Festive Dining At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Ayr

14:45

Date 2025-12-01

Distance 2m3f110y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,225

Winning Time 5m 28.16s (slow by 54.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Gris (FR) Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott	4/11F	Won
2nd	Red Cadillac (IRE) Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards	4/1	2
3rd	Holly Bird (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Sandy Thomson	12/1	7
4th	Velvet Vulcan (GB) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	18/1	6.5
5th	Bray Dale (GB) Bruce Lynn · Catch Bissett	18/1	9.5
6th	En Avant (FR) Kevin Brogan · Hannah McMahon	300/1	3.75
7th	Grand Voyage (FR) Joshua Thompson · Stuart Coltherd	20/1	.5

Runners (9)

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
9	King Gris Grey J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	142	—	P38-59	73	93	32	187d	—	—	-34	25.8	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Promise in Irish points; modest hurdles form; 5lb wrong but chance on h'cap/stable debut.
2	Red Cadillac Chestnut J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	167	—	4326-1	98	95	67	21d	—	—	+8	27.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Off the mark over 2m1f at Carlisle last time and despite 4lb rise, should go well again
5	Holly Bird Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Sandy Thomson	J:Danny McMenamin T:Sandy Thomson	157	—	44P5-5	88	98	80	19d	—	—	+4	11.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Fair effort in five runs over hurdles, but perhaps 2m3f on testing ground not ideal
6	Velvet Vulcan Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	149	ht	4-46	80	104	80	30d	—	—	+2	9.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
2m AW winner in August; decent run back hurdling here last time (2m); contender
8	Bray Dale Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:Catch Bissett	J:Bruce Lynn T:Catch Bissett	144	—	P753-0	75	101	76	19d	—	—	+2	7.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won a point bumper; ordinary form over hurdles, best run when 3rd over 2m here in March
3	Grand Voyage Bay J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Stuart Coltherd	166	tp	1-45P8	97	99	63	23d	—	—	+15	20	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Two wins over 2m4f here, latest in March; disappointing since; on a good mark now
4	En Avant Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Hannah McMahon	J:Kevin Brogan T:Hannah McMahon	162	—	0/35P5	93	-	-	17d	—	—	+10	11.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Won twice at up to 2m5f for Olly Murphy in 2023; modest efforts since, last 4 over fences
NR	Ozzy Cosmo Bay J:TBC T:N W Alexander	J: T:N W Alexander	168	t	6P3P-8	99	100	60	30d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Patchy record since novice win here in 2023; well beaten recently; questions to answer
NR	Breadalbane Lass Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:R Mike Smith	J:NON-RUNNER T:R Mike Smith	146	tp	5725-0	77	100	-	19d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
King Gris	4/9	4/9	4/9	1/2	40/85
Red Cadillac	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Holly Bird	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Velvet Vulcan	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Bray Dale	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Grand Voyage	25/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
En Avant	300/1	250/1	250/1	150/1	200/1
Ozzy Cosmo	-	-	-	-	-
Breadalbane Lass	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Red Cadillac

27.7

OR: 12 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

4/1

2nd

King Gris

25.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/2

3rd

Grand Voyage

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.3

25/1

Ozzy Cosmo

12.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Holly Bird

11.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

En Avant

11.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

300/1

Velvet Vulcan

9.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Bray Dale

7.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Breadalbane Lass

6.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ozzy Cosmo	99	100	60
Red Cadillac	98	95	67
Grand Voyage	97	99	63
En Avant	93	—	—
Holly Bird	88	98	80
Velvet Vulcan	80	104	80
Breadalbane Lass	77	100	—
Bray Dale	75	101	76
King Gris	73	93	32

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
En Avant	17d ago	Fit
Holly Bird	19d ago	Fit
Bray Dale	19d ago	Fit
Breadalbane Lass	19d ago	Fit
Red Cadillac	21d ago	Fit
Grand Voyage	23d ago	Fit
Velvet Vulcan	30d ago	Fit
Ozzy Cosmo	30d ago	Fit
King Gris	187d ago	Long break