Ayr Races
Ayr
15:45
Good Luck Killie In Scottish Cup Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ayr
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91
Place: £1.10 £3.10 £2.20
Exacta: £21.60
Trifecta: £110.20
Non-Runners: Bellaney Lord (unsuitable ground), Kingston Bridge (unsuitable ground), Skol (travel problems)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Thistle Ask (IRE) | 7 G | Good | James Ewart | 160 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Made all - pushed along 3 out - clear 2 out - unchallenged (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was better suited by the return to a better surface)(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Beat The Retreat (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Bruce Lynn
(3)lbs
|
N W Alexander | 147 lbs | 20/1 | 24 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - lost ground and ridden after 4 out - went modest second but no chance with winner 2 out(op 14/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Lights Are Green (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Jonathon Bewley
(3)lbs
|
George Bewley | 157 lbs | 15/2 | 7 | Took keen hold - midfield - dropped to rear 3rd - pushed along and lost touch after 4 out - headway from 2 out - went modest third run-in - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout)(op 10/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Desert Stranger (GB) | 3 G | Poor | R Mike Smith | 160 lbs | 200/1 | 11 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway 2nd - went second 3rd - not fluent 5th - pushed along 3 out - weakened and lost second 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Whitehaven (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 160 lbs | 3/1 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along 4 out - lost third and weakened after 3 out(op 5/2) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Melnik (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | C A McBratney | 150 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - hit 5th - some headway 4 out - ridden and weakened 3 out(op 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Don't Look Back (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Lucinda Russell | 160 lbs | 66/1 | - | In rear - jumped right and fell 1st(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Captain Nelson (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
William Shanahan
(7)lbs
|
R Mike Smith | 153 lbs | 200/1 | - | Raced in last - hampered and fell 1st(op 150/1 tchd 125/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Donso Star (GB) | 7 M | Poor | R Mike Smith | 153 lbs | 14/1 | - | In rear - slow jump 2nd - jumped right 3rd - hampered and pushed along 5th - behind when jumped badly right and unseated rider 3 out |