14:30 Ayr

Friday 2 January 2026

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Book Wicked Afternoon Tea At WesternHouseHotel Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 34.02s

1^st

Cowboy Cooper

1010-5

15/2

T: D W WhillansJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, improved into fourth 4 out, pushed along and led 2 out, soon went clear and ridden, kept on well run-in op 13/2

2^nd

6 ½

Wal Buck's

712-0

9/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: P W Wadge

Mid-division, headway 14th, pushed along chasing leaders before 4 out, ridden before 3 out and no impression, rallied before last where blundered in second, no extra run-in op 15/2

3^rd

1 ¾

Dangerous Touch

711-11

4/1f

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, ridden before 4 out, led 3 out, headed 2 out, stayed on one pace

4^th

Celestial Fashion

810-13

6/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Callum Bewley

Always handy, pushed along 3 out, lost position 2 out, kept on one pace op 7/1

5^th

1 ¾

Whispering Dancer

710-2

80/1

T: S CorbettJ: Nathan Moscrop

Mid-division, reminder 9th, ridden 4 out, no extra after 2 out op 66/1

6^th

1 ¼

Cave Hill

710-2

10/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Alan Doyle (3)

Towards rear, pushed along 4 out, plugged on, never involved tchd 9/1

7^th

Bushypark

1211-7

18/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Joe Williamson (3)

Led, pushed along 4 out, headed 3 out and ridden, weakened 2 out op 22/1

8^th

Visual Impact

711-12

11/2

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: Jack Power (5)

Rear mid-division, slow 2nd, always behind op 13/2

9^th

Wholly Boley

811-11

10/1

T: D BourkeJ: Theo Gillard

Front mid-division, improved 3rd and pressed leader, chased front pair before 7th, went second before 11th, dropped away before 13th

Also Ran

Travail D'Orfevre

1011-4

14/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Prominent, slow 2nd and dropped to mid-division, struggling 14th, tailed off and pulled up op 12/1

Azof Des Mottes

910-2

22/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley

In rear, mid-division 9th, went third at 13th, faded 4 out, pulled up op 20/1

Eveque

1210-2

66/1

T: Mrs J WaltonJ: Peter Kavanagh

Always behind, mistake 11th, pulled up after next op 40/1

Auchinlek

710-2

6/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mid-division, slow 7th, fell 13th op 5/1

Joie More

810-2

12/1

T: Mrs J StephenJ: Sean Quinlan

Rear mid-division, weakened 4 out and pulled up op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.40, £3.10, £2.40EX:£92.50Trifecta:£468.60Tricast:£321.81SF:£79.47Swingers:£9.70, £9.00, £9.60

Forecasts

Dangerous Touch (4/1), Visual Impact (11/2), Celestial Fashion (6/1), Auchinlek (6/1), Cowboy Cooper (15/2), Wal Buck's (9/1), Cave Hill (10/1), Wholly Boley (10/1), Joie More (12/1), Travail D'Orfevre (14/1), Bushypark (18/1), Azof Des Mottes (22/1), Eveque (66/1), Whispering Dancer (80/1)

With his reappearance spin likely to have blown away the cobwebs, TRAVAIL D'ORFEVRE is worth chancing. He is now 2 lb lower than for his small-field C&D success last January and perhaps the addition of cheekpieces will give him a lift. If Celestial Fashion copes with this step up in trip she will be a big threat, while Wal Buck's is third on the list ahead of C&D winners Cowboy Cooper and Wholly Boley.