Result 13:45 · Ayr

CPMS Novices Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 2Handicap3mHeavy5yo+ · 11 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 44.01s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Pounding Poet (IRE)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey	—	19.0	24.4
2	Big John Wayne (IRE)	Derek Fox	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	3L	4.33	4.69
3	I Wish You (FR)	Patrick Wadge	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	3½L	6.00	6.60
4	Ayiko (GB)	J J Slevin	S R B Crawford	15½L	21.0	23.0
5	Young Jack (IRE)	Danny McMenamin	Chris Grant	19L	7.50	9.73
6	Just Over Land (FR)	Dylan Johnston	Sam Thomas	19¼L	21.0	35.0
7	Kdeux Saint Fray (FR)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Anthony Honeyball	51¼L	4.50	6.00
F	Walking On Air (IRE)	Harry Cobden	Faye Bramley	—	21.0	27.1
PU	Caughtinyourtrance (IRE)	Ryan Mania	James Moffatt	—	12.0	15.5
PU	Gamesters Guy (GB)	Jack Tudor	Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	—	13.0	17.5
PU	Blakey Boy (IRE)	Peter Kavanagh	Ewan Whillans	—	8.50	9.82

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Gamesters Guy (GB)

7yo · 11-7 · OR 133

231522 J Jack Tudor T Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Mar 26	Haydock Park	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	2/2	13L	1.73
13 Feb 26	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C3	2/4	18L	8.50
16 Jan 26	Windsor	3m 110y	Soft	C3	5/5	11¾L	5.00

4 wins from 12 · placed 10

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Kdeux Saint Fray (FR) t

6yo · 11-4 · OR 130

F12430 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	12/18	34L	13.0
21 Feb 26	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C1	3/13	2½L	7.00
24 Jan 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	4/9	5L	4.50

3 wins from 10 · placed 6

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Young Jack (IRE) p

8yo · 10-13 · OR 125

928221 J Danny McMenamin T Chris Grant —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Mar 26	Newcastle	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/4	—	2.75
13 Feb 26	Kelso	2m 5f 110y	Heavy	C3	2/6	1½L	5.00
27 Jan 26	Newcastle	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	2/7	hd	5.00

3 wins from 15 · placed 9

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Ayiko (GB) t,p

7yo · 10-12 · OR 124

3U245P J J J Slevin T S R B Crawford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Apr 26	Fairyhouse	3m 110y	Yielding To Soft	—	PU	—	13.0
17 Mar 26	Down Royal	2m 4f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	5/7	10½L	5.00
16 Feb 26	Carlisle	3m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	4/7	4½L	4.33

2 wins from 14 · placed 7

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Pounding Poet (IRE) t,v

10yo · 10-12 · OR 124

381253 J Stan Sheppard T T Lacey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Dec 25	Newbury	2m 6f 110y	Good	C3	3/8	5L	29.0
26 Oct 25	Aintree	3m 110y	Good	C3	5/12	4¾L	9.00
25 Aug 25	Cartmel	3m 1f 110y	Good	C2	2/8	hd	5.00

5 wins from 28 · placed 13

Won 2 of 15 at around this trip

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Walking On Air (IRE) v11

9yo · 10-11 · OR 123

0P83P2 J Harry Cobden T Faye Bramley —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 Apr 26	Fakenham	2m 5f	Good	C3	2/3	16L	3.25
10 Mar 26	Cheltenham	3m 6f	Good To Soft	C2	PU	—	26.0
24 Jan 26	Doncaster	3m	Soft	C1	3/8	4½L	12.0

2 wins from 20 · placed 8

1 run here without a win

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Just Over Land (FR) t

7yo · 10-11 · OR 123

P41143 J Dylan Johnston T Sam Thomas —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Mar 26	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Soft	C3	3/5	4L	7.00
01 Jan 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	4/9	14L	7.00
06 Dec 25	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	1/8	—	9.00

3 wins from 19 · placed 9

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Caughtinyourtrance (IRE) t,p

7yo · 10-10 · OR 122

62P623 J Ryan Mania T James Moffatt —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Mar 26	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	3/7	3L	10.0
14 Mar 26	Newcastle	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/4	6L	5.00
14 Feb 26	Haydock Park	3m 110y	Good To Soft	C1	6/9	15¼L	51.0

2 wins from 14 · placed 8

4 runs at around this trip without a win

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I Wish You (FR) p

6yo · 10-8 · OR 120

452431 J Patrick Wadge T Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Feb 26	Wetherby	3m	Soft	C4	1/6	—	4.50
30 Dec 25	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	3/5	13¾L	6.50
18 Nov 25	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C4	4/9	4¼L	6.50

2 wins from 14 · placed 9

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Big John Wayne (IRE)

8yo · 10-7 · OR 119

3F2531 J Derek Fox T Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Mar 26	Hexham	2m 4f	Soft	C4	1/5	—	2.88
23 Feb 26	Ayr	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C4	3/7	4¼L	5.00
13 Jan 26	Ayr	2m 110y	Heavy	C3	5/5	14L	34.0

1 win from 6 · placed 4

2 runs here without a win

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Blakey Boy (IRE) p

6yo · 10-2 · OR 114

7F2211 J Peter Kavanagh T Ewan Whillans —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Mar 26	Kelso	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C2	1/6	—	4.50
23 Feb 26	Ayr	3m	Soft	C4	1/6	—	6.00
29 Dec 25	Kelso	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C4	2/6	8L	4.50

3 wins from 14 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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