16:45 | Ayr | Saturday 18th April 2026 | Racing971

2 16:45 Ayr 18 Apr 2026

CPMS Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) (5YO plus)

3m 20y Heavy (Soft in places)

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Winner £25,720 - 11 ran

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Weighed In

Full Result

8 Pounding Poet (IRE)

10 10-12 124 t v

18/1

Stan Sheppard

T Lacey

midfield, in touch going easily 4 out, smooth headway to dispute lead 2 out, nudged along approaching last, soon led outright, won going away

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2 3

14 Big John Wayne (IRE)

8 10-7 119

10/3 F

D R Fox

L Russell & M Scudamore

disputed lead, headed before 11th, headway to press leader 4 out, disputed lead approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on approaching last, no extra and headed entering final 110yds

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3 ½

13 I Wish You (FR)

6 10-8 120 p

5/1

P W Wadge

L Russell & M Scudamore

midfield, headway to dispute lead approaching 3 out, kept on approaching last, no extra and dropped to third run-in

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4 12

7 Ayiko

7 10-12 124 3 t p

20/1

J J Slevin

S R B Crawford

held up in midfield, not fluent 3rd, in touch 4 out, soon ridden, minor headway 2 out, soon outpaced by leaders

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5 3½

6 Young Jack (IRE)

8 10-13 125 p

13/2

Danny McMenamin

C Grant

midfield, in touch 4 out, soon ridden, slow 3 out, soon edged right and rider unbalanced, weakened 2 out

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6 nk

11 Just Over Land (FR)

7 10-11 123 t

20/1

Dylan Johnston

S Thomas

held up in rear, in touch 4 out where slow, soon ridden and outpaced, faded after 2 out

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7 32

3 Kdeux Saint Fray (FR)

6 11-4 130 t

7/2 2F

Sam Twiston-Davies

A J Honeyball

disputed lead, not fluent 10th, led outright before 11th, ridden and pressed for lead 4 out, headed approaching 3 out where mistake, soon weakened

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2 Gamesters Guy

7 11-7 133

12/1

Jack Tudor

O Greenall & J Guerriero

always behind, badly hampered 14th, soon pulled up

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9 Walking On Air (IRE)

9 10-11 123 v¹

20/1

H Cobden

Faye Bramley

prominent, fell 14th

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12 Caughtinyourtrance (IRE)

7 10-10 122 t p

11/1

Ryan Mania

James Moffatt

took keen hold, midfield, not fluent 10th, lost touch approaching 4 out, soon pulled up

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15 Blakey Boy (IRE)

6 10-2 (oh 2) 114 2 p

15/2

Peter Kavanagh

Ewan Whillans

always behind, not fluent 10th, hampered 14th, pulled up before 4 out

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1 Califet En Vol (IRE)

7 12-0 140

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4 Milcree (IRE)

8 11-2 128

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5 Al Kalila (IRE)

7 11-0 126 p¹

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10 Diamond Dealer (IRE)

7 10-11 123 t

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Winning Time: 6m 44.01s Last Updated: 19 Apr 2026 02:51:42

Previous winners

Year	Going	Ran	Winner	Age	Weight	OR	Form	Last run	Trainer (Distance)	Jockey	SP	Time
2025	Good to Soft	7	Masaccio	8	12 0	146	212333	30 days	A King (379 miles)	Tom Cannon	10/ 1	6:13.40
2024	Soft	13	Sharjah	11	12 0	147	114349	37 days	W P Mullins	Paul Townend	7/ 1	6:15.06
2023	Good	8	Sail Away	7	11 8	136	262-312	34 days	D Skelton (300 miles)	Bridget Andrews	13/ 2	5:58.03
2022	Good to Soft	8	Dusart	7	11 12	147	13-115	17 days	N J Henderson (358 miles)	Nico De Boinville	2/ 1	6:04.63
2021	Good	13	One More Fleurie	7	10 12	122	5611F1	7 days	Ian Williams (300 miles)	Charlie Todd	11/ 1	6:14.20
2019	Good	9	Molly The Dolly	8	11 9	139	422-113	115 days	D Skelton (300 miles)	Harry Skelton	5/ 1	5:55.80
2018	Good	16	Crosshue Boy	8	11 5	136	061113	20 days	S Doyle	Mr H Dunne	22/ 1	6:00.40
2017	Good	12	Label Des Obeaux	6	11 12	148	232110	39 days	A King (379 miles)	Wayne Hutchinson	10/ 1	6:04.00
2016	Good to Soft	7	Vivaldi Collonges	7	11 8	143	42P-151	63 days	P F Nicholls (403 miles)	Sean Bowen	9/ 4	6:23.69
2015	Good	7	Puffin Billy	7	11 8	150	31FP11	20 days	O Sherwood (357 miles)	Leighton Aspell	7/ 2	6:12.11
2014	Good to Soft	9	Samstown	7	10 8	116	P-41422	35 days	A C Whillans (74 miles)	E Whillans	7/ 2	6:34.18
2013	Good	7	Netminder	7	10 0	115	665244	42 days	A M Thomson (115 miles)	P Buchanan	12/ 1	6:23.00
2012	Good	9	Problema Tic	6	11 11	137	148-121	35 days	D Pipe (377 miles)	Tom Scudamore	6/ 1	6:10.40
2011	Good	10	On His Own	7	10 12	116	10-414P	31 days	J Howard Johnson (153 miles)	P Gallagher	9/ 2	6:12.40
2010	Good	9	Bally Wall	7	10 1	109	619222	45 days	I R Ferguson	A Lynch	5/ 1	6:16.22
2009	Good	7	Auroras Encore	7	11 11	129	1F2019	16 days	J Parkinson & S Smith (187 miles)	T Collier	17/ 2	6:20.50
2008	Good	8	Merigo	7	10 0	113	658312	28 days	A Parker (70 miles)	Timmy Murphy	13/ 2	6:13.70
2006	Good	9	Kinburn	7	10 11	125	3132-11	98 days	J Howard Johnson (153 miles)	Richard Johnson	11/ 4	6:18.30