irishracing.com | Race Result Ayr, Fri, 2nd Jan, 2026, Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus

Ayr Result

Fri, 2nd Jan, 2026

Going - Soft (Good to Soft in places).

Placepot Pool - £143,180.41 Winning Units - 1658.35 Dividend - £63.00. Quadpot Pool - £12,638.57 Winning Units - 238.51 Dividend - £39.20. Place Six Dividend - £78.67. Place Five Dividend - £45.25.

Summary

2.00

Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 5) 2m. 4f. 100yds.

2.00 2m. 4f. 100yds. (Class 5) 4-y-o plus19 Ran
Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus

1st - £4,225.00, 2nd - £1,944.00, 3rd - £972.00, 4th - £486.00, 5th - £242.00 19 Ran

1st

So Many Roads (GB) 9, b g 11-6 (The Wellfed Boys)
ts⁷ Rated 92
Sulamani (IRE) - Spotthestripe (GB)(Cloudings (IRE))
Breeder - Mr A. D. Sansome

(Morning price: 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1)
SP 4/1Jfav

D Whillans

Theo Gillard

Tote Win £6.20 Place £1.90

rear mid-division, improved 5th, prominent by 7th, led 4 out, pushed along after 3 out and forged on, hung left before last, ridden run-in and stayed on, just held on when challenged closing stages

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 93 This
Race 10th Feb, 26 Ayr
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 95

2nd

Velvet Vulcan (GB) 7, b g 10-0 (Burns Partnership)
ts⁺hd⁵ Rated 79
Nathaniel (IRE) - Battery Power (GB)(Royal Applause (GB))
Breeder - Sarabex

(Morning price: 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

R M Smith

Ben Smith(7)

Place £4.80

in rear, mistake 2nd, raced keenly, headway before 3 out, took third 2 out and ridden, chased leader before last, ran on strongly final 110yds, just denied on line

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 80 This
Race 10th Feb, 26 Ayr
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 81

3rd

Forest Blaze (GB) 7, br g 12-0 (M Blades, Craggs, Clark And Cambridge)
cp² Rated 100
Kapgarde (FR) - Ixora (IRE)(Milan (GB))
Breeder - Greenlands Farm Stud

(Morning price: 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Mr M T Walford

Jamie Hamilton

Place £1.50

chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, rallied and ridden 2 out, kept on, went modest third run-in

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 99 This
Race 22nd Jan, 26 Wetherby
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 100

4th

Raceview Road (IRE) 8, b g 11-11 (Mr Alan Udale)
Rated 97
Milan (GB) - Blueberry Bramble (IRE)(Pistolet Bleu (IRE))
Breeder - J. F. Mernagh

(Morning price: 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

G T Bewley

Jonathon Bewley

Place £6.30

chased leaders on outer, led before 7th, pushed along and headed 4 out, ridden in third before 3 out, plugged on one pace

11th Dec, 25 Newcastle
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 100 This
Race 3rd Feb, 26 Carlisle
7th Hcp Chs Rated 96

5th

nose

Eire Street (IRE) 9, b g 11-7 (Northern Lights Racing)
Rated 100
Flemensfirth (USA) - Miss Xian (IRE)(Milan (GB))
Breeder - M. Kavanagh

(Morning price: 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Mrs Jackie Stephen

Joshua Thompson(7)

towards rear, slow 2nd, pushed along after 6th, steady headway after 3 out, never threatened

30th Nov, 25 Carlisle
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 105 This
Race 27th Jan, 26 Newcastle
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 98

6th

2.5L

Breadalbane Lass (GB) 6, b m 9-11 (Mr R Michael Smith)
ts⁴cp⁵ Rated 76
Telescope (IRE) - Swift Getaway (IRE)(Getaway (GER))
Breeder - Mr Andrew M. McDiarmid

(Morning price: 20/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

R M Smith

Benjamin Macey(7)

rear mid-division, headway 8th, went second 4 out, ridden 2 out and faded

8th Dec, 25 Musselburgh
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 77 This
Race 27th Jan, 26 Newcastle
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 74

7th

Shadow Chaser (IRE) 7, b g 11-13 (Mr J Fyffe)
Rated 99
Mahler (GB) - Myshall Annie (IRE)(Shantou (USA))
Breeder - Mr Liam Kavanagh

(Morning price: 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

A M Thomson

B Hughes

tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

14th Dec, 25 Carlisle
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 100 This
Race 15th Jan, 26 Newcastle
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 98

8th

0.5L

Burning It Up (IRE) 6, b g 11-7 (Mr H W Turcan)
Rated 93
Milan (GB) - Burnt It Up (IRE)(Scorpion (IRE))
Breeder - Mr Alan Broderick

(Morning price: 6/1 13/2 7/1 8/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1)
SP 16/1

N W Alexander

P Wadge

rear mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on, never involved

18th Nov, 25 Kelso
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 93 This
Race 27th Jan, 26 Newcastle
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 91

9th

Carrhill (IRE) 6, gr g 11-5 (D&d Armstrong Ltd)
vs¹ Rated 91
Getaway (GER) - Simonia (IRE)(Yeats (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs Virginia McGrath

