27 Feb 2023 15:50 Ayr
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £4,753); Distance: 2m 4f 100y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Coral Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 481261 / 10 | Flat (896), Jump (22) | B S Hughes | D Bourke Mr Duncan McCready | 11/1 | |
| led until 1st, prominent, led after 6th, not fluent 2 out, clear last, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4¾ L | Foster'sisland (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 2-28245 / 10 | Jump (12) | Joshua Thompson | Micky Hammond The Oakwood Nobels | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Big Bresil (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 22152U/ / 8 | Jump (733) | J M Quinlan | B Brookhouse Mr R S Brookhouse | 10/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along after 3 out, edged left before last, edged left and went 3rd flat, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 1½ L | Socks Off (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | F7-7313 / 8 | Flat (634), Jump (29) | Aaron Anderson | R Menzies Cape Farming &… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost ground 3rd, closed on outside before 7th, every chance 3 out, lost 3rd and no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 8½ L | Glentruan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 515-P62 / 10 | Jump (14) | G Sheehan | P Neville Michael Flannery | 11/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 9th, not fluent 3 out, no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | ¾ L | Okavango Delta (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 283-318 / 9 | Jump (48) | Dylan Johnston | R Dobbin One For The Road… | 18/1 | |
| chased leaders, every chance 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 6 L | Barony Legends (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 3162-4P / 7 | Jump (56) | S Bowen | O Murphy Bective Stud | 10/1 | |
| held up in touch on inside in mid-division, closed 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 1¾ L | Fenna's Loss (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | 1282P4 / 8 | Jump (14) | Jamie Hamilton | M Walford Stephen Allen | 14/1 | |
| led 1st, not fluent 6th, headed after 6th, mistake 7th, not fluent 8th, every chance 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | ½ L | Moonlight Spirit (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 1-PF / 8 | Flat (753), Jump (46) | Charlotte Jones | James Moffatt D & Y Simpson,… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, badly hampered 5th, no impression 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15 |   | 6½ L | Lissen To The Lady (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 4) | 1-46533 / 10 | Jump (26) | P W Wadge | Miss S E Forster Miss Joanna Walton | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Minella Youngy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 154758 / 7 | Jump (21) | Nathan Moscrop | I Jardine D & D Armstrong… | 28/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 8 L | Cave Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 50420 / 8 | Jump (15) | D A Jacob | N C Kelly TSM Racing Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 7th, mistake next, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5 |   | 28 L | Curious Times (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 31003F / 10 | Jump (84) | Sam Ewing | S R B Crawford Mrs Pat Sloan | 66/1 | |
| held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, ridden after 9th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 4 |   | 52 L | Gladiatorial (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 3FU295 / 9 | Jump (92) | Mr O McGill | N C Kelly William M Brown | 66/1 | |
| prominent, lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 14 |   | - | So Many Roads (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 58-561 / 8 | Jump (56) | Craig Nichol | D W Whillans The Wellfed Boys | 5/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, fell 5th | ||||||||||
