February 13 / 14.45 Ayr

14.45

Soft

Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Chase (Go North Monet’s Garden Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 4f 110y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Chase (Go North Monet’s Garden Series Qualifier)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.75
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 7-3P1F CD BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won quite stylishly over C&D (soft) on what was effectively his seasonal/chase debut in December and was in contention for a place at least before penultimate-fence fall at Kelso (2m5f, soft) last month; remains very much of interest.
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6

15th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:21 Perth

Artic Row

11st 6lb

J: Dominic Hislop

T: N W Alexander

Last three wins have been in 2m4f handicap chases at Ayr, although won a 2m Ayr novice handicap over hurdles in March 2023 (good); hasn't been in top form over fences on last three starts and probably best watched this time.

12/1

6

15th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:21 Perth

Artic Row

11st 6lb

J: Dominic Hislop

T: N W Alexander

Last three wins have been in 2m4f handicap chases at Ayr, although won a 2m Ayr novice handicap over hurdles in March 2023 (good); hasn't been in top form over fences on last three starts and probably best watched this time.

12/1

5th

1

19th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 203y

Class 4

17:00 Haydock

Artic Row

12st 2lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: N W Alexander

Three chase wins at Ayr (2m4f on soft/good to soft) last winter but below best there in March and at Carlisle since; Callum Pritchard takes off a helpful 5lb but adding cheekpieces acknowledges something needs to change.

8/1

11/1

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 2-255P

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on seasonal/handicap hurdle debut at Hexham (2m4f, soft) in October but has gone the wrong way since, and was particularly disappointing when pulled up at Musselburgh last month; makes chasing debut here; needs to get career back on track.
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5th

3

25th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:43 Perth

Monochromix

11st 13lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

If he's to make the breakthrough it will probably be over fences (0-9; three seconds) but he wasn't pulling up any trees when last seen in the spring.

10/1

6th

10

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

Monochromix

10st 12lb

J: Jack Power

T: Lucinda Russell

in rear

20/1

6th

10

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

Monochromix

10st 12lb

J: Jack Power

T: Lucinda Russell

in rear

20/1

12/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 451-36

Last run: 30 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Arguably shaped with more promise than eventual 35l defeat suggests at Kelso (2m5f, soft) last month, after a break, but his win over that C&D last spring was recorded on good ground, and he'd appeal more on a quicker surface.
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10

3rd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:05 Newcastle

Azof Des Mottes

11st 0lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Both wins over fences, the most recent at Ayr (3m, soft; 14-1) in November; pulled up twice since, with no obvious explanation; reverts to hurdles for the first time since November 2022 seeking a much needed revival.

16/1

11

1st Nov 2025

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

13:23 Ayr

Azof Des Mottes

10st 10lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Lightly raced since chase win at Kelso (2m5f, good) in spring 2023; little promise in two outings in May; enough to prove.

20/1

Form: -P0425 C

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Did not fire in Musselburgh race won by Indian Louis six weeks ago but ran well in his first two chases, latterly when clear second to unexposed rival over C&D (soft) in December; obvious contender if judged on that performance.
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16

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

15:30 Hexham

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

0-18 over fences and hasn't been shaping of late as though a win is imminent; 10lb out of the handicap today and hard to fancy.

50/1

7th

11

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 19y

Class 5

16:30 Newcastle

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: R Mike Smith

0-19 over fences; ended a sequence failing to finish when a well-beaten fourth on first run back after a wind op at Ayr last time (3m, soft); 9lb out of the handicap and plenty to prove.

25/1

4th

6

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Euchan Falls

10st 2lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: R Mike Smith

Scored over hurdles here back in 2023 but he remains winless over fences and was tongue tied when pulled up over C&D in January; needs a subsequent wind operation to spark major improvement.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 96361 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Dual Irish point winner at start of last year and made all at Musselburgh (2m4f, soft) when switched to regulation fences for last month's handicap debut; 5lb rise demands more from him here but he has obvious scope for further progress.
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8

23rd Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 210y

Class 2

15:55 Carlisle

Indian Louis

10st 7lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell

Made all at Perth (2m4f, good) in September and runner-up over this C&D (good to soft) on two of his three starts since; this 7yo can produce another bold show.

6/1

2

17th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 210y

Class 4

16:30 Carlisle

Indian Louis

12st 0lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Made all at Perth (2m4f, good) in September before close second of 15 over this C&D (good to soft) in October; well-beaten fourth at Musselburgh last time but faced tough task from out of the handicap in that Class 2; could make a bold bid now back down in grade off his proper mark.

7/1

4th

8

1st Jan 2025

Good

2m 4f 68y

Class 2

14:20 Musselburgh

Indian Louis

10st 2lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

In-form front-runner who got mugged late on at Carlisle (2m4f, good to soft); however, this is competitive and he's 8lb out of the handicap.

16/1

Form: 317-37 CD

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Three-time chase winner last season (twice over C&D); ran quite well over hurdles on reappearance outing in November but well beaten in that sphere since and needs help from the first-time cheekpieces and/or tongue-tie.
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6

26th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 5

15:40 Sedgefield

Lisloran

11st 2lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Russell Ross

Won three times over fences in the 2022-23 season and well handicapped on that form; however, he struggled on his final two outings last term (hurdles/fences) and was pulled up over hurdles at Ayr on January 2 when back from an absence; others arrive with less to prove.

20/1

6

26th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 5

15:40 Sedgefield

Lisloran

11st 2lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Russell Ross

Won three times over fences in the 2022-23 season and well handicapped on that form; however, he struggled on his final two outings last term (hurdles/fences) and was pulled up over hurdles at Ayr on January 2 when back from an absence; others arrive with less to prove.

20/1

8

2nd Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 5

13:40 Ayr

Lisloran

11st 9lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Russell Ross

Returns from an absence on a handy mark and having had wind surgery, and he's won here twice over fences; however, he was tailed off on his last two starts (hurdles/fences) and his best form has come in chases.

40/1

Form: 29-008

Last run: 125 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Three-time hurdle winner in France a few years ago and a point winner for current connections last February; badly out of form in handicap chases when last seen last August-October, though, and needs subsequent break to have done him good.
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3rd

4

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

3m 1f 107y

Class 4

15:42 Cartmel

Le Malin

10st 7lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: S McParlan

Left clear at final fence to exploit reduced mark at Down Royal (2m4f, good to yielding) on Boxing Day 2024 and will be fine over this longer trip but this is his first run since and he's a 12yo now.

7/1

Form: 620722

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Irish raider; 0-23 overall but has taken pretty well to fences this season and stuck to her task when second of ten at Punchestown (2m3f, soft) last month; Brian Hughes takes the ride here; no surprise if she features.
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12th

1

10th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

14:50 Stratford

Knocknagappagh

11st 12lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Stuart Edmunds

ran in snatches, prominent

20/1

4

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

15:05 Huntingdon

Knocknagappagh

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

didn't always jump with fluency, pressed leader, lost ground after 3rd, rallied before 6th

9/2

4

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

15:05 Huntingdon

Knocknagappagh

11st 10lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

9yo who is a longstanding maiden but she may well have got off the mark at Leicester (2m4f, soft) last time but for a bad mistake at the final fence; has also run well over staying trips; last time was just her second run for this yard and could make amends today off the same mark.

9/2

Non-runners

Hell On Earth, Zihuatanejo

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £28.20
Straight Forecast £27.58
Tricast £237.49
Trifecta £257.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Artic Row

POSTDATA:

Indian Louis

Daily Record:

Knocknagappagh

The Times:

Indian Louis

The Sun:

Indian Louis

RP RATINGS:

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Telegraph:

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