Cheltenham Festival 2025 Race Result Ayr, Sat, 21st Apr, 2018, QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) of £105,000.00 4-y-o plus| irishracing.com

2.55 QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) of £105,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1) 2m.

Ayr Results Sat, 21st Apr, 2018

Going - Good.

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £12,127.38 carried forward to Stratford on Sun, 22nd Apr. Placepot Pool - £223,710.40 Winning Units - 69.21 Dividend - £2,359.60. Quadpot Pool - £19,775.24 Winning Units - 82.15 Dividend - £178.10. Place Six Dividend - £2,454.72. Place Five Dividend - £1,483.02.

QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) of £105,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1) 2m.

1st - £59,798.00, 2nd - £22,438.00, 3rd - £11,235.00, 4th - £5,596.00, 5th - £2,814.00, 6th - £1,407.00 16 Ran

1st

Midnight Shadow (GB) 10-4 (Mrs Aafke Clarke)
Rated 134
Midnight Legend (GB) - Holy Smoke (GB)(Statoblest)
Breeder - Capt A. L. Smith-Maxwell

(Morning price: 25/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 33/1 25/1) SP 25/1

Sue Smith

Danny Cook

Tote Win £30.00 Place £5.50

tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led next, edged right before not fluent last, driven out

13th Apr, 18 Aintree
7th Hdl Rated 134 This
Race 17th Oct, 18 Wetherby
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 140

2nd

1.25L

Claimantakinforgan (FR) 11-3 (Grech & Parkin)
Rated 147
Great Pretender (IRE) - Taquine D'estrees (FR)(Take Risks (FR))
Breeder - Mr Christian Plard

(Morning price: 7/1 8/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2fav

Nicky Henderson

N de Boinville

Place £2.00

tracked leaders, stayed on from last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner towards finish

13th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
5th Hdl Rated 144 This
Race 2nd Nov, 18 Uttoxeter
1st Chs

3rd

0.5L

Chesterfield (IRE) 10-6 (The Rumble Racing Club)
Rated 141
Pivotal (GB) - Antique (IRE)(Dubai Millennium (GB))
Breeder - Darley

(Morning price: 5/1 6/1 13/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 7/1 6/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

J W Mullins

Daniel Sansom(5)

Place £1.70

held up in rear on outside, mistake 2nd, headway 3 out, went 2nd last until flat, kept on

16th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 140 This
Race 12th May, 18 Haydock
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 144

4th

Charli Parcs (FR) 11-0 (Mr John P McManus)
Rated 144(-2 after this run)
Anabaa Blue (GB) - Ella Parcs (FR)(Nikos)
Breeder - Mme Pascale Nouard

(Morning price: 16/1 10/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Nicky Henderson

B J Geraghty

Place £3.70

mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, pressing for 3rd last, no extra towards finish

13th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
p.u. Hdl Rated 144 This
Race 18th Nov, 18 Cheltenham
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 145

5th

Brelade (GB) 10-10 (D P Sharkey)
ts³ Rated 140
Presenting (GB) - Polivalente (FR)(Poliglote (GB))
Breeder - Patrick Burling Developments Ltd

(Morning price: 16/1 12/1)
SP 12/1

Gordon Elliott

D N Russell

held up towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on same pace flat

1st Apr, 18 Cork
2nd Hdl Rated 140 This
Race

6th

0.5L

Irish Roe (IRE) 10-10 (Mrs Lucinda Atkinson)
Rated 140
Vinnie Roe (IRE) - Betty's The Best (IRE)(Oscar (IRE))
Breeder - Minch B/Stock, Av B/Stock & Brittas Stud

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1)
SP 20/1

P G Atkinson

Henry Brooke

mid-division, headway 5th, disputing 3rd last, no extra final 100 yards

10th Feb, 18 Newbury
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 134 This
Race 3rd Nov, 18 Wetherby
3rd Hdl Rated 140

7th

The Unit (IRE) 10-12 (International Plywood (Importers) Ltd)
Rated 142
Gold Well (GB) - Sovana (FR)(Kadounor (FR))
Breeder - Arctic Tack Stud

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Alan King

W Hutchinson

held up in rear, headway 2 out, stayed on, never nearer

24th Feb, 18 Kempton
2nd Chs Rated 142 This
Race 12th May, 18 Haydock
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 142

8th

A Hare Breath (IRE) 10-12 (Mrss N J Embiricos/mrs N J Embiricos)
Rated 142
Alkaadhem (GB) - Lady Willmurt (IRE)(Mandalus)
Breeder - Martin Byrne

(Morning price: 16/1 20/1 25/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 33/1) SP 33/1

