Book Day Dancin On 11 April Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') (GBB Race)

Ayr

12:48

Date 2026-01-13

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Winning Time 4m 8.40s (slow by 26.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kilnesare Flight (IRE) Brian Hughes · Donald McCain	4/1	Won
2nd	Next Twist (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/8F	1.75
3rd	Bras d'Or (FR) Jack Tudor · David Pipe	15/8	6.5
4th	Triple Crown Ted (IRE) Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	9/2	2.75
5th	Ck O'Mara (IRE) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	500/1	22
6th	Coylton King (GB) Alan Doyle · Ian Duncan	80/1	7
7th	Bennys Jenny (IRE) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	150/1	27
8th	Belvedere Bhoy (IRE) Patrick Wadge · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	300/1	16

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Breaking Ground (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · R Mike Smith	300/1
P.U.	Luckie Devil (IRE) Callum Bewley · Nicky Richards	66/1

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
4	Bras d'Or Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	155	—	P22-52	-	124	93	27d	—	—	-50	20	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Clear second to useful rival in big-field Ludlow novice last month; major player here
1	Next Twist Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	162	h	43-61	-	122	86	49d	—	—	-50	20	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Beat a next-time-out winner fairly comfortably at Southwell in November; leading contender
2	Triple Crown Ted Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	162	—	22-31	110	111	93	56d	—	—	-35	35	1.00/1	4/1 20%
7	Kilnesare Flight Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	155	—	2-2	-	-	-	44d	—	—	-42	28.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Runner-up in a point and a bumper; can make his presence felt again on hurdling debut
8	Luckie Devil Brown J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	155	h	2-4	-	-	-	251d	—	—	-47	23.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
6	Coylton King Brown J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Ian Duncan	J:Alan Doyle(3) T:Ian Duncan	155	—	64-88F	-	102	81	11d	—	—	-50	20	20.00/1	80/1 1%
9	Bennys Jenny b/br J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	148	—	1/07-5	-	90	69	37d	—	—	-45	25	37.50/1	150/1 1%
3	Belvedere Bhoy Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	155	—	68F	-	85	70	15d	—	—	-50	20	50.00/1	200/1 0%
5	Ck O'Mara Bay J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	155	—	09	-	88	52	43d	—	—	-50	20	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Well beaten at huge odds in two C&D novice hurdles towards the end of last year
10	Breaking Ground Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:R Mike Smith	J:Nathan Moscrop T:R Mike Smith	148	h	6350	-	77	56	150d	—	—	-49	21.5	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Struggled in two Perth hurdles last summer; returns from a break with hood added

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bras d'Or	SP	SP	11/8
Next Twist	SP	SP	6/4
Triple Crown Ted	SP	SP	4/1
Kilnesare Flight	SP	SP	7/1
Luckie Devil	SP	SP	40/1
Coylton King	SP	SP	80/1
Bennys Jenny	SP	SP	150/1
Belvedere Bhoy	SP	SP	200/1
Ck O'Mara	SP	SP	250/1
Breaking Ground	SP	SP	250/1

Predictor

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

1st

Triple Crown Ted

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/1

2nd

Kilnesare Flight

28.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 20

7/1

3rd

Bennys Jenny

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

150/1

Luckie Devil

23.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 20

40/1

Breaking Ground

21.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 20

250/1

Bras d'Or

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

11/8

Next Twist

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

6/4

Coylton King

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

80/1

Belvedere Bhoy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

200/1

Ck O'Mara

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Triple Crown Ted	110	111	93
Bras d'Or	—	124	93
Next Twist	—	122	86
Kilnesare Flight	—	—	—
Luckie Devil	—	—	—
Coylton King	—	102	81
Bennys Jenny	—	90	69
Belvedere Bhoy	—	85	70
Ck O'Mara	—	88	52
Breaking Ground	—	77	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coylton King	11d ago	Quick return
Belvedere Bhoy	15d ago	Fit
Bras d'Or	27d ago	Fit
Bennys Jenny	37d ago	Fit
Ck O'Mara	43d ago	Fit
Kilnesare Flight	44d ago	Fit
Next Twist	49d ago	Fresh
Triple Crown Ted	56d ago	Fresh
Breaking Ground	150d ago	Long break
Luckie Devil	251d ago	Long break