20 Dec 2023 14:10 Ayr
Winner: £10,650 (Penalty: £5,624); Distance: 2m 5f 91y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Merry Christmas From Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Cream Of The West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) |
F2/60-3 / 8 |
Jump (28) | Danny McMenamin | N W Alexander Quandt & Cochrane |
9/2 | |
| in touch, headway to track leader 3 out, ridden and every chance last, stayed on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Enemy At The Gate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
7823-42 / 8 |
Jump (21) | Sean Quinlan | D W Whillans The Adbrokes Partnership |
3/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 5th, ridden 2 out, joined next, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 9½ L |
Here Comes Mccoy (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0) |
16/U33-3 / 9 |
Jump (28) | S Bowen | O Murphy Crowd Racing And… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along when hit 2 out hard, weakened flat | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 34 L |
Ballin Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
66643-1 / 5 |
Jump (21) | Craig Nichol | Miss P Robson Mr John Wade |
7/4 | |
| led, headed 5th, tracked leader until mistake 4 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 20 L |
Coral Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
26118-9 / 9 |
Flat (1192), Jump (27) |
B S Hughes | D Bourke Mr Duncan McCready |
20/1 | |
| close up, tracked leader 4 out until approaching next, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Mount Melleray (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
23422/4- / 8 |
Jump (416) | Jamie Hamilton | Mrs A C Hamilton Mr J P G Hamilton |
25/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along and struggling 5 out, pulled up 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Nowinittowinit (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 4) |
6671-15 / 7 |
Jump (20) | Mr Stephen Connor | S R B Crawford Mrs Margaret McCrudden |
18/1 | |
| towards rear, behind 3rd, pulled up approaching 7th | ||||||||||