14:00 Ayr

Friday 2 January 2026

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Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 10.52s

1^st

So Many Roads

911-6

4/1j

T: D W WhillansJ: Theo Gillard

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

2^nd

Velvet Vulcan

710-7

25/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (7)

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 op 20/1

3^rd

Forest Blaze

712-0

6/1

T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, rallied and ridden 2 out, kept on, went modest third run-in tchd 11/2

4^th

Raceview Road

811-11

28/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

Chased leaders on outer, led before 7th, pushed along and headed 4 out, ridden in third before 3 out, plugged on one pace op 33/1 and tchd 40/1

5^th

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Eire Street

912-0

28/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Joshua Thompson (7)

Towards rear, slow 2nd, pushed along after 6th, steady headway after 3 out, never threatened op 22/1

6^th

2 ½

Breadalbane Lass

610-4

33/1

T: R M SmithJ: Benjamin Macey (7)

Rear mid-division, headway 8th, went second 4 out, ridden 2 out and faded op 50/1

7^th

Shadow Chaser

711-13

9/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 5/1 tchd 9/2

8^th

Burning It Up

611-7

16/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: P W Wadge

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

9^th

Carrhill

611-5

28/1

T: C GrantJ: Ross Chapman

Chased leaders, dropped away before 4 out op 33/1

10^th

4 ¾

The Coffey Boy

711-6

17/2

T: I A DuncanJ: Callum Bewley

Front mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 15/2

11^th

En Avant

1011-4

125/1

T: H McMahonJ: K Brogan

Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, no response op 80/1

12^th

2 ¼

Big Storm Brewing

711-10

4/1j

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed

Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten op 9/2

13^th

Lewa House

1010-5

22/1

T: C BissettJ: Sean Quinlan

Close up, pushed along and weakened before 3 out

Also Ran

Don Occhetti

812-0

66/1

T: W Young JnrJ: Conor Rabbitt (3)

Mid-division, weakened tamely after 4 out, pulled up op 40/1

Parish Quiz

611-10

12/1

T: R MenziesJ: Nathan Moscrop

Mid-division, weakened quickly before 3 out, pulled up op 10/1

Zumbi

911-9

80/1

T: James MoffattJ: Charlotte Jones

Handy, weakened tamely before 4 out, pulled up op 66/1

Boolamore Classic

710-5

9/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

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

Bray Dale

910-2

33/1

T: C BissettJ: Peter Kavanagh

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

Euchan Falls

910-2

50/1

T: R M SmithJ: Toby Wynne

Led, headed before 7th, soon dropped away, pulled up after 4 out op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.20Pl:£1.90, £4.80, £1.50, £6.30EX:£192.20Trifecta:£1,324.60Tricast:£638.92SF:£113.11Swingers:£32.40, £9.00, £46.60

Forecasts

So Many Roads (4/1), Big Storm Brewing (4/1), Shadow Chaser (9/2), Forest Blaze (6/1), The Coffey Boy (17/2), Boolamore Classic (9/1), Parish Quiz (12/1), Burning It Up (16/1), Lewa House (22/1), Velvet Vulcan (25/1), Raceview Road (28/1), Eire Street (28/1), Carrhill (28/1), Breadalbane Lass (33/1), Bray Dale (33/1), Euchan Falls (50/1), Don Occhetti (66/1), Zumbi (80/1), En Avant (125/1)

BIG STORM BREWING pulled well clear of the remainder when second on his Doncaster reappearance so a 3 lb rise could prove fair. The Coffey Boy appeals as a likely improver now handicapping over further and is second choice ahead of So Many Roads, who won this in 2023, and Forest Blaze.

BIG STORM BREWING
THE COFFEY BOY (IRE)
SO MANY ROADS

Previous Winners

2025

Alright Dai

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 7

J: C O'Farrell | T: N P Mulholland

11/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00