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Hogmanay Ball At Western House Hotel Mares' Maiden Hurdle
Ayr Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.40 Place: £1.10 £1.30 Exacta: £2 Trifecta: £3.10
Non-Runners: Miss Milano (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 The Player Queen (IRE) N/A AVG Rose Dobbin 154 lbs 8/13F Won Prominent - awkward jump 5th - pressed leader from 8th - going okay when led 9th - faced challenge 3 out - 1 length ahead when hit 2 out - shaken up when going best approaching last - good jump last - pushed out run-in - readily(op 4/9)
2nd 1 Fiadh (IRE) 8 M Poor Chris Grant 149 lbs 9/4 7 Prominent - not fluent 2nd - slow jump 4th - pressed leader from 8th - went second home turn - made challenge 3 out - pushed along and not fluent when 1 length down 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/4)
3rd 7 Maura Jeanne (GB) 8 M Poor Ian Duncan 152 lbs 11/2 10 Jumped left on occasions - raced in last - awkward jump 2nd - jumped left 4th - slow jump 8th - going okay but got behind before 9th - headway before 3 out - pushed along but still plenty to do before 2 out - kept on well but never near to challenge (jockey said the filly hung right-handed and jumped left throughout)(op 15/2 tchd 5/1)
4th 2 Granny Mags (GB) N/A Poor R Mike Smith 147 lbs 50/1 20 Chased leader - slow jump and lost ground 8th - pushed along and behind after 9th - rallied before 2 out - kept on but no impression approaching last(op 33/1)
5th 6 Worldly Approach (IRE) N/A Poor R Mike Smith 154 lbs 50/1 0.3 Chased leader - close up 9th - lost ground before 3 out - pushed along and rallied after 3 out - soon went third - weakened approaching last - soon beaten(op 33/1)
6th 4 Silver Star Mix (GB) N/A Poor R Mike Smith 147 lbs 250/1 24 Took keen hold - led - mistake 5th - not fluent 6th - ran green before 7th - not fluent when headed 9th - lost second home turn - pushed along and lost third after 3 out - dropped to last and awkward jump when saddle slipped 2 out (jockey said the saddle slipped after the mare made a mistake at the second last hurdle)(op 150/1)