Ayr
12:35
Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
Ayr Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.20 £2.10 £1.30 Exacta: £17.80 Tricast: £32.86 Trifecta: £55.30
Non-Runners: Gold Emery (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Charm Offensive (FR) N/A Good N W Alexander 163 lbs 9/4F Won In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - shaken up and led narrowly just before 2 out - headed just before last - not fluent last - ridden and led again run-in - kept on(op 11/4)
2nd 4 Whistleinthedark (IRE) 9 G AVG L J Morgan 163 lbs 11/2 .5 Raced freely - in touch with leaders - smooth headway after 3 out - made challenge when not fluent 2 out - pushed along and led narrowly just before last - mistake last - soon ridden and headed - kept on but always held(op 6/1)
3rd 8 Gentleman De Mai (FR) N/A AVG Rose Dobbin 156 lbs 5/2 1.5 Prominent - pushed along before 3 out - ridden after 3 out - made challenge 2 out - outpaced last - stayed on final 110yds(op 9/4)
4th 2 Kingfisher Lane (IRE) 7 G Poor S R B Crawford 157 lbs 33/1 3.75 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway on outer after 3 out - ridden and no impression after 2 out(tchd 28/1)
5th 9 Jet Legs (IRE) 8 G AVG Martin Todhunter 154 lbs 11/2 4 Raced freely - towards rear but in touch with leaders - pushed along before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden briefly after 2 out - made no impression(op 9/2)
6th 10 Young Moloney (IRE) N/A Poor Daragh Bourke 143 lbs 22/1 8 Led narrowly - ridden 3 out - headed just before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 16/1)
7th 6 Nights In Venice (GB) 8 G Poor Donald Whillans 160 lbs 12/1 1.5 Pressed leader - jinked left and nearly lost jockey 6th - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1)
8th 5 Nikgarde (FR) N/A Poor James Ewart 163 lbs 14/1 0.2 Prominent on inner - pushed along and weakened after 3 out(op 16/1)
9th 7 Dot Cotton (IRE) 6 M Poor R Mike Smith 158 lbs 20/1 0.1 Always towards rear (jockey said mare stopped quickly and had a breathing problem; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 14/1)