Stagecoach Your Designated Driver Novices' Hurdle (Winners Of One) (GBB Race)

Ayr

16:15

Date 2026-04-18

Distance 2m5f91y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,406

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.9°C

Wind 12mph SW

Rain 59%

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
1	Apache Tribe Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	21-511	-	132	73	67d	—	—	-30	15	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Easy hurdle debut win here for Noel Kelly; leading claims on first run for Gordon Elliott
8	West Hill Verde Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Sean Houlihan T:Seamus Mullins	159	—	-53323	124	137	127	49d	—	—	+17	31.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
12l third in Grade 2 novice at Kelso in February and he's firmly in the picture
6	Timesareachanging Chestnut J:Philip Donovan T:Andrew Slattery	J:Philip Donovan T:Andrew Slattery	164	—	1/3132	130	132	85	28d	—	—	+20	29.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Solid form, including a win at Navan, and this Irish challenger could be thereabouts
5	Stride On Bay J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Derek Fox T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	164	—	31-241	123	127	102	54d	—	—	+12	20.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Impressive when winning over 2m3f here in February and he's entitled to respect
2	Laguna Beach Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	5312P	127	128	95	42d	—	—	+21	29.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Pulled up in EBF Final but promising previously and could bounce back with big performance
4	Our Boy Stan Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Ben Pauling	J:Sean Bowen T:Ben Pauling	164	—	21-16	-	114	90	127d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Well held at Cheltenham in December but could be capable of considerably better
9	Queens Secret Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Danny McMenamin T:Ruth Jefferson	152	—	41-2	-	113	113	24d	—	—	+2	6.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Point winner & maiden hurdle runner-up; lots to find but very unexposed and in good hands
7	Allfor Bay J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	159	—	2-62	-	119	92	43d	—	—	+1	4.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
2m runner-up here; further improvement needed today but the step up in trip could help
NR	Leader Crik Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	J:NON-RUNNER T:Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	164	—	261	-	126	-	49d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Easy win at Doncaster on second hurdle start and this likeable prospect is one to consider

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Apache Tribe	10/11	evn	Evens
West Hill Verde	11/2	5/1	11/2
Timesareachanging	8/1	15/2	15/2
Stride On	17/2	8/1	17/2
Laguna Beach	9/1	17/2	9/1
Our Boy Stan	9/1	9/1	9/1
Queens Secret	28/1	25/1	25/1
Allfor	28/1	28/1	28/1
Leader Crik	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

West Hill Verde

31.4

OR: 18.5 Form: 8.9 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Timesareachanging

29.9

OR: 20 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

8/1

3rd

Laguna Beach

29.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 7.9 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Stride On

20.8

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Apache Tribe

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15

Evens

Leader Crik

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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Queens Secret

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Allfor

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Our Boy Stan

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Timesareachanging	130	132	85
Laguna Beach	127	128	95
West Hill Verde	124	137	127
Stride On	123	127	102
Apache Tribe	—	132	73
Our Boy Stan	—	114	90
Queens Secret	—	113	113
Allfor	—	119	92
Leader Crik	—	126	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Queens Secret	24d ago	Fit
Timesareachanging	28d ago	Fit
Laguna Beach	42d ago	Fit
Allfor	43d ago	Fit
West Hill Verde	49d ago	Fresh
Leader Crik	49d ago	Fresh
Stride On	54d ago	Fresh
Apache Tribe	67d ago	Fresh
Our Boy Stan	127d ago	Long break

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Queens Secret	Class Class 4	Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 1 drop, 0 rises.