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Ayr
14:10
Merry Christmas From Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle
Ayr Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2.60 £1.80 Exacta: £18.30 Trifecta: £67.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Cream Of The West (IRE) 9 G AVG
N W Alexander 150 lbs 9/2 Won Towards rear - headway and prominent 4 out - challenging when not fluent 2 out - soon clear with one other - ridden when hung left and led narrowly last - kept on well towards finish(op 4/1)
2nd 6 Enemy At The Gate (IRE) 8 G Poor
Donald Whillans 151 lbs 3/1 1.25 Prominent - pressed leader 2nd - led but pestered 4th - joined 2 out - soon went clear with winner - rallied when headed last - no extra towards finish
3rd 1 Here Comes McCoy (IRE) 9 G AVG
Olly Murphy 168 lbs 7/2 9.5 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - went third before 3 out - weakening when hit 2 out(op 4/1)
4th 5 Ballin Bay (IRE) 6 G Poor
Pauline Robson 152 lbs 7/4F 34 Led but pestered - headed and pressed leader 4th - lost position when not fluent and outpaced 4 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out - tailed off(op 15/8 tchd 2/1)
5th 3 Coral Blue (IRE) 10 G Poor
Daragh Bourke 159 lbs 20/1 20 Took keen hold - pressed leader - prominent 2nd - not fluent 7th - went second again 8th - weakening when hit 3 out - tailed off(op 12/1)
99th 2 Mount Melleray (IRE) N/A Poor
Alison Hamilton 168 lbs 25/1 - Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - detached 8th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 22/1)
99th 4 Nowinittowinit (IRE) 8 M Poor
S R B Crawford 151 lbs 18/1 - Never going well - didn't jump with fluency - always behind - soon detached - pulled up halfway (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 20/1)