Ayr
14:00
Enjoy The Virgin Bet Raceday Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qual') (Div I)
Ayr Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.20 £1.50 £1.50 Exacta: £10.50 Tricast: £24.67 Trifecta: £25.10
Non-Runners: Blazing Port (self certificate), Enemy At The Gate (withdrawn; unsuitable ground), Misscarlett (self certificate), Mount South (withdrawn; unsuitable ground), Serious Mickey (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Having A Barney (IRE) 5 G Poor Mark Walford 148 lbs 7/4F Won Held up in midfield - pushed along 3 out - switched right after 3 out - soon headway - led narrowly 2 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on well(op 11/4)
2nd 2 Limerick Leader (FR) 7 G Poor Rose Dobbin 168 lbs 9/2 1 Prominent - pushed along 3 out - went second and pressed leader 2 out - soon ridden - kept on but always held(op 4/1 tchd 5/1)
3rd 8 Something Golden (IRE) 9 G Poor Iain Jardine 149 lbs 7/2 3.25 Towards rear of midfield - mistake 6th - pushed along after 4 out - ridden 3 out - headway when jumped left and mistake 2 out - jumped left and went third last - stayed on(op 9/4)
4th 1 Dedanser (IRE) 6 G AVG Donald McCain 166 lbs 6/1 4.5 Led - slow jump 7th - pushed along 3 out - jumped left and headed 2 out - soon ridden - jumped left last - hung left and weakened run-in (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed throughout)(op 15/2)
5th 3 Hungry Tiger (IRE) 9 G Poor George Bewley 163 lbs 12/1 1 Raced in second - pushed along and lost position just before 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
6th 10 Topkapi Star (GB) 7 M AVG Ewan Whillans 149 lbs 8/1 1.25 Held up in midfield on outer - headway and in touch with leaders after 6th - pushed along 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 17/2)
7th 7 Penthouse Poppet (IRE) 8 M Poor C A McBratney 158 lbs 22/1 42 In rear - weakened and behind after 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 5 Robert Johnson (GB) 6 G AVG Philip Kirby 156 lbs 66/1 - Didn't jump well - in touch with leaders - pushed along and lost position after 7th - weakened and behind after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 20/1)