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Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle (For The Craigie Cup)
Ayr Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25 Place: £1.20 £1.30 Exacta: £3.60 Tricast: £8.12 Trifecta: £4.40
Non-Runners: Maimie's Magic (unsuitable ground), Serious Ego (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Traprain Law (FR) 6 G AVG Lucinda Russell 159 lbs 5/4F Won Made all - not fluent 4 out - going best 3 out - shaken up and good jump 2 out - pushed along against near rail before last - ridden and faced strong challenge run-in - kept on well final 110yds - always doing enough(tchd 11/8)
2nd 2 Ginger Mail (FR) 8 G AVG N W Alexander 167 lbs 13/8 .5 In touch with leaders on inner - went third after 5th - went second 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - made strong challenge run-in - held final 110yds(op 2/1)
3rd 7 Kilbrainy (IRE) 8 G AVG Sandy Thomson 156 lbs 7/1 28 In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - pushed along when lost second 3 out - weakened and beaten before 2 out(tchd 13/2 and 15/2)
4th 6 Minella Youngy (IRE) 6 G Poor Iain Jardine 158 lbs 11/1 11 Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along after 4 out - went modest fourth before 3 out - soon well beaten(op 8/1 tchd 12/1)
5th 1 Gladiatorial (IRE) 9 G Poor Noel C Kelly 163 lbs 28/1 6 Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and lost position after 5th - weakening when hit 4 out - lost fourth before 3 out - soon well beaten(op 33/1)
6th 4 Faron (IRE) 5 G AVG Stuart Coltherd 166 lbs 80/1 7.5 In touch with leaders - pecked on landing 1st - towards rear 2nd - outpaced and reminders 4th - pushed along and struggling from 4 out - tailed off from 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 40/1 and 100/1)
7th 5 Cave Court (IRE) 7 G AVG Noel C Kelly 159 lbs 14/1 49 Held up in rear - struggling from 4 out - tailed off from 3 out(op 16/1)