16:15 Ayr

Saturday 18 April 2026

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Stagecoach Your Designated Driver Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 42.74s

1^st

Apache Tribe

611-10

5/6f

T: G ElliottJ: Danny Gilligan

Midfield, not fluent 4th, headway before 3 out, pressed leader going well next, led approaching last, went clear flat, easily op 10/11 tchd Evens

2^nd

5 ½

Stride On

611-10

15/2

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: D R Fox

Prominent, chased leaders 2nd, outpaced when mistake 3 out, went third 2 out, stayed on to go second flat, no match for winner op 10/1

3^rd

6 ½

West Hill Verde

611-5

5/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Sean Houlihan

Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, led before next, ridden and headed before last where not fluent, lost second flat, soon weakened tchd 11/2

4^th

Allfor

511-5

20/1

T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: P W Wadge

Led but pestered, not fluent and headed briefly 8th, headed before 3 out where not fluent and stumbled, soon ridden, faded before next op 25/1 tchd 28/1

5^th

5 ½

Timesareachanging

711-10

15/2

T: A SlatteryJ: Philip Donovan

Pressed leader, led briefly 8th, led before 3 out, headed before next, weakened before last op 8/1

6^th

Our Boy Stan

511-10

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened before next op 11/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

Laguna Beach

511-10

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Towards rear, midfield after 2nd, chased leaders 6th, weakened quickly before 3 out, soon tailed off tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Queens Secret

610-12

28/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Danny McMenamin

Wore hood to post, towards rear, mistake 8th and 9th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

Leader Crik⁴⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £1.90, £1.50EX:£8.70Trifecta:£28.40SF:£8.81Swingers:£2.90, £1.70, £4.10

Forecasts

Apache Tribe (5/6), West Hill Verde (5/1), Stride On (15/2), Timesareachanging (15/2), Leader Crik (8/1), Laguna Beach (9/1), Our Boy Stan (12/1), Allfor (20/1), Queens Secret (28/1)

WEST HILL VERDE's form in maiden hurdles is proving strong, particularly his Newbury third in November, and he is taken to deservedly open his account on the back of a fine effort in Grade 2 company at Kelso. The pick of several promising rivals could be Apache Tribe, who is open to any amount of improvement on debut for the Gordon Elliott yard, while Stride On and Timesareachanging command a second look also.

WEST HILL VERDE (FR)
APACHE TRIBE (IRE)
STRIDE ON (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £10,406.002nd: £4,784.003rd: £2,392.004th: £1,196.005th: £598.006th: £298.00