Ayr Races
Ayr
13:42
Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ayr
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.88
Place: £1.10 £1.10
Exacta: £3.10
Trifecta: £8
Non-Runners: King Of Answers (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Crest Of Fortune (GB) | 4 G | Good | Anthony Honeyball | 161 lbs | 15/8 | Won | Raced in second - not fluent 2nd - pressed leader 6th - led 7th - 2 lengths ahead when mistake 2 out - soon faced challenge - good jump last - kept on run-in - won going away(op 7/4 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Jupiter Des Mottes (FR) | 6 G | Good | Lucinda Russell | 161 lbs | 8/15F | 5 | In touch with leaders on inner - went second after 4 out - chased clear leader 3 out - challenging after 2 out - no extra run-in - no match for winner(op 4/7 tchd 1/2) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Wholly Boley (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Daragh Bourke | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 40 | Led at steady pace - headed 7th - soon lost second - weakened quickly before 3 out - tailed off(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Jehol De Thaix (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Nicky Richards | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 8 | Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - not fluent 7th - soon reminder - rallied and went modest third before 3 out - no chance when mistake 2 out - tailed off(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Wor Lad (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Donald Whillans | 154 lbs | 250/1 | - | In touch with leaders on outer - pushed along briefly 6th - slow jump and dropped to last 7th - tailed off 4 out - soon pulled up |