February 24 / 14.25 Ayr

14.25

Soft

Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 3m 0f 20y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.70
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 44-445 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Won four races on soft/heavy at up to 4m last term; fair efforts this season; now 3lb lower than last winning mark; interesting.
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6th

10

24th Apr 2026

Good

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

Breeze Of Wind

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Stuart Coltherd

Pulled up two runs ago but solid efforts in defeat on either side of that and he's an assured stayer at this trip; the blinkers are new, as were the cheekpieces when third at Kelso last month.

10/1

3rd

5

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 2

15:13 Kelso

Breeze Of Wind

10st 4lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Stuart Coltherd

Strong stayer who was 6lb out of the weights when runner-up in the Scottish Borders National here in December; off the same mark for this but has to bounce back from a pretty poor run at Bangor; cheekpieces added.

12/1

10/1

  • Place: £3.40

Form: 22-2P6 D

Last run: 60 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won a Kelso novice handicap in October 2023 (2m7f, soft); series of good runs after that; well beaten both starts in December when back from a break; bit to prove at present.
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4th

3

14th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

14:33 Perth

Busty Boy

11st 10lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Daragh Bourke

Only 1-22 under rules and clearly hard to win with but he arrives in form having placed in a second successive Highland National here (3m6f, good) last month; just as effective over this shorter distance.

7/2

2nd

6

24th Apr 2026

Good

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

Busty Boy

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Daragh Bourke

Only 1-21 overall and clearly hard to win with, but he was runner-up in this 12 months ago and returns in form having been running well from 2m4f to 3m; in the mix.

5/1

3rd

4

31st Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

15:50 Bangor-on-Dee

Busty Boy

11st 11lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Daragh Bourke

Sole win under rules came in a handicap chase in 2023 (2m7f, soft); stays 3m6f but nearly won over this far at Carlisle on his reappearance and not disgraced since.

6/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: -2F247 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Ex-Philip Hobbs/Johnson White; dual hurdle winner (including on testing ground) but yet to win over fences, although came close when head second at Wetherby in November (3m, good); fair efforts since; one to consider.
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2nd

8

24th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 4

17:12 Uttoxeter

Ballydisco

11st 2lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Dual hurdle winner who is 0-11 over fences but he has the form to feature off this mark if ready to rock on his stable debut after a long absence; the market should be informative.

8/1

3

20th Mar 2025

Good

3m 2f 59y

Class 4

15:10 Sedgefield

Ballydisco

11st 7lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

prominent

100/30

3rd

4

24th Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 4

14:25 Ayr

Ballydisco

11st 12lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Ex-Philip Hobbs/Johnson White; dual hurdle winner (including on testing ground) but yet to win over fences, although came close when head second at Wetherby in November (3m, good); fair efforts since; one to consider.

12/1

Form: 2/5/2F BF

Last run: 57 days

W: 12st 2lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
0-12 over fences but has won a bumper, a hurdle and five points; creditable second to a subsequent dual winner at Wetherby in October (3m, good to soft) but an early casualty next time; contender.
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1

24th Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 4

14:25 Ayr

Senor Lombardy

12st 2lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Nicky Richards

0-12 over fences but has won a bumper, a hurdle and five points; creditable second to a subsequent dual winner at Wetherby in October (3m, good to soft) but an early casualty next time; contender.

9/2

4

29th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 4

15:13 Kelso

Senor Lombardy

11st 6lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: Nicky Richards

in touch with leaders, fell 1st

9/4

4

29th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

3m 2f 39y

Class 4

15:13 Kelso

Senor Lombardy

11st 6lb

J: Mr Paddy Barlow

T: Nicky Richards

Former pointer/hunter chaser who bumped into a revitalised opponent when second in Wetherby handicap (3m, good to soft) on last month's seasonal/stable debut; has a big role to play if that run brought him on.

9/4

Form: 584-14 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 3lb

12 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Veteran; has a good strike rate over fences, latest of nine wins coming at Kelso in December (3m2f, good to soft); not quite so good last time, but wouldn't rule out.
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3

10th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:05 Ayr

Skyhill

11st 8lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Alison Hamilton

Lightly raced since a 3m2f win in late 2024; pulled up after an absence at Kelso over Christmas and he's a 13yo now.

25/1

Form: 457-34 C

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Winner over hurdles here in January 2023 (2m4f, heavy); fair fourth in a novice handicap at Wetherby on chase debut earlier this month (2m3f, soft) on second run after a wind operation; should build on that; interesting back up in trip.
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4th

8

25th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:11 Hexham

So Many Roads

11st 7lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald Whillans

Resumed winning ways at Ayr (2m4f) in January but failed to back it up when a well-held fifth in another 2m4f handicap at that track 43 days ago; others appeal more.

11/1

5th

2

10th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 5

13:35 Ayr

So Many Roads

11st 13lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald Whillans

Both wins have been here, latest when beating Velvet Vulcan by a head in a 19-runner handicap over this trip last month (soft; went clear but only just held on); should go well off this 3lb higher mark.

100/30

Form: -656P1 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
C&D hurdles winner in March 2022; won for first time since then when landing handicap chase at Carlisle last time (3m, soft); up 8lb; should go well again.
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5

19th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:20 Hexham

Don Brocco

10st 8lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Gary Rutherford

1-20 over fences and although he finished second here (4m) in March, he has run below that since at Carlisle and back over hurdles at Perth; requires an extreme test to be seen at his best.

33/1

8th

9

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

16:40 Perth

Don Brocco

10st 5lb

J: Miss Lucy Brown

T: Gary Rutherford

Both hurdle wins came over 3m/3m1f on soft back in 2022; fair second in a 4m h'cap chase at Hexham last month (soft), but not so good last time.

16/1

5th

5

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 5

15:27 Carlisle

Don Brocco

11st 0lb

J: Edward Austin

T: Gary Rutherford

Belied 40-1 odds when keeping-on second (no threat to winner) at Hexham (4m, soft) last month and is also well suited by this track but is far too inconsistent to rely upon and would appeal more on soft/heavy ground.

9/1

Form: /P9932

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
19-race maiden; sound efforts over fences the last twice, finishing third at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) and second over C&D (good to soft); each-way chance, but stiffer task as he is 7lb out of the handicap here.
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9

3rd Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 5

16:20 Perth

Wotsmyname

10st 2lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Leonard Kerr

26-race maiden; ran well for a long way at Hexham (3m, good to soft) last month but ended up about 21l behind Ballydangan and is effectively 2lb higher here.

33/1

9th

12

14th Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:28 Hexham

Wotsmyname

10st 4lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Leonard Kerr

Unreliable longstanding maiden who was tailed off at Cartmel three weeks ago; opposable.

20/1

11

24th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 107y

Class 5

18:38 Cartmel

Wotsmyname

10st 3lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Leonard Kerr

0-24 under all codes and not very reliable but gave very good account when fourth from out of the weights at Kelso (2m7f, good) last month and is effectively 9lb lower from correct mark here; had excuse when pulled up last time (stirrup snapped); not ruled out.

11/1

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Payout
Exacta £49.00
Straight Forecast £41.90
Tricast £278.36
Trifecta £237.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Senor Lombardy

POSTDATA:

Don Brocco

The Times:

So Many Roads

The Sun:

Breeze Of Wind

The Star:

Wotsmyname

TOPSPEED:

Ballydisco

Daily Mail:

Don Brocco

Daily Record:

Don Brocco

RP RATINGS:

Senor Lombardy

Telegraph:

Senor Lombardy

The Guardian:

Senor Lombardy

D Express:

Senor Lombardy

Daily Mirror:

Senor Lombardy