Horse Alert

09 Nov 2022 13:50 Ayr

Winner: £8,500 (Penalty: £4,629); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Fortescue Wood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	314/ / 9	Jump (606)	Bruce Lynn	N W Alexander Bowen & Nicol	4/1
		pulled hard behind slow pace, allowed to stride on from 3rd and soon clear, reduced lead home turn, ridden and stayed on gamely run-in
2^nd	6	1½ L	Gege Ville (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1- / 8	Jump (345)	Danny McMenamin	N G Richards Mrs Ann Starkie	2/1
		tracked leader until before 3rd, raced off the pace in 3rd, went 2nd 3 out, stayed on run-in but always held
3^rd	1	10 L	Benz (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	861 / 6	Flat (67), Jump (87)	J W Kennedy	G Elliott Round The Benz…	11/2
		led until after 3rd, chased (clear) winner, closer home turn, pushed along and lost 2nd 3 out, ridden and outpaced before next, went modest 3rd run-in
4^th	2	3 L	Ballabawn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	3-1 / 5	Jump (178)	Theo Gillard	D McCain Jnr David & Carol Shaw	6/4
		soon off the pace in 4th, went modest 3rd before 2 out, weakened into 4th run-in
5^th	4	16 L	Eden Mill (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	475-0 / 7	Jump (193)	C O'Farrell	D W Whillans Td9 Racing	66/1
		raced keenly off the pace in last trio, never on terms, tailed off
6^th	3	6½ L	Couldntgivamonkeys (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	06- / 5	Jump (201)	Ryan Mania	R M Smith Green Spittal And…	300/1
		soon off the pace 4th from 3rd, struggling in last trio 4 out, tailed off
7^th	8	2¾ L	Farne Island (GB) (mare, grey, 10 7)	7- / 6	Jump (262)	Dylan Johnston	A Nicol Ian Nicol Racing	250/1
		soon in rear, mistake 2nd, tailed off 4 out
	7	-	Mister Freddie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	6/4- / 6	Jump (553)	Non Runner	R Dobbin Ian Macconnachie…	0/0
		NonRunner