Ayrshire Hospice Building The Future Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBb Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | City Chief (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 166 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Tracked leaders - briefly led 8th - shaken up when not fluent 3 out - pushed along and made challenge before 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - led inside final 110yds - all out(op 5/4 tchd 6/5) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Hidden Heroics (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Led at steady pace - increased tempo before 7th - briefly headed 8th - ridden before 2 out - hung left when hard pressed approaching last - kept on well run-in - headed inside final 110yds(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Starlyte (IRE) | 8 M | AVG |
Charlie Todd
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Ian Williams | 141 lbs | 17/2 | 9 | Towards rear - niggled along briefly after 3rd - not fluent and cajoled along 7th - pushed along 8th - ridden home turn - rallied from 2 out - kept on but no impression from last - no match for first two(tchd 11/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Half Track (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | N W Alexander | 154 lbs | 11/4 | 13 | Raced wide - towards rear - outpaced and pushed along after 9th - rallied before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - soon held - weakened approaching last(op 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Shearer (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 11/2 | 14 | Chased leader - pushed along before 3 out - lost position and held before 2 out - hung left and weakened approaching last (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Donna's Double (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 158 lbs | 25/1 | 2 | Towards rear - mistake 7th - not fluent but some headway 9th - pushed along home turn - dropped to last and ridden 2 out - lost touch from last(tchd 28/1) |
Ayr Races