2025-04-11 Ayr 14:40
Ayr

Get Home Safe With Thistle Cabs Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 3m70y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £8,450

Runners: 13

Winning time: 6m 6.95s (slow by 18.95s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 3

4 Billy Boi Blue

J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Age:8 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:122 SP:12/1

Towards rear - in touch with leaders 2nd - headway and led narrowly but faced challenge 2 out - kept on well run-in - gamely

2 hd

2 Ace Of Spades

J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:125 SP:100/30F

In rear - in touch with leaders 8th - headway from 3 out - challenging 2 out - kept on well run-in - just held

3 nse ¼

9 Pounding Poet

J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey

Age:9 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:117 SP:20/1

In rear - some headway when outpaced after 4 out - rallying when bit short of room before 2 out - went third last - kept on well run-in - just held

4 2 2¼

8 I Am Max

J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson

Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:118 SP:5/1

In rear - still plenty to do 3 out - headway 2 out - kept on well run-in - went fourth final stride - nearest finish(op 11/2)

5 shd 2¼

12 Belvedere Blast

J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley

Age:7 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:113 SP:18/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - disputing third last - no extra run-in - lost fourth final stride(tchd 20/1)

6 2 4¼

7 Chasingouttheblues

J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford

Age:6 Weight:11st 8lbs

OR:119 SP:13/2

Towards rear - outpaced after 4 out - rallied approaching last - kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 6/1)

7 1½ 5¾

1 Imperial Merlin

J:Craig Nichol T:John & Sean Quinn

Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:125 SP:14/1

Towards rear - some headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no impression when not fluent last

8 9 14¾

11 Park Annonciade

J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford

Age:7 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:114 SP:11/1

In touch with leaders - lost position 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 12/1)

9 17 31¾

5 Histrionic

J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls

Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:121 SP:11/2

Pushed along early - prominent - disputed lead 4th - not fluent and headed 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined the gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report)

10 nk 32¼

10 De Kingpin

J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:116 SP:22/1

Led narrowly - joined 4th - headed 2 out - soon weakened(op 20/1)

11 9½ 41¾

3 Icare Allen

J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age:7 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:124 SP:33/1

Raced wide - in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 8th - outpaced 4 out - weakened 3 out

6 Gaillimh A Stor

J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander

Age:9 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:120 SP:20/1

Prominent - hampered then in touch with leaders 1st - dropped to last after 6th - detached when pulled up before 7th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown - other than a report from the jockey that the gelding had stopped quickly; vet examined the gelding post-race and had nothing to report)

14 Kintail

J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson

Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:112 SP:8/1

In touch with leaders - jumped left 1st - prominent 2nd - niggled along with one circuit to go - soon lost position - dropped to last and pulled up before 8th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined the gelding post-race and had nothing to report)(tchd 17/2)

Theme Tune

J: T:N W Alexander

Age:10 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:112 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £13

Tote place: £3.70 £1.40 £6.50

Exacta: £69.10

Trifecta: £1081.50

Tricast: £832.10

CSF: £52.44