23 Feb 2026 15:30 Ayr
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,446); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Next Twist (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
43-612 / 6 |
Jump (41) | S Bowen | O Murphy Mr Adrian Butler |
4/11 | |
| made all, not fluent 6th, shaken up 2 out, pushed along before last, ridden and faced sustained challenge run-in, just did enough | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| ½ L |
Linalene (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) |
339-U47 / 5 |
Jump (56) | P W Wadge | L Russell & M Scudamore Celtic Connections |
28/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 3rd, slow 4th, went third after 5th, made headway before 3 out, went second before 2 out where mistake, went clear with winner before last, made sustained challenge run-in, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 19 L |
Green Hope (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
4U1 / 5 |
Jump (34) | J J Slevin | W R Crawford Mr Simon Munir/mr… |
9/4 | |
| raced in second, slow 4th, shaken up before 3 out, ridden along and lost second before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 9 L |
Ms Cindy Kate (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) |
58 / 5 |
Jump (191) | Danny McMenamin | N G Richards Multiple Sclerosis… |
100/1 | |
| raced in last, never on terms | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Luckie Devil (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) |
2-4PP / 6 |
Jump (18) | Callum Bewley | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock |
100/1 | |
| raced in third, lost position when not fluent 5th, ridden and struggling 6th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||