16:30 Ayr

Saturday 7 March 2026

All13:3214:0714:4715:2015:5516:3017:05

Cheltenham Lunch At Western House Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 48.78s

1^st

Ck O'mara

511-2

11/4f

T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (7)

Held up in rear, not fluent 8th, in touch 3 out, soon pushed along, not fluent 2 out, headway to lead last, kept on well op 4/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

3 ¼

Coylton King

611-10

3/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Callum Bewley

Midfield, headway to lead 3 out, ridden 2 out, mistake and headed last, kept on same pace op 9/4 tchd 15/8 and tchd 10/3

3^rd

6 ½

Briery Butterfly

712-0

9/2

T: H D DalyJ: C Gethings

Prominent, lost position and ridden after 9th, no impression before last, went third run-in tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

4^th

Kalo Athena

711-6

4/1

T: James MoffattJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, ridden 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon faded, mistake last, lost third run-in op 7/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

Blue Indigo

610-12

17/2

T: Gary RutherfordJ: Edward Austin (5)

Led but pestered, awkward 6th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon faded op 11/1 tchd 8/1

Also Ran

L'arme De Bonheur

511-6

8/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Always in rear, pulled up after 9th op 13/2 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.80, £1.90EX:£11.60Trifecta:£40.10SF:£11.46Swingers:£1.80, £3.50, £2.80

Forecasts

Ck O'mara (11/4), Coylton King (3/1), Kalo Athena (4/1), Briery Butterfly (9/2), L'arme De Bonheur (8/1), Blue Indigo (17/2)

BRIERY BUTTERFLY bumped into one when attempting to make all at Huntingdon last time and this looks a good opportunity to open her account. Coylton King was still in contention when unseating over C&D last time and should be in the mix again if all is well, while Kalo Athena cannot be ruled out with Brian Hughes taking over.

BRIERY BUTTERFLY
COYLTON KING
KALO ATHENA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Monsieur Le Fuzz

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Ross Chapman | T: R Menzies

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00