Result 16:30 · Ayr

Caledonia Best Handicap Hurdle (for The Craigie Cup)

Class 3Handicap2m 4f 110yHeavy4yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 47.20s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Captain Redbeard (IRE)	Sam Coltherd	Stuart Coltherd	—	6.50	7.00
2	Elusive Theatre (IRE)	J J Slevin	S R B Crawford	¾L	3.75	4.03
3	Broken Quest (IRE)	Brian Hughes	David Dennis	35¾L	3.50	3.90
4	Verona Opera (IRE)	Ross Chapman	S R B Crawford	77¾L	11.0	12.6
PU	Blottos (IRE)	Danny Cook	Sue Smith	—	3.75	4.11
PU	Becky The Thatcher (GB)	Finian OToole	Micky Hammond	—	26.0	30.0

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Captain Redbeard (IRE)

9yo · 11-7 · OR 139

P23612 J Sam Coltherd T Stuart Coltherd —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jan 18	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Heavy	C1	2/13	13L	13.0
23 Dec 17	Haydock Park	2m 7f	Heavy	C2	1/9	—	15.0
09 Dec 17	Aintree	2m 5f	Heavy	C2	6/11	40L	10.0

6 wins from 21 · placed 14

Won 3 of 9 at around this trip

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Becky The Thatcher (GB)

5yo · 10-12 · OR 128

106147 J Finian OToole T Micky Hammond —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 Jan 18	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C3	7/11	17¾L	17.0
23 Dec 17	Haydock Park	2m 7f	Heavy	C3	4/7	8½L	15.0
29 Nov 17	Wetherby	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	1/14	—	34.0

3 wins from 23 · placed 9

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Broken Quest (IRE) t

6yo · 10-12 · OR 125

47P111 J Brian Hughes T David Dennis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Feb 18	Sandown Park	2m 4f	Heavy	C4	1/5	—	2.25
09 Feb 18	Kempton Park	2m 5f	Soft	C4	1/18	—	5.50
26 Jan 18	Huntingdon	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	1/16	—	9.00

3 wins from 6 · placed 3

Won 2 of 3 at around this trip

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Elusive Theatre (IRE)

7yo · 10-9 · OR 125

F57512 J J J Slevin T S R B Crawford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Feb 18	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	2/4	13L	2.62
02 Jan 18	Ayr	2m 5f 110y	Heavy	C3	1/9	—	3.75
16 Dec 17	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C2	5/13	10½L	34.0

4 wins from 17 · placed 10

Course winner: 2 wins from 5 here

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Blottos (IRE)

6yo · 10-11 · OR 124

6F1211 J Danny Cook T Sue Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Feb 18	Carlisle	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	C3	1/5	—	2.20
28 Jan 18	Sedgefield	2m 4f	Soft	C4	1/5	—	2.38
01 Jan 18	Catterick	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	2/7	3L	3.75

3 wins from 9 · placed 6

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Verona Opera (IRE)

7yo · 10-2 · OR 118

137143 J Ross Chapman T S R B Crawford —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Dec 17	Carlisle	2m 4f	Soft	C1	3/5	10½L	51.0
04 Nov 17	Down Royal	2m	Soft	—	4/13	5¾L	34.0
19 Oct 17	Carlisle	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	1/8	—	7.00

4 wins from 27 · placed 14

Course winner: 1 win from 4 here

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