(Morning price: 12/1 18/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

C Grant

Ross Chapman

chased leaders, dropped away before 4 out

11th Dec, 25 Newcastle
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 93 This
Race 25th Jan, 26 Sedgefield
8th Hcp Chs Rated 87

10th

4.75L

The Coffey Boy (IRE) 7, b g 11-6 (Sinclair, Davidson & Hammersley)
Rated 92
Libertarian (GB) - Western Euro (IRE)(Westerner (GB))
Breeder - J. Mulcahy

(Morning price: 10/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 8/1 17/2) SP 17/2

I A Duncan

Callum Bewley

front mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
7th Hdl This
Race 25th Jan, 26 Sedgefield
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 92

11th

10L

En Avant (FR) 10, b g 11-4 (Miss H M McMahon)
ts⁹cp¹ Rated 90
Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Bella Eria (FR)(Nikos)
Breeder - Elevage Av Lozach Le Yan & G. Defontaine

(Morning price: 100/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 80/1 100/1 125/1) SP 125/1

Hannah Mcmahon

K Brogan

mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, no response

11th Dec, 25 Newcastle
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 93 This
Race

12th

2.25L

Big Storm Brewing (GB) 7, b g 11-10 (Border Caravans Ltd)
Rated 96
Pether's Moon (IRE) - Bannow Storm (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Kennie Little

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 11/2 6/1 5/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1Jfav

T Davidson

Harry Reed

mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten

12th Dec, 25 Doncaster
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 93 This
Race 3rd Mar, 26 Newcastle
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 95

13th

18L

Lewa House (GB) 10, b g 10-5 (Bissett Racing)
cp⁺ Rated 77
Yeats (IRE) - Primrose Time (GB)(Alflora (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs D. A. Whitaker

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1)
SP 22/1

Catch Bissett

S W Quinlan

close up, pushed along and weakened before 3 out

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
6th Hcp Chs Rated 83 This
Race 10th Feb, 26 Ayr
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 74

p.u.

Don Occhetti (IRE) 8, b g 11-11 (Mr W G Young Jnr)
Rated 100
Presenting (GB) - Baileys Partytime (GB)(Aqlaam (GB))
Breeder - Mrs D. Cashman

(Morning price: 22/1 25/1 28/1 40/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1 66/1) SP 66/1

William Young-Jnr

C Rabbitt(3)

mid-division, weakened tamely after 4 out, pulled up

21st Aug, 24 Worcester
1st Hcp Chs Rated 94 This
Race 13th Jan, 26 Ayr
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 97

p.u.

Parish Quiz (IRE) 6, b g 11-10 (Caspian Racing Limited)
cp¹ Rated 96
Snow Sky (GB) - Dranamol (IRE)(Beneficial (GB))
Breeder - Pat & Tom Sinnott

(Morning price: 8/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 11/1 10/1 8/1 9/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Rebecca Menzies

Nathan Moscrop

mid-division, weakened quickly before 3 out, pulled up

29th Nov, 25 Newcastle
7th Mdn Hdl This
Race 27th Jan, 26 Newcastle
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 94

p.u.

Zumbi (GER) 9, gr g 11-9 (Dave & Yvonne Simpson)
cp⁸ Rated 95
Reliable Man (GB) - Zalexa (GER)(Black Sam Bellamy (GER))
Breeder - Stall Garden Lounge

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 66/1 80/1) SP 80/1

James Moffatt

Charlotte Jones

handy, weakened tamely before 4 out, pulled up

10th Dec, 25 Hexham
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 98 This
Race 24th Feb, 26 Catterick
4th Hcp Chs Rated 92

p.u.

Boolamore Classic (IRE) 7, b g 10-5 (Quandt, Cochrane, Lysaght)
vs⁶ Rated 77
Workforce (GB) - Castlelost (IRE)(Flemensfirth (USA))
Breeder - Mr Niall Hamilton

(Morning price: 12/1 8/1 15/2 7/1 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 9/1 8/1)
SP 9/1

N W Alexander

Bruce Lynn

rear mid-division, reminders 4th, behind 6th, soon pulled up

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 79 This
Race 21st Feb, 26 Newcastle
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 75

p.u.

Bray Dale (GB) 9, b g 10-2 (Bissett Racing)
Rated 74
Scorpion (IRE) - Cherry West (IRE)(Westerner (GB))
Breeder - Wood Farm Stud

(Morning price: 25/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1)
SP 33/1

Catch Bissett

Peter Kavanagh

mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3 out, pulled up

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 75 This
Race 10th Feb, 26 Ayr
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 73

p.u.

Euchan Falls (IRE) 9, ch g 10-2 (Blue Circle Racing)
cp⁺ Rated 70
Poet's Voice (GB) - Miss Anneliese (IRE)(Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Breeder - W. M. Johnstone

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

R M Smith

Toby Wynne

led, headed before 7th, soon dropped away, pulled up after 4 out

1st Dec, 25 Ayr
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 70 This
Race 13th Jan, 26 Ayr
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 70

Off 2.00
Time 5m. 10.52 secs, which is 16.37 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £192.20
Tote Trifecta- £1324.60
CSF- £113.11
Tricast- £638.92.

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