Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier)

Ayr

14:00

Date 2026-01-02

Distance 2m4f100y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,225

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 10.52s (slow by 18.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	So Many Roads (GB) Theo Gillard · Donald Whillans	4/1J	Won
2nd	Velvet Vulcan (GB) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	25/1	0.2
3rd	Forest Blaze (GB) Jamie Hamilton · Mark Walford	6/1	6
4th	Raceview Road (IRE) Jonathon Bewley · George Bewley	28/1	5
5th	Eire Street (IRE) Joshua Thompson · Jackie Stephen	28/1	0.05
6th	Breadalbane Lass (GB) Benjamin Macey · R Mike Smith	33/1	2.5
7th	Shadow Chaser (IRE) Brian Hughes · Sandy Thomson	9/2	0.3
8th	Burning It Up (IRE) Patrick Wadge · N W Alexander	16/1	.5
9th	Carrhill (IRE) Ross Chapman · Chris Grant	28/1	7
10th	The Coffey Boy (IRE) Callum Bewley · Ian Duncan	17/2	4.75
11th	En Avant (FR) Kevin Brogan · Hannah McMahon	125/1	10
12th	Big Storm Brewing (GB) Harry Reed · Tristan Davidson	4/1J	2.25
13th	Lewa House (GB) Sean Quinlan · Catch Bissett	22/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Boolamore Classic (IRE) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	9/1
P.U.	Bray Dale (GB) Peter Kavanagh · Catch Bissett	33/1
P.U.	Don Occhetti (IRE) Conor Rabbitt · William Young Jnr	66/1
P.U.	Euchan Falls (IRE) Toby Wynne · R Mike Smith	50/1
P.U.	Parish Quiz (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	12/1
P.U.	Zumbi (GER) Charlotte Jones · James Moffatt	80/1

Runners (19)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	So Many Roads Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald Whillans	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald Whillans	160	t	34U-73	92	100	78	32d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	14.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won this in 2023 and was placed last year; latest attempt comes after good run last month
4	Shadow Chaser Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Sandy Thomson	J:Brian Hughes T:Sandy Thomson	167	—	6PP-27	99	98	92	19d	—	—	0	17.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Good second here on seasonal/stable debut; not in same form on latest outing
7	Big Storm Brewing Bay J:Harry Reed T:Tristan Davidson	J:Harry Reed T:Tristan Davidson	164	—	6865-2	96	101	92	21d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+6	20.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-7 over hurdles but was clear second on last month's seasonal debut; respected
1	Forest Blaze Brown J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	168	p	714-52	100	101	65	32d	—	—	+3	16.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner-up in first-time cheekpieces here last time and a likely contender again
11	The Coffey Boy Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	160	—	/1-867	92	99	80	32d	—	—	+11	20.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Point winner; only minor promise in 2m novice hurdles; up in trip for handicap debut
16	Boolamore Classic Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	145	v	35-PP6	77	106	49	32d	—	—	+1	9.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Course winner in first-time visor just under a year ago but yet to build on that success
6	Parish Quiz Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	164	p	45-047	96	94	87	34d	—	—	+7	13.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Yet to transfer bumper promise to hurdles but remains unexposed; cheekpieces added today
9	Burning It Up Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:N W Alexander	J:Patrick Wadge T:N W Alexander	161	—	32-54P	93	100	53	45d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second on handicap debut in spring but returned from break with three lesser autumn runs
14	Velvet Vulcan Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	147	ht	4-464	79	99	82	32d	—	—	+4	8.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ended last year with two respectable runs here but others appeal more
2	Eire Street Bay J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Jackie Stephen	J:Joshua Thompson(7) T:Jackie Stephen	168	—	/06-PP	100	99	-	33d	—	—	+9	13.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Out of sorts on both outings this season; cheekpieces removed after one use
15	Lewa House Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Catch Bissett	J:Sean Quinlan T:Catch Bissett	145	p	282-56	77	97	-	32d	—	—	+4	7.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ran well over fences here in November but has a modest strike-rate
18	Bray Dale Bay J:Peter Kavanagh T:Catch Bissett	J:Peter Kavanagh T:Catch Bissett	142	—	753-05	74	103	67	32d	—	—	+4	6.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Safely held over 2m3f here on consecutive outings in late 2025; now 0-6 over hurdles
5	Raceview Road Bay J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	J:Jonathon Bewley T:George Bewley	165	—	P5PP-6	97	99	71	22d	—	—	+9	12.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Ended last season in poor form over fences and made low-key return over hurdles last month
12	Carrhill Grey J:Ross Chapman T:Chris Grant	J:Ross Chapman T:Chris Grant	159	v	-57045	91	100	78	22d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+8	11.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Safely held when fifth on handicap debut; drops back from 2m7f with headgear switched
17	Breadalbane Lass Bay J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Benjamin Macey(7) T:R Mike Smith	144	tp	725-06	76	103	63	25d	—	—	+5	7.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has not shown a great deal on her two starts this season and is now 0-8 over hurdles
19	Euchan Falls Chestnut J:Toby Wynne T:R Mike Smith	J:Toby Wynne T:R Mike Smith	142	p	8-27PP	74	94	-	32d	—	—	+4	6.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
C&D winner in 2023 but has not been firing on all cylinders for a good while now
8	Zumbi Grey J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	J:Charlotte Jones T:James Moffatt	163	p	43/8-P	95	-	-	23d	—	—	+9	11.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Very lightly raced in recent years; back from latest layoff with poor chase run last month
3	Don Occhetti Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:William Young Jnr	J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:William Young Jnr	168	—	0/231-	100	99	-	499d	—	—	+10	13.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won over fences for Dan Skelton in summer 2024; makes stable debut after long absence
13	En Avant Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Hannah McMahon	J:Kevin Brogan T:Hannah McMahon	158	tp	35P56P	90	97	-	22d	—	—	+8	10.7	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Well beaten on all three starts for new stable towards end of last year; cheekpieces added

