Quiz Night At Golf Inn Prestwick Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Ayr

15:00

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 2m4f110y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,922

Rain 0%

Runners (10)

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
2	Junker d'Allier Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	161	t	P41-43	126	133	118	33d	—	—	+6	24.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Three novice hurdle wins; promise in both chases; improvement is possible now up in trip
7	Young Jack Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Chris Grant	J:Ryan Mania T:Chris Grant	155	—	0P39-2	120	136	130	26d	—	—	+10	27.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Clear second on last month's chase debut at Kelso and could have more to offer over fences
3	Jipcot Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	161	t	1340P-	126	130	-	272d	—	—	+11	24	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Something to prove over fences but well handicapped on hurdle form and yard is going well
6	Captain Butler Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Craig Nichol T:Ruth Jefferson	157	—	/15-26	122	126	83	27d	—	—	+9	21.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Lightly raced & could play a leading role if finding greater fluency on second chase start
10	Milcree Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	150	—	/3216/	115	-	-	622d	—	—	+18	30	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Promising novice hurdler in 2023-24 campaign; absent since but not ruled out on comeback
5	Karafon Bay J:Sam Ewing T:S R B Crawford	J:Sam Ewing T:S R B Crawford	158	t	0F-779	123	128	91	41d	—	—	+11	21.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Held up in midfield - headway and went third after 2 out - soon ridden - stayed on and went second run-in(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
4	Cloonainra Brown J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John C McConnell	161	—	51-515	126	132	123	70d	—	—	+14	20.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on chase debut then faced tough task at Cheltenham; could go well back in a handicap
8	Great Pepper Bay J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	154	—	P/3-PU	119	132	-	7d	—	—	+16	19.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Hasn't kicked on from 2023 promise but it's possible things will click again today
1	Johnson's Blue Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	164	—	0/02P8	129	127	-	37d	—	—	+18	20.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has struggled over hurdles on last 2 runs and didn't look a natural in sole previous chase
NR	Big John Wayne Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	152	—	13F/2-	117	-	-	443d	—	1W/1P 1 run	—	21.8	—	—
Missed 2025 but this point winner could relish switch to fences; potential off this mark

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Junker d'Allier	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Young Jack	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2
Jipcot	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Captain Butler	11/2	6/1	6/1	5/1	7/1
Milcree	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	6/1
Karafon	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Cloonainra	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Great Pepper	20/1	22/1	20/1	18/1	18/1
Johnson's Blue	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Big John Wayne	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Milcree

OR: 16.3 Form: 10.4 Odds: 3.3

6/1

2nd

Young Jack

27.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Junker d'Allier

24.2

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Jipcot

OR: 19 Form: 1.4 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Big John Wayne

21.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Captain Butler

21.6

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Karafon

21.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Cloonainra

20.9

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Johnson's Blue

20.4

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Great Pepper

19.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 1.4 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Johnson's Blue	129	127	—
Junker d'Allier	126	133	118
Jipcot	126	130	—
Cloonainra	126	132	123
Karafon	123	128	91
Captain Butler	122	126	83
Young Jack	120	136	130
Great Pepper	119	132	—
Big John Wayne	117	—	—
Milcree	115	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Great Pepper	7d ago	Quick return
Young Jack	26d ago	Fit
Captain Butler	27d ago	Fit
Junker d'Allier	33d ago	Fit
Johnson's Blue	37d ago	Fit
Karafon	41d ago	Fit
Cloonainra	70d ago	Fresh
Jipcot	272d ago	Long break
Big John Wayne	443d ago	Long break
Milcree	622d ago	Long break