Ayr
13:50
Largs Ladies LWOB Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ayr Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.20 Place: £2.60 £2.90 £1.30 Exacta: £81.60 Tricast: £303.86 Trifecta: £370
Non-Runners: Atlanta Brave (unsuitable ground), Egbert (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Imperial Merlin (IRE) 7 G AVG John Quinn 165 lbs 7/1 Won In touch with leaders - headway going easily after 3 out - shaken up 2 out - led after last - kept on well - comfortably(tchd 13/2)
2nd 8 Langdale Lane (IRE) 8 G Poor S R B Crawford 159 lbs 11/1 1.5 In rear - headway on outer after 1st - prominent after 3rd - ridden to lead 3 out - hung left before 2 out - headed after last - kept on - no match for winner(tchd 9/1)
3rd 6 Twin Power (IRE) 5 G AVG Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 100/30 0.1 Prominent - shaken up and switched right before 2 out - drifted left - kept on well run-in(op 7/2)
4th 9 Young Buster (IRE) 8 G Good Fergal O'Brien 157 lbs 3/1F 4.5 Towards rear - mistake 3rd - shaken up after 3 out - drifted left before 2 out - edged left after 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 11/4)
5th 10 Swallows Song (GB) 6 G Poor Iain Jardine 147 lbs 9/2 2.5 Towards rear - not fluent and ridden 3 out - edged left before 2 out - never dangerous(op 13/2)
6th 3 Brandy McQueen (IRE) 7 G Poor Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford 160 lbs 15/2 8 Led - ridden and headed when not fluent 3 out - soon lost ground - weakened from 2 out(op 13/2)
7th 7 Prairie Wolf (IRE) 7 G AVG Sue Smith 162 lbs 10/1 5 Prominent - not fluent 6th - soon lost position - ridden before 3 out - outpaced from 2 out(op 17/2 tchd 11/1)
8th 2 Rocky Man (FR) 4 C AVG Dan Skelton 167 lbs 12/1 57 In touch with leaders - ridden before 3 out - weakened and hung left before 2 out - tailed off (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 11/1)