Quiz Night At Golf Inn Prestwick Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Ayr · Friday, 2 Jan · 19:00
· 2m 4f 110y
· Class 3
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:00
Off time
9
Runners
Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
YOUNG JACK (IRE
🥈 Second
JIPCOT (FR
🥉 Third
CAPTAIN BUTLER (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.50
7/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
7
6/1
06 · —
7
6/1
07 · —
8
7/1
08 · —
10
9/1
09 · —
23
22/1
10 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | — |
Johnson's Blue (G)
Eight-time winner over hurdles and left his reappearance run behind when only narrowly denied at Hexham In June. However, his subsequent efforts have been very poor and he unseated rider in a match on his sole previous start in this sphere.
|
Jamie Hamilton | M Walford | 9 | 74.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 5th | 2 | — |
Junker D'allier (G)
FAV
[T]
Fairly useful 3-time novice hurdle winner last season. Bettered his reappearance/chase debut effort when third in a 5-runner Carlisle beginners' chase (2m, soft) at the end of November. This step back up in trip may help and he's one to co…
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 7 | 73 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Jipcot (G)
[T]
Back to very best following wind surgery when readily landing a Newbury handicap hurdle last December. No show in Grade 3 handicaps in that sphere at the big spring festivals but resumes in this sphere on a potentially handy mark and is an…
|
Kielan Woods | J & A O'Neill | 7 | 73 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 9th | 4 | — |
Cloonainra (M)
Fairly useful over hurdles and ran to a similar level in justifying support in 7-runner mares' novice at Listowel (19.4f, good to soft) on debut in September. Struggled in a Cheltenham novice next time but this Irish raider is accorded res…
|
Paddy Hanlon | J C McConnell | 7 | 73 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 5 | — |
Karafon (G)
[T]
Won Clonmel maiden hurdle for Willie Mullins last December but has found things harder since, failing to fire both starts for new yard since returning to action in November. Safely held sole previous start in this sphere and, though likely…
|
Sam Ewing | S R B Crawford | 6 | 71.7 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Captain Butler (G)
Point winner who landed a Newcastle bumper and Kelso maiden hurdle for Pauline Robson. Good start for this yard when runner-up on return in a handicap hurdle here in November and entitled to step up on subsequent chase debut at Aintree whe…
|
Craig Nichol | Ruth Jefferson | 8 | 71.2 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 8th | 7 | — |
Young Jack (G)
Mixed record over hurdles last season but managed to win twice and he pulled clear of the rest when second on return/chase debut at Kelso (23.4f, soft). Open to improvement in this sphere and he's high on the shortlist.
|
Ryan Mania | C Grant | 8 | 70.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 8 | — |
Great Pepper (G)
Dual hurdles winner who was a respectable third on chase debut in a Carlisle novice handicap last February. However, he's failed to complete both starts since and now finds himself with a bit to prove.
|
Charlotte Jones | James Moffatt | 8 | 69.9 kg |
23
22/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
Big John Wayne (G)
Winner of sole completed start in points and has shown plenty in 3 starts over hurdles, including when second in a 4-runner Worcester novice (23f, heavy) on sole start last season. Subsequent absence is naturally a concern ahead of this ch…
|
P W Wadge | L Russell & M Scudamore | 8 | 68.9 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 1st | 10 | — |
Milcree (G)
Off the mark at third attempt over hurdles at Carlisle in April 2024 and wasn't disgraced in a handicap here later that month. Absent since but this former point winner looks a real chasing type and it'll be interesting to see how he shape…
|
Sean Quinlan | N G Richards | 8 | 68 kg |
7
6/1
|
Betting forecast: Junker D'allier (7/2), Young Jack (4/1), Captain Butler (9/2), Big John Wayne (5/1), Milcree (6/1), Jipcot (6/1), Karafon (7/1), Cloonainra (9/1), Great Pepper (22/1), Johnson's Blue (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7922.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3645.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1822.0 GBP |
| P4 | 912.0 GBP |
| P5 | 454.0 GBP |