Full Result 2.40 Ayr | 11 April 2025

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(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (3m70yds) 3m½f Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £8,449.60 2nd £3,888 3rd £1,944 4th £972.80 5th £484.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Billy Boi Blue 12/1 Kielan Woods David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	Kielan Woods David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	8	1111 t	122	91	123	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Kentucky Sky (Cloudings)
Towards rear, in touch with leaders 2nd, headway and led narrowly but faced challenge 2 out, kept on well run-in, gamely

2 hd	2. Ace Of Spades (FR) 100/30F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	120	125	94	126	–
b g Dink (FR) - Alinga's Lass (IRE) (Whipper)
In rear, in touch with leaders 8th, headway from 3 out, challenging 2 out, kept on well run-in, just held

3 nse [¼]	9. Pounding Poet (IRE) 20/1 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	9	116 tp¹	117	86	118	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Pestal And Mortar (IRE) (Tamayaz)
In rear, some headway when outpaced after 4 out, rallying when bit short of room before 2 out, went third last, kept on well run-in, just held

4 2 [2¼]	8. I Am Max (IRE) 5/1 Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania Sandy Thomson	7	117	118	85	118	–
ch g Vendangeur (IRE) - Betty Scott (Midnight Legend)
In rear, still plenty to do 3 out, headway 2 out, kept on well run-in, went fourth final stride, nearest finish (op 11/2)

5 shd [2¼]	12. Belvedere Blast (IRE) 18/1 Danny McMenamin Adrian Paul Keatley	Danny McMenamin Adrian Paul Keatley	7	112 b	113	80	113	–
ch g Buratino (IRE) - Zelie Martin (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 3 out, disputing third last, no extra run-in, lost fourth final stride (tchd 20/1)

6 2 [4¼]	7. Chasingouttheblues (IRE) 13/2 Jamie Hamilton Mark Walford	Jamie Hamilton Mark Walford	6	118	119	84	117	–
b g Sea Moon - Bally Tutu (IRE) (Shantou)
Towards rear, outpaced after 4 out, rallied approaching last, kept on run-in, not pace to challenge (op 6/1)

7 1½ [5¾]	1. Imperial Merlin (IRE) 14/1 Craig Nichol John & Sean Quinn	Craig Nichol John & Sean Quinn	8	120	125	89	122	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Silver Charmer (Charmer)
Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression when not fluent last

8 9 [14¾]	11. Park Annonciade (FR) 11/1 J J Slevin S R B Crawford	J J Slevin S R B Crawford	7	113 t	114	71	100	–
b g Masked Marvel - Yellow Ball (FR) (Ballingarry)
In touch with leaders, lost position 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 12/1)

9 17 [31¾]	5. Histrionic (IRE) 11/2 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	1110 t	121	63	99	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Flemensbay (Flemensfirth)
Pushed along early, prominent, disputed lead 4th, not fluent and headed 2 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report)

10 nk [32¼]	10. De Kingpin (IRE) 22/1 Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	6	115 p¹	116	58	93	–
gr g Kingston Hill - Jolivia (FR) (Dernier Empereur)
Led narrowly, joined 4th, headed 2 out, soon weakened (op 20/1)

11 9½ [41¾]	3. Icare Allen (FR) 33/1 Callum Pritchard ⁵ Jonjo & A J O'Neill	Callum Pritchard ⁵ Jonjo & A J O'Neill	7	118 t	124	58	92	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Coeur D'Allen (FR) (Network)
Raced wide, in rear, headway and in touch with leaders 8th, outpaced 4 out, weakened 3 out

PU	6. Gaillimh A Stor (IRE) 20/1 Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	9	119 tp¹	120	–	–	–
b g Presenting - Gaillimh A Chroi (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Prominent, hampered then in touch with leaders 1st, dropped to last after 6th, detached when pulled up before 7th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than report from jockey that gelding had stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report)

PU	14. Kintail 8/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	111 p	112	–	–	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - Speed Bonnie Boat (Alflora)
In touch with leaders, jumped left 1st, prominent 2nd, niggled along with one circuit to go, soon lost position, dropped to last and pulled up before 8th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report) (tchd 17/2)

13 ran Off time: 2:56:31 Winning time: 6m 6.95s (slow by 12.95s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Theme Tune (self certificate, off feed)
1st owner: BDRSyndicates (Billy Boi Blue) 1st breeder: T Wood
2nd owner: Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate - Ace (Ace Of Spades)
3rd owner: Hft Limted And P J King And Son (Pounding Poet)
Tote win: £13 PL: £3.70 £1.40 £6.50 Ex: £69.10 CSF: £52.44 Tricast: £832.10 Trifecta: £1,081.50

2:40 Ayr 11 Apr 2025

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