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
So Many Roads	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Shadow Chaser	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Big Storm Brewing	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
Forest Blaze	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
The Coffey Boy	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Boolamore Classic	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
Parish Quiz	10/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Burning It Up	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Velvet Vulcan	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1
Eire Street	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Lewa House	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Bray Dale	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1
Raceview Road	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Carrhill	28/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Breadalbane Lass	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Euchan Falls	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Zumbi	66/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Don Occhetti	66/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	40/1
En Avant	100/1	66/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Big Storm Brewing

20.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

The Coffey Boy

20.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

15/2

3rd

Shadow Chaser

17.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Forest Blaze

16.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

So Many Roads

14.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Eire Street

13.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Parish Quiz

13.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Don Occhetti

13.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

Raceview Road

12.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Burning It Up

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Zumbi

11.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Carrhill

11.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

En Avant

10.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

100/1

Boolamore Classic

9.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Velvet Vulcan

8.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Lewa House

7.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Breadalbane Lass

7.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Bray Dale

6.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Euchan Falls

6.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Forest Blaze	100	101	65
Eire Street	100	99	—
Don Occhetti	100	99	—
Shadow Chaser	99	98	92
Raceview Road	97	99	71
Big Storm Brewing	96	101	92
Parish Quiz	96	94	87
Zumbi	95	—	—
Burning It Up	93	100	53
So Many Roads	92	100	78
The Coffey Boy	92	99	80
Carrhill	91	100	78
En Avant	90	97	—
Velvet Vulcan	79	99	82
Boolamore Classic	77	106	49
Lewa House	77	97	—
Breadalbane Lass	76	103	63
Bray Dale	74	103	67
Euchan Falls	74	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shadow Chaser	19d ago	Fit
Big Storm Brewing	21d ago	Fit
Raceview Road	22d ago	Fit
Carrhill	22d ago	Fit
En Avant	22d ago	Fit
Zumbi	23d ago	Fit
Breadalbane Lass	25d ago	Fit
So Many Roads	32d ago	Fit
Forest Blaze	32d ago	Fit
The Coffey Boy	32d ago	Fit
Boolamore Classic	32d ago	Fit
Velvet Vulcan	32d ago	Fit
Lewa House	32d ago	Fit
Bray Dale	32d ago	Fit
Euchan Falls	32d ago	Fit
Eire Street	33d ago	Fit
Parish Quiz	34d ago	Fit
Burning It Up	45d ago	Fit
Don Occhetti	499d ago	Long break