistics
Only one winner carried more than 10-9
All winners were eight, nine, ten, or eleven
No favourite has won
Previous run between seven and fifty-seven days
Previous chase runs between four and twenty-four
No Irish trained winners
Seven of the ten winners had won or placed over four-miles
Horses to Ponder
Auroras Encore: Official ratings show him 11lb higher than Aintree but only 5lb higher than last year when beaten in a photo; Course winner; Winner on soft
Always Right: Third in 2011; Official rating is just 1lb higher; Arrives in good form; Winner on soft
Big Occasion: Excellent chase record; Won Midland Grand National; just 6lb higher; Best form over fences on heavy ground
Bradley: Claims at best, well-handicapped; Jumping has been a question mark on recent runs; Best on good through to soft
Godsmejudge: Third in NH Chase (See Beshabar); Clear chance on weights taking respective RPR’s into account; Handles good through to heavy
King Fontaine: Course winner, third last year; will run off a 10lb lower mark if top-weight runs; Winner on good and good to soft
Knockara Beau: Well-handicapped these days; reunited with Jan Faltejsek who was on top for eight of his nine wins; Best good to soft through to heavy
Lively Baron: Stays well; Outside chance on best form; Best on good through to soft
Mister Marker: Course winner on soft: Beat Posh Bird who ran well in 2012 Eider chase; Stays four-miles; One run this season and will arrive a fresh horse
Monsieur Cadou: In-form and stays well: Holds King Fontaine on Haydock Park running: Winner on good to soft and soft, placed on heavy
Mr Moss: Improving profile; Should reverse form Doncaster with Quentin Collonges at the weights; previous form with Wyck Hill another sound effort: Handles good through to soft
Neptune Equester: Arrives in good form and handicapped to run well if refinding his best form back over fences; Chase form is best on good and good to soft
Nuts N’Bolts: Ran well at Cheltenham; Short on chasing experience but improving; Course winner on soft and heavy
Our Mick: Second at Cheltenham and lightly raced this season; Winner on soft and heavy
Problema Tic: Running into form, stays well hold Quentin Collonges on novice form; Course winner; Best on good and good to soft
Rebeccas Choice: In-form on soft to heavy ground; Second in Midlands Grand National recently; Chance at weights
Rose Of the Moon: Stays well; Effective on good to soft though to heavy; Has been found out when upped to this grade
Quentin Collonges: Game front-runner; Won the race at Doncaster Grey Abbey won on his previous run; Best on good ground
Rival D’Estruval: Fell in NH Chase when looking likely to finish in the first three at least; Holds Godsmejudge on that form and has a good shout; Possibly best when fresh; Winner on soft and heavy