Race cards · Mon 25 Oct
Monday 25 October · Ayr, Scotland
16:50 Christmas Parties At Western House Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)
- Distance
- 2m 3f 110y
- Going
- Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Class
- 5
- Prize
- GBP 6248
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
THE BRAVEST makes plenty of appeal on his handicap debut in this sphere as he receives the juvenile allowance and the step up in trip promises to bring about improvement. Steinkraus was beaten a neck on his most recent start at Carlisle earlier in the month and the six-year-old has to enter the reckoning, while Petite Rhapsody was running his best race for a while when falling two out at Perth and a repeat of that gives him every chance.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steinkraus | 26/5-372 | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr | 11 12 | 5-2 | |
| 2 | Petite Rhapsody | 75408F | D R Fox | Miss Lucinda V Russell | 10 9 | 6-1 | |
| 3 | Sputnik | 634-169 | Tom Midgley | Mrs J Stephen | 11 4 | 8-1 | |
| 4 | Scots Sonnet | 486F15 | Harry Reed | J S Goldie | 11 7 | 11-1 | |
| 5 | The Bravest | 43 | C O'Farrell | I Jardine | 10 0 | 7-2 | |
| 6 | Melanamix | 134P4-4 | Ryan Mania | R M Smith | 11 10 | 16-5 | |
| 7 | Mileva Roller | 3F/0793 | Thomas Willmott | Miss L Harrison | 10 0 | 22-1 | |
| NR | Esme Shelby | 335-433 | Non Runner | D McCain Jnr | 11 7 | ||
| NR | That's Your Lottie | 8/997-67 | S Mulqueen | K Scott | 10 0 |