Ayr
14:20
Quiz Clothing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ayr Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Place: £1.40 £1.70 Exacta: £7.90 Trifecta: £21.90
Non-Runners: Grey Market (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - going best when led narrowly before 2 out - mistake 2 out - pushed along and went clear approaching last - pushed out and won going away(op 7/4)
9 G Good Olly Murphy 166 lbs 2/1F Won
2nd
Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway and went second after 6th - not fluent 9th - going okay when challenging 3 out - pushed along and no extra approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 10/3)
9 G AVG Donald McCain 166 lbs 3/1 7.5
3rd
Led - mistake 9th - faced challenge from 3 out - pushed along and headed before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last - soon held(op 9/1)
8 G Poor John C McConnell 161 lbs 13/2 9
4th
Raced in second - going okay but lost position into midfield after 6th - not fluent 7th - headway and made challenge 3 out - pushed along when jockey lost iron briefly before 2 out - not fluent when no extra 2 out - weakening and no chance when mistake last (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 2/1 tchd 15/8)
8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 85/40 9.5
99th
Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 9th - shaken up when fell 3 out(tchd 20/1)
7 G Poor S R B Crawford 162 lbs 22/1 -