16:13 Ayr

Thursday 29 January 2026

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Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 3m 59.10s

Allfor³⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

9/1

£40,000 4-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 19f hurdle winner Burton Boru and fair hurdler Lucky Viv. Dam, winning pointer, half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (17f winner) Robinsfirth. Runner-up sole start in Irish points (Mar 2025).

Form: 2-

Blue Du Neuf^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

16/1

Offered something to work on starting out in a tongue strap when fifth of 15 in bumper at Down Royal (17.2f, soft, 8/1) on debut 29 days ago. Makes hurdle bow.

Form: 5

El Gangster⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: D W Whillans

11/1

El Salvador gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Robelli. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 4m) Torduff Express. Sent off 33/1 and shaped like a stayer when third of 7 in bumper at Carlisle (17f, soft) on NH debut 60 days ago.

Form: 3

Finisk Pride¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Power⁽⁵⁾| T: L Russell & M Scudamore

7/1

€31,000 3-y-o, £130,000 4-y-o, Wings of Eagles gelding. Dam, placed in points, sister to winning hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 4¼m) The Big Dog. Won second of 2 outings in Irish points (Oct 2025). Interesting Rules newcomer who's bred to stay long distances.

Form: 41

Katagat^t1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: D Killahena & G McPherson

9/2

First foal, dam (h92), 2m-2¾m hurdle winner, sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stays 3½m) Secret Investor. Produced a promising first effort when third in 15-runner bumper at Wetherby last month and rates a likely improver in a first-time tongue tie.

Form: 3

The Skecher¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

8/11

Bathyrhon gelding. Dam winning hurdler/chaser in France up to 19f. Runner-up on second of 2 outings in Irish points (Oct 2025) and very much one to note on Rules debut for top stable.

Form: P-2

Myfriendcooper^t1⁶⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: B S Hughes| T: Lucinda Hughes

28/1

£70,000 4-y-o, £8,500 5-y-o, Valirann mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Onagatheringstorm and poor 25f chase winner Ardfert Mary. Won sole start in Irish points (Apr 2024). Wears tongue strap.

Form: 1/

Non-Runners

Bay Runner²⁶⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: Lizzie Quinlan J: Sean Quinlan

L'appel Du Large⁴⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: N W Alexander J: Non Runner

Forecasts

The Skecher (8/11), Katagat (9/2), Finisk Pride (7/1), Allfor (9/1), El Gangster (11/1), Blue Du Neuf (16/1), L'appel Du Large (20/1), Bay Runner (25/1), Myfriendcooper (28/1)

KATAGAT shaped with plenty of promise when third of 15 on his debut at Wetherby last month and has to be considered the one to beat with improvement on the cards. The Skecher has joined a powerful yard after finishing runner-up on the second of his 2 outings in Irish points and would need taking seriously if the subject of strong market support, while the stoutly-bred Finisk Pride is another Rules newcomer to note.