2026 Ayr Racecourse Memberships Now Available Novices' Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
1st	1	—	Wholly Boley (G) Point winner who made a positive start to his chase career when second at Hexham (3m, heavy) in October. Ran poorly with cheekpieces added at Kelso 3 weeks later and they are quickly discarded. Sean …	63-2P19	S Bowen D Bourke	7	76.2kg	13 12/1
4th	2	—	Swallows Song (G) Debut bumper winner in 2022 but yet to add to that success, despite attracting support on a few occasions. Strong in the market back from 16 months off at Kelso in October but weakened to finish seve…	744642	Danny McMenamin I Jardine	7	73.9kg	4 3/1
2nd	3	—	Jirko (G) No impact over hurdles last season but his chase debut third on last month's Kelso reappearance suggests he can races over fences. High on the shortlist with improvement likely.	32333U-	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	6	73kg	6 5/1
—	4	—	Tory Hill (G) Pulled Up T Runner-up all 4 completed starts in Irish points but failed to better poor form in 4 outings under Rules last season, including a handicap chase. Still early days but would need to see market support…	87-PP52	Jonathon Bewley G Bewley	7	71.7kg	29 28/1
—	5	—	Red Ned (G) Pulled Up P Runner-up on the first of 2 starts in bumpers but little form over hurdles so hard to fancy now going chasing (unplaced both completed starts in Irish points). Headgear on.	0060-P7	Craig Nichol A M Thomson	6	70.3kg	21 20/1
6th	6	—	Lewa House (G) P On a losing run but was runner-up twice in the spring and likely to have been placed but for a final-fence howler on C&D reappearance last month.	2/5606P-	Ross Chapman C Bissett	9	69.9kg	15 14/1
3rd	7	—	Joie More (G) Modest maiden hurdler. Better effort switched to fences this term when fourth of 8 in 23.5f Kelso handicap 23 days ago but the reopposing Jirko was 7 lengths ahead in third.	P43P56	Jamie Hamilton Mrs J Stephen	7	69.9kg	13 12/1
—	8	—	Wainwright (G) FAV Pulled Up Third in a handicap hurdle last winter. Brings an unexposed profile to this chase debut for a good stable. Interesting, particularly if the betting vibes are strong.	7/736-PP	Callum Bewley N G Richards	7	69.4kg	3.75 11/4
—	9	—	Worth The Walk (M) Pulled Up H Didn't offer much in 3 qualifying runs over hurdles last winter but no surprise if this point winner fared better on chase/handicap debut with Brian Hughes riding.	7/PP22F-	B S Hughes Micky Hammond	8	67.6kg	23 22/1
5th	10	—	Didntgotwenty (G) Lightly raced maiden who posted his best effort when third in 2½m Hexham handicap hurdle on reappearance but a return to 3m seemed to stretch his stamina in another hurdle here since. Chase debut.	7-35521	Sean Quinlan M Todhunter	6	66.2kg	5.50 9/2
—	11	—	Knightphase (G) Pulled Up TP Won sole start in Irish points but offered nothing in a trio of novice hurdles and pulled up on last month's chase/handicap debut at Kelso.	1/PP-7P	Peter Kavanagh W Coltherd	6	64.4kg	29 28/1

Position	Prize
P1	4225.0 GBP
P2	1944.0 GBP
P3	972.0 GBP
P4	486.0 GBP
P5	242.0 GBP