Ayr
15:55
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)
Ayr Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Shoeshine Boy (IRE) 8 G AVG Donald Whillans 159 lbs 7/1 Won In touch with leaders - shaken up to lead 2 out - ridden approaching last - faced challenges run-in - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from the first time application of a tongue strap)(op 9/1)
2nd 3 Lady In The Park (IRE) 6 M Poor Lucinda Russell 163 lbs 5/1 .75 In touch with leaders - soon dropped to midfield - headway 4 out - challenging when niggled along 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on run-in - joined for 2nd(op 9/2)
2nd 6 Cream Of The West (IRE) 9 G AVG N W Alexander 160 lbs 11/4F 0 Midfield - ridden 2 out - headway approaching last - kept on well run-in - forced dead-heat 2nd(op 3/1)
4th 10 Artic Mann (GB) 11 G Poor N W Alexander 155 lbs 14/1 1 Mounted in chute and taken down early - held up in rear - headway 4 out - ridden approaching last - ran on well run-in - went fourth final strides(op 10/1)
5th 8 Enemy At The Gate (IRE) 8 G Poor Donald Whillans 159 lbs 11/2 .5 Prominent - disputed lead 8th - led after 4 out - headed 2 out - pressed leader when not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 13/2)
6th 11 Paddy Elvis (IRE) 5 G Poor S R B Crawford 143 lbs 33/1 18 Midfield on outer - weakened 2 out(tchd 28/1)
7th 1 Teescomponentstrig (GB) 8 G Poor Gillian Boanas 168 lbs 9/1 8.5 Led - not fluent 7th - joined 8th - headed after 4 out - weakened 3 out - no chance when awkward jump 2 out(op 8/1)
8th 9 Toombridge (GB) 8 G Poor Ian Duncan 155 lbs 80/1 1.25 Held up in rear - some headway 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
9th 13 Lewa House (GB) 8 G Poor Catch Bissett 139 lbs 9/1 1.5 Towards rear throughout - hit 4 out - lost touch 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
10th 2 Justicialism (IRE) 6 G Poor Gerald Stephen Quinn 165 lbs 25/1 42 In touch with leaders on outer - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
99th 4 Niceandeasy (IRE) 11 G AVG N W Alexander 161 lbs 33/1 - Mounted in chute and taken down early - in touch with leaders - lost position 8th - weakened 4 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding ran flat)(tchd 40/1)
99th 12 Manfrominverlochy (IRE) 5 G Poor Ian Duncan 138 lbs 150/1 - Towards rear - weakened and lost touch 4 out - soon pulled up(tchd 100/1)
99th 5 Rob Roy Macgregor (IRE) 7 G Poor Sandy Thomson 162 lbs 11/2 - Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened 4 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before last (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey reporting that gelding was never travelling)(tchd 13/2)