Ayr
12:40
Ayrshire Wedding Show 2 February Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ayr Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.25 Place: £1.02 £3.20 £2.60 Exacta: £9.20 Trifecta: £53.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Walking On A Dream (IRE) 5 G AVG Lucinda Russell 162 lbs 1/4F Won Led - headed and raced in second 2nd - led 4 out - pushed along and faced challenge 2 out - headed approaching last - ridden and led again run-in - stayed on(op 1/5)
2nd 10 Lizzie Luna (GB) 4 F Poor Ewan Whillans 155 lbs 20/1 - Held up in rear - headway 4 out - 3 lengths down and disputing third last - ran on run-in - went second towards finish(tchd 22/1)
3rd 5 Jony R (IRE) 6 G AVG S R B Crawford 162 lbs 11/1 - Took keen hold - prominent - jumped left 4 out - soon went second - challenging 2 out - led approaching last - hung left and headed run-in - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
4th 3 Glenville (GB) 4 G Poor Ewan Whillans 162 lbs 100/1 - Midfield - not fluent 1st - headway before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - disputing third last - outpaced run-in(op 125/1 tchd 80/1)
5th 2 Famous Liss (IRE) 7 G Poor Stuart Coltherd 162 lbs 5/1 - Towards rear - headway 2 out - ran on run-in - nearest finish (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to get covered up behind runners and settled as gelding ran too free before falling in his previous start; adding that gelding made a respiratory noise in back straight - a fact which he reported at scales - he further added that his recommendation to the trainer was for gelding to step up in trip for future runs)(op 15/2)
6th 6 Red Ned (IRE) 5 G Poor Sandy Thomson 162 lbs 25/1 - Prominent - weakened 2 out(op 50/1)
7th 1 Cage Rattler (IRE) 4 G Poor Sandy Forster 162 lbs 200/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear throughout(tchd 150/1)
8th 4 Jirko (FR) 6 G Poor N W Alexander 162 lbs 12/1 - Midfield - not fluent 2nd - in touch with leaders when hit 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 14/1)
9th 9 Cloudsareclearing (GB) 4 F Poor R Mike Smith 148 lbs 200/1 - Jumped right 1st - always behind
10th 7 The Dipper (IRE) 6 G Poor Nicky Richards 157 lbs 66/1 - Took keen hold - in rear - headway 1st - pulled way into lead 2nd - hit 5th - headed 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out (made contact with rail at start; having been checked by vet - gelding was deemed fit to race; jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 80/1)