Ayr
15:00
Quiz Night At Golf Inn Prestwick Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Ayr Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.20 £2.50 £2.20 Exacta: £48.20 Tricast: £266.31 Trifecta: £313.70
Non-Runners: Big John Wayne (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent on outer - led narrowly 3 out - ridden and went clear approaching last - comfortably(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
5 G Good Nicky Richards 150 lbs 6/1 Won
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2nd
Held up in midfield - headway and went third after 2 out - soon ridden - stayed on and went second run-in(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
5 G Poor S R B Crawford 158 lbs 7/1 4.25
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3rd
Led - headed 3 out - outpaced approaching last - weakened and lost second run-in(op 5/1 tchd 15/2)
5 G AVG Jonjo & A J O'Neill 161 lbs 6/1 1.75
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4th
Held up in midfield - not fluent 4 out - hit 2 out - went fourth and no impression approaching last(op 15/2)
6 G Good Ruth Jefferson 157 lbs 9/2 7
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5th
In rear - slow jump 2nd - towards rear halfway - weakened after 4 out (jockey said gelding did not jump fluently in early stages)
5 G AVG Olly Murphy 161 lbs 7/2F 8.5
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6th
Took keen hold - prominent - challenging 4 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 18/1)
7 G AVG James Moffatt 154 lbs 22/1 0.3
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7th
Towards rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
8 G Good Mark Walford 164 lbs 40/1 8
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8th
In touch with leaders - bad mistake 3rd - soon lost ground and towards rear - reminder in rear halfway - weakened 5 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at 1st fence and was never travelling thereafter; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
7 G AVG Chris Grant 155 lbs 4/1 17
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9th
Pressed leader - tired jump and prominent 4th - mistake 8th - weakened 4 out(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
6 M AVG John C McConnell 156 lbs 9/1 1.25
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