B Pauling

D A Jacob

prominent, led before 4th, headed 2 out, no extra flat

16th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 145 This
Race 16th Nov, 18 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Chs Rated 140

9th

I'm A Game Changer (IRE) 10-8 (Paul & Clare Rooney)
Rated 133
Arcadio (GER) - Drinadaly (IRE)(Oscar (IRE))
Breeder - Kenneth Parkhill

(Morning price: 12/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1 10/1) SP 10/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th and 2 out, never involved

9th Apr, 18 Ludlow
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 133 This
Race 12th May, 18 Warwick
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 138

10th

1.75L

Flying Tiger (IRE) 10-3 (The Macaroni Beach Society)
Rated 140
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Ma Preference (FR)(American Post (GB))
Breeder - Monsieur Patrick Chedville

(Morning price: 12/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 7/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 17/2) SP 17/2

Nick Williams

Chester Williams(7)

held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened flat

16th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
16th Hcp Hdl Rated 140 This
Race 21st Sep, 18 Newton Abbot
2nd Chs

11th

Verdana Blue (IRE) 10-12 (Crimbourne Stud)
Rated 145
Getaway (GER) - Blue Gallery (IRE)(Bluebird (USA))
Breeder - Edmond Kent

(Morning price: 5/1 11/2 5/1 6/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Nicky Henderson

J Bowen(3)

not fluent 4th, always towards rear

10th Feb, 18 Newbury
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 145 This
Race 29th Sep, 18 Chelmsford City
1st Flat

12th

0.5L

Beyond The Clouds (GB) 10-12 (Guy Reed Racing)
Rated 142
Peintre Celebre (USA) - Evening (GB)(Mark Of Esteem (IRE))
Breeder - Exors of the Late G. Reed

(Morning price: 7/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2) SP 13/2

Kevin Ryan

B Hughes

mid-division on inside, closed 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened

4th Feb, 18 Musselburgh
1st Hdl This
Race 18th Jun, 19 Beverley
3rd Flat Mdn

13th

0.5L

Ch'tibello (FR) 11-10 (The Can't Say No Partnership)
Rated 154(-2 after this run)
Sageburg (IRE) - Neicha (FR)(Neverneyev (USA))
Breeder - Mme Elisabeth Cucheval

(Morning price: 25/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Dan Skelton

Harry Skelton

prominent, mistake 4th, weakened 2 out

13th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
8th Hdl Rated 154 This
Race 20th Oct, 18 Ffos Las
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 151

14th

11L

Sir Chauvelin (GB) 10-1 (Mr J Fyffe, Mrs M Craig, Mr G Thoms)
Rated 131
Authorized (IRE) - Jabbara (IRE)(Kingmambo (USA))
Breeder - W. M. Johnstone

(Morning price: 25/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 25/1 20/1 16/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 20/1) SP 20/1

J Goldie

Callum Bewley(3)

in rear, mistake 5th, not fluent next, soon well beaten

31st Mar, 18 Musselburgh
8th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race 28th May, 18 Redcar
4th Flat Hcp Rated 97

15th

58L

Attest (GB) 10-4 (Bolingbroke Bartram Flatt Molony Sutto)
cp² Rated 132
Cacique (IRE) - Change Course (GB)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Millsec Limited

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 40/1)
SP 40/1

W J Greatrex

Harry Bannister

tracked leaders, lost place after 6th

30th Dec, 17 Taunton
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 123 This
Race 2nd Jun, 18 Chepstow
6th Flat Hcp Rated 76

p.u.

Flashing Glance (GB) 10-4 (Barrett, Meredith, Panniers, Wilde)
hd³ Rated 132
Passing Glance (GB) - Don And Gerry (IRE)(Vestris Abu)
Breeder - Mr P. Barrett & Mr J. Meredith

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Tom Lacey

R T Dunne

led until before 4th, not fluent next, weakened after 3 out, mistake and rider nearly off 2 out, pulled up before last

22nd Mar, 18 Ludlow
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 126 This
Race 13th May, 18 Ludlow
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 130

Off 2.55
Time 3m. 41.90 secs, which is 7.42 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £254.30
Tote Trifecta- £2142.70
CSF- £154.19
Tricast- £969.41.

2017 Chesterfield 7 10-5 Daniel Sansom (7) 12/1 (J W Mullins)
2016 Ch'tibello 5 11-1 Harry Skelton 8/1 (Dan Skelton)
2015 Cheltenian 9 10-13 R Johnson 10/1 (Philip Hobbs)
2014 Cockney Sparrow 5 9-11 Dean Pratt (7) 12/1 (J J Quinn)
2013 Court Minstrel 6 10-9 Adam Wedge (3) 4/1 (E Williams)

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Ayr Results Sat, 21st Apr, 2018

QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) of £105,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1) 2m.