Ayr Horse Racing Results | 13:00 02nd January 2026

Horse Racing Ayr' Results | 02nd January 2026

Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch at WesternHouseHotel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

(All 13 ran. 11 finished)
Race Type
Hurdle Turf
Class
4
Classifications
Cup, Gold, Hurdle, Maiden
Ground
Soft
Distance
2m 0f 0y
Prize Money
£10,000
Time
03:55:29
Fences Jumped
9
Win Odds
3.75
Place Pays
1/5
BF Win
4.16
BF Place
1.34
Winning jockey
B S Hughes
Winning trainer
A M Thomson
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight
Finishing Time
OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
1Silk 10
15-63
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
Win Place
“Prominent, led before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, ran on well, always doing enough”
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£--
6A M Thomson
20%
B S Hughes
20%
11-8
235.29

18%

2 (3.5)Silk 12
31-8 BF
T
D
Cl
Hcp
Place
“Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on but no impression, took second near finish”
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£--
6O Murphy
17.31%
S Bowen
20.83%
11-8
235.99

9%

3 (3.8)Silk 7
4
CD
Cl
Hcp
Place
“Front mid-division, disputed fourth 3 out, pushed along before 2 out and chased leader, always held and lost second towards finish”
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£--
5L Russell & M Scudamore
8.57%
P W Wadge
5.56%
11-8
236.05

13%

4 (7.3)Silk 3
2-4
D
G
Hcp
“Mid-division, mistake 1st, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on, never threatened”