Result 13:50 · Ayr

Virgin Bet Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 42mSoft4yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 10.50s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Fortescue Wood (IRE)	Bruce Lynn	N W Alexander	—	5.00	6.48
2	Gege Ville (FR)	Danny McMenamin	Nicky Richards	1½L	3.00	3.25
3	Benz (IRE)	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	11½L	6.50	6.96
4	Ballabawn (IRE)	Theo Gillard	Donald McCain	14½L	2.50	2.58
5	Eden Mill (IRE)	Craig Nichol	Donald Whillans	30½L	67.0	110.9
6	Couldntgivamonkeys (IRE)	Ryan Mania	R Mike Smith	37L	301.0	1000.0
7	Farne Island (GB)	Dylan Johnston	Adam Nicol	39¾L	251.0	450.0

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Benz (IRE) p

4yo · 11-7

856125 J Jack Kennedy T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Sep 22	Navan	1m 6f	Yielding To Soft	—	5/17	9¼L	6.00
25 Aug 22	Navan	1m 6f	Good	—	2/13	5L	7.00
14 Aug 22	Tramore	2m	Good	—	1/13	—	8.50

1 win from 11 · placed 2

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Ballabawn (IRE)

4yo · 10-11

No form J Theo Gillard T Donald McCain —

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Couldntgivamonkeys (IRE)

4yo · 11-0

06 J Ryan Mania T R Mike Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Apr 22	Perth	2m	Good To Soft	C4	6/7	150L	81.0
04 Apr 22	Kelso	2m	Good To Soft	C4	10/12	38L	29.0

0 wins from 2 · placed 0

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Eden Mill (IRE)

5yo · 11-0

4750 J Craig Nichol T Donald Whillans —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Apr 22	Hexham	2m	Good	C4	11/12	58L	34.0
11 Apr 22	Hexham	2m	Soft	C4	5/8	28L	126.0
03 Dec 21	Sedgefield	2m 1f	Soft	C5	7/11	15½L	11.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 0

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Fortescue Wood (IRE) h,t

7yo · 10-9

314 J Bruce Lynn T N W Alexander —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Mar 21	Ayr	2m	Heavy	C4	4/4	15¼L	4.00
18 Jan 21	Ayr	2m	Heavy	C3	1/8	—	13.0
14 Dec 20	Ayr	2m	Heavy	C5	3/9	11¼L	19.0

1 win from 3 · placed 2

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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Gege Ville (FR)

6yo · 11-0

1 J Danny McMenamin T Nicky Richards —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Nov 21	Ayr	2m	Good To Soft	C5	1/11	—	9.50

1 win from 1 · placed 1

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Farne Island (GB)

5yo · 10-0

7 J Dylan Johnston T Adam Nicol —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Feb 22	Musselburgh	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C4	7/8	19L	51.0

0 wins from 1 · placed 0

1 run at around this trip without a win

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