15:30 Ayr

Friday 17 April 2026

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4317:15

Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 36.02s

1^st

Twinjets

912-0

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Jay Tidball (5)

Made all, jumped well throughout, pushed along after 2 out, ridden after last, always doing enough towards finish op 7/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2

2^nd

1 ½

Donnacha

811-3

4/1

T: N J HawkeJ: James Davies

Wore hood to start, held up in rear, headway 3 out, took second 2 out, ridden and every chance last, outpaced by winner, run-in, kept on op 7/2 tchd 10/3

3^rd

7 ½

Hombre De Guerra

810-4

14/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: P W Wadge

Towards rear, pushed along to chase leaders from 3 out, stayed on after 2 out, ran on, went modest third final strides op 12/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

nse

Jipcot

710-12

15/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Wore hood to start, soon raced in second, pushed along after 3 out, dropped to third 2 out, weakened and lost one place final strides op 17/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

9 ½

Dubai Days

1210-6

16/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Held up in rear, modest headway after 2 out, weakened after last

6^th

2 ¼

Hoe Joly Smoke

810-10

9/4f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, some headway before 4 out, closed on leaders 3 out, pushed along after mistake 2 out, weakened before last op 5/2

7^th

Califet En Vol

711-7

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Always towards rear, tailed off after 3 out op 5/1

8^th

Myretown

911-6

12/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: D R Fox

Wore hood to start, prominent, some headway after 8th, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, tailed off from 3 out op 11/1

Also Ran

Il Ridoto

911-2

22/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, not fluent 2nd, soon dropped towards rear after 4th, pushed along 12th, lost ground 14th, soon detached, pulled up before 3 out, op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.20, £1.70, £3.20EX:£35.50Trifecta:£378.20Tricast:£323.41SF:£31.12Swingers:£4.40, £14.20, £9.40

Forecasts

Hoe Joly Smoke (9/4), Donnacha (4/1), Twinjets (6/1), Califet En Vol (6/1), Jipcot (15/2), Myretown (12/1), Hombre De Guerra (14/1), Dubai Days (16/1), Il Ridoto (22/1)

DONNACHA is a thoroughly likeable sort who is taken to defy a 5 lb rise in the weights for his Cheltenham triumph in January. Jipcot possibly found the race coming too soon in the Plate at the Cheltenham Festival and remains capable of better, with Il Ridoto another to consider from a falling mark back over a more suitable trip.

DONNACHA (IRE)
JIPCOT (FR)
IL RIDOTO (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Riskintheground

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 8

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £25,720.002nd: £11,825.003rd: £5,915.004th: £2,955.005th: £1,480.006th: £735.007th: £370.008th: £185.00