Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Ayr

14:25

Date 2024-04-20

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £56,270

Winning Time 3m 54.38s (slow by 12.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Favour And Fortune (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	5/1	Won
2nd	Bialystok (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	9/1	.5
3rd	Cracking Rhapsody (IRE) Craig Nichol · Ewan Whillans	11/1	.5
4th	Afadil (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	10/1	0.3
5th	L'Eau du Sud (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	11/4F	0.1
6th	Rubaud (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	10/1	2.5
7th	Petit Tonnerre (FR) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Jonjo O'Neill	28/1	.75
8th	Florida Dreams (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	6/1	1
9th	Westport Cove (FR) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	22/1	1.5
10th	Effernock Fizz (IRE) Carl Millar · Cian Collins	33/1	2.5
11th	Ginger Mail (FR) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	20/1	.5
12th	Salsada (IRE) Dylan Johnston · Brian Ellison	20/1	7.5
13th	Benson (GB) Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	66/1	7
14th	First Street (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	11/1	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Alvaniy (IRE) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	50/1

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	L'Eau du Sud Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	t	33-P22	138	152	144	36d	—	—	+8	27.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Runner-up in Betfair and County Hurdles; has a rock-solid profile and should go well again
6	Favour And Fortune Brown J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	156	—	-11226	138	150	137	39d	—	—	+23	37	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Useful novice who was sixth in the Supreme at Cheltenham; needs to hurdle more fluently
13	Florida Dreams Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	146	—	1-3153	128	147	134	77d	—	—	+20	29.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Grade 2 bumper winner; hasn't hit the same heights over hurdles but may still be unexposed
4	Bialystok Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	157	—	7324B0	139	154	138	36d	—	—	+18	26.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Beat only one other finisher in the County at Cheltenham; bit to prove off unchanged mark
1	Rubaud Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	166	—	-11245	148	151	111	63d	—	—	+27	34.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Bids for back-to-back successes in this race; would benefit from the ground drying out
2	First Street Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	8-3233	143	155	113	84d	—	—	+18	25.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Smart 2m hurdler at his best, bit below par this season; has had wind surgery
10	Afadil Bay J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell(5) T:Paul Nicholls	148	p	P33153	130	151	131	8d	—	—	+25	31.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fine efforts in some of the warmest 2m handicaps; should be in the thick of things again
11	Cracking Rhapsody Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	J:Craig Nichol T:Ewan Whillans	146	—	412211	128	148	128	49d	—	—	+38	44.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Progressing fast; stormed home to win Morebattle at Kelso; big weight rise fully justified
3	Westport Cove Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	157	ht	1P24P3	139	149	131	21d	—	—	+23	26.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Hit and miss so far but may not be fully exposed; strongly run race should suit him
14	Salsada Chestnut J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Brian Ellison	J:Dylan Johnston(5) T:Brian Ellison	146	—	25-033	128	150	115	21d	—	—	+17	20.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Good fifth in this last year; 8lb wrong this time but useful claimer booked; not ruled out
9	Petit Tonnerre Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo O'Neill	150	p	-24450	132	148	69	36d	—	—	+19	22.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Finished last in last month's County Hurdle; tries new headgear again
12	Ginger Mail Grey J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn(3) T:N W Alexander	146	p	-20132	128	152	134	49d	—	—	+31	33.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Likeable 2m hurdler; second to Cracking Rhapsody in the Morebattle; bit more required
8	Effernock Fizz Bay J:Carl Millar(7) T:Cian Collins	J:Carl Millar(7) T:Cian Collins	150	tp	234931	132	149	133	21d	—	—	+32	33.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Splendidly tough 9yo who rallied to score at Fairyhouse; still well treated on old form
15	Alvaniy Chestnut J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	146	—	-5146P	128	140	96	70d	—	—	+20	21.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Disappointing in three British races; hard to recommend from 8lb out of the handicap
7	Benson Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	155	tp	441400	137	153	126	38d	—	—	+24	25.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Good runs at Musselburgh this winter but subdued last two starts; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
L'Eau du Sud	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Favour And Fortune	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Florida Dreams	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Bialystok	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Rubaud	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
First Street	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Afadil	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Cracking Rhapsody	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Westport Cove	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Salsada	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Petit Tonnerre	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Ginger Mail	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Effernock Fizz	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Alvaniy	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Benson	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Cracking Rhapsody

44.1

OR: 19.5 Form: 23 Odds: 1.6

12/1

2nd

Favour And Fortune

OR: 22 Form: 11 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Rubaud

34.1

OR: 24.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Effernock Fizz

33.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 12.7 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Ginger Mail

33.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 13.1 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Afadil

31.2

OR: 20 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Florida Dreams

29.2

OR: 19.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

7/1

L'Eau du Sud

27.7

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Bialystok

26.7

OR: 22.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Westport Cove

26.2

OR: 22.3 Form: 3.2 Odds: 0.8

25/1

First Street

25.4

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Benson

25.1

OR: 21.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Petit Tonnerre

22.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 1 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Alvaniy

21.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Salsada

20.4

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rubaud	148	151	111
First Street	143	155	113
Bialystok	139	154	138
Westport Cove	139	149	131
L'Eau du Sud	138	152	144
Favour And Fortune	138	150	137
Benson	137	153	126
Petit Tonnerre	132	148	69
Effernock Fizz	132	149	133
Afadil	130	151	131
Florida Dreams	128	147	134
Cracking Rhapsody	128	148	128
Salsada	128	150	115
Ginger Mail	128	152	134
Alvaniy	128	140	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Afadil	8d ago	Quick return
Westport Cove	21d ago	Fit
Salsada	21d ago	Fit
Effernock Fizz	21d ago	Fit
L'Eau du Sud	36d ago	Fit
Bialystok	36d ago	Fit
Petit Tonnerre	36d ago	Fit
Benson	38d ago	Fit
Favour And Fortune	39d ago	Fit
Cracking Rhapsody	49d ago	Fresh
Ginger Mail	49d ago	Fresh
Rubaud	63d ago	Fresh
Alvaniy	70d ago	Fresh
Florida Dreams	77d ago	Fresh
First Street	84d ago	Fresh