Ayr
15:08
Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)
Ayr Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.30 £2.90 £2.30 Exacta: £33.80 Tricast: £366.89 Trifecta: £239.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Dance Thief (IRE) 6 G AVG
Ben Smith (10)lbs
R Mike Smith 140 lbs 11/4 Won In touch with leaders - prominent 4 out - ridden after 2 out - challenging last - led towards finish - ran on well(op 5/1)
2nd 7 Can't Stop Now (IRE) 7 G AVG Iain Jardine 154 lbs 14/1 2.25 Took keen hold - led - soon clear - reduced lead 5 out - went clear again 3 out - faced challenge last - ridden and edged left run-in - headed and no extra towards finish(tchd 18/1)
3rd 5 Atlantic Dancer (IRE) N/A AVG N W Alexander 156 lbs 11/1 1.25 Raced in second - lost second 2 out - kept on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 2 Bois Guillbert (FR) 5 G AVG Lucinda Russell 168 lbs 5/1 4.75 In rear - steady headway from 3 out - mistake last - went modest fourth run-in(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
5th 3 Park Annonciade (FR) 7 G AVG S R B Crawford 167 lbs 2/1F 1 In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - weakened and not fluent last(op 13/8 tchd 6/4)
6th 6 Bix Beiderbecke (FR) 4 G Poor Lucinda Russell 152 lbs 22/1 4 Held up in rear - some headway from 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 18/1)
7th 4 Ruby Island (GB) 8 M AVG Mark Walford 162 lbs 5/1 28 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out - lost touch 2 out(op 4/1 tchd 11/2)
99th 1 Kerosine Light (IRE) N/A Poor Donald McCain 168 lbs 50/1 - In rear - dropped to last 5 out - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(op 20/1)