14:55 Ayr
Thursday 8 October 2026
All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:3817:13
Heverlee Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 6  |  7f 50y  |  Heavy (Soft in places)  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 14:56Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 36.13s
T:Â Cian HughesJ:Â H Crouch
Short of room start and slow into stride, soon recovered to race in mid-division, steady headway 3f out, pressed leaders going well 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well op 9/4
T:Â M & D EasterbyJ:Â P Mulrennan
Towards rear of mid-division, shaken up waiting for room over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, went second and chased leader inside final furlong, kept on
T:Â M & D EasterbyJ:Â Billy Garritty
Chased leaders, made headway going okay over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression on first two inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 3/1 tchd 10/3
T:Â J & S QuinnJ:Â Jason Hart
Midfield, stumbled after 1f, nudged along over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never going pace to challenge op 4/1
T:Â T D EasterbyJ:Â D Fentiman
Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 14/1
T:Â R A FaheyJ:Â O J Orr
Led to post early, held up in rear, shaken up 2f out, outpaced and ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders op 7/1
T:Â T Culhane & S BarclayJ:Â P J McDonald
Prominent, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and lost position over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 12/1
T:Â T Coyle & K WoodJ:Â T Eaves
Front rank, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 18/1
T:Â A NicolJ:Â Rhys Elliott (5)
Upset in stalls, held up in rear, always behind op 80/1
T:Â S WaughJ:Â Amie Waugh (3)
Taken down early wearing hood, took keen hold, race wide in touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 22/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.30, £4.20, £1.40EX:£35.10Trifecta:£138.80Tricast:£71.49SF:£29.21Swingers:£7.60, £2.10, £7.60
Forecasts
Launch Time (2/1), Big Apple Jack (11/4), Saxon Prince (9/2), Lesley's Boy (11/2), Head For Freedom (12/1), Thunder Rush (14/1), Bossy Parker (18/1), Long Shot (22/1), Thequietman (33/1), Fair Isle Sioux (125/1)
Irish raider LAUNCH TIME should relish conditions, and he's narrowly preferred to interesting turf debutant Thunder Rush. Big Apple Jack looks the pick of the remainder.
- LAUNCH TIME
- THUNDER RUSH
- BIG APPLE JACK
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00
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