Ayr
12:30
Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (Go North Night Nurse Hurdle Series Qualifier)(GBB)
Ayr Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.50 £1.40 £3.40 Exacta: £12.90 Trifecta: £103.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - led before 4th - went clear before 2 out - shaken up approaching last - easily(op 9/4)
5 G Good Olly Murphy 160 lbs 11/4F Won
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2nd
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and went modest second just before last - no match for winner(op 4/1)
5 G Poor Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 155 lbs 7/2 12
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3rd
In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - outpaced when mistake 2 out - weakened run-in(op 14/1)
7 G Poor Donald McCain 160 lbs 18/1 .75
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4th
Led - headed and prominent 2nd - not fluent 7th - outpaced after 4 out - rallied after 3 out - went modest fourth run-in(op 40/1 and tchd 50/1)
5 G Poor Jackie Stephen 160 lbs 28/1 7
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5th
Prominent - led 2nd - headed before 4th - hit 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/1)
6 G Good Rebecca Menzies 160 lbs 9/1 0.2
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6th
In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1)
6 G Poor Ian Duncan 160 lbs 9/1 12
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7th
Always behind (jockey said gelding hung left-handed in straight)(op 125/1 tchd 300/1)
4 G Poor R Mike Smith 153 lbs 200/1 0.3
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8th
Always behind(op 80/1)
5 G Poor Daragh Bourke 160 lbs 100/1 19
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99th
Towards rear - stumbled and fell after 4 out(tchd 250/1)
5 G Poor Ian Duncan 160 lbs 150/1 -
99th
In touch with leaders - looked to go wrong before 3rd - soon pulled up quickly(tchd 11/4)
8 G Good S R B Crawford 160 lbs 3/1 -
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99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened 3 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported gelding had bled from the nose)(op 13/2)
5 G Poor Nicky Richards 160 lbs 9/2 -
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