weatherbysshop.co.uk EBF Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (EBF Mares' NH Nov Hdl Qual') (GBB)

Ayr

14:50

Date 2026-03-06

Distance 2m4f100y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,281

Weather Overcast

Temp 2.8°C

Wind 1mph SE

Rain 43%

Winning Time 5m 35.76s (slow by 43.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Society Soldier (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	7/2	Won
2nd	Roses All The Way (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	5/2	6.5
3rd	La Zoubida (FR) Sean Quinlan · Nicky Richards	8/11F	11
4th	Culzean (GB) Callum Bewley · Ian Duncan	100/1	52

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Largy Rose (IRE) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	50/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	La Zoubida Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	J:Sean Quinlan T:Nicky Richards	166	—	0-1182	117	118	107	40d	—	—	-18	35.4	0.15/1	8/13 62%
Bumper and dual hurdles winner; ran creditably last time; leading contender
2	Roses All The Way Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	161	p	0-3641	109	114	86	19d	—	—	0	20.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
May build on Musselburgh win, assuming she takes to first-time headgear
6	Society Soldier Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	154	—	3/5-3	-	110	82	36d	—	—	-8	9.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Interesting with improvement plausible back up in distance
4	Largy Rose Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	154	—	2P	-	-	-	52d	—	—	+1	2.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Achieved nothing over C&D on the switch to rules
3	Culzean Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	J:Callum Bewley T:Ian Duncan	154	—	67	-	-	-	24d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Has very weak claims on her bumper efforts
NR	Queens Secret Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Craig Nichol T:Ruth Jefferson	154	—	41-	-	-	-	—	—	0W/1P 1 run	—	10	—	—
Absent since winning an Irish point a year ago; check the betting

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
La Zoubida	8/13	8/13	8/13	8/13	4/7
Roses All The Way	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Society Soldier	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Largy Rose	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1	50/1
Culzean	125/1	100/1	100/1	66/1	80/1
Queens Secret	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

La Zoubida

35.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7

8/13

2nd

Roses All The Way

20.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Queens Secret

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Society Soldier

9.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Largy Rose

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Culzean

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
La Zoubida	117	118	107
Roses All The Way	109	114	86
Society Soldier	—	110	82
Largy Rose	—	—	—
Culzean	—	—	—
Queens Secret	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roses All The Way	19d ago	Fit
Culzean	24d ago	Fit
Society Soldier	36d ago	Fit
La Zoubida	40d ago	Fit
Largy Rose	52d ago	Fresh
Queens Secret	—	—