Ayr Races
Ayr
15:25
Tennent's Cup Scottish Champion Hurdle Trial Handicap Hurdle
Ayr
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £7
Place: £3.30 £1.90
Exacta: £33.20
Tricast: £87.96
Trifecta: £173.60
Non-Runners: Fin And Game (unsuitable ground), Lake Takapuna (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Elvis Mail (FR) | 10 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 156 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Held up in last place - not fluent 4th - smooth headway to lead 2 out - soon bumped - ridden before last - drew clear run-in - comfortably(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Leoncavallo (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Dr Richard Newland | 166 lbs | 4/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold early - prominent - mistake 5th - effort and every chance 2 out - soon edged right and bumped winner - ridden and one pace run-in(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Martila (FR) | N/A | Poor | Pauline Robson | 143 lbs | 2/1F | 2.25 | Pressed leader - led before 3 out - ridden and headed next - no extra run-in(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Fanfan Du Seuil (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Tom George | 160 lbs | 6/1 | 3 | Tracked leaders - not fluent 4th - smooth headway and every chance briefly before 3 out - ridden and outpaced from next(op 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | The Steward (USA) | N/A | AVG | James Moffatt | 144 lbs | 16/1 | 13 | Led to before 3 out - ridden and weakened from next(op 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Keyboard Gangster (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Callum Whillans
(3)lbs
|
Donald Whillans | 148 lbs | 8/1 | 22 | Took keen hold - prominent - mistake and struggling 4 out - no danger after(op 10/1) | |
| 7th | 3 | Nietzsche (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Danny McMenamin
(5)lbs
|
Brian Ellison | 154 lbs | 5/1 | 0.2 | Not fluent on occasions - in touch until ridden and weakened from 3 out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the soft - heavy in places ground and would prefer a sounder surface)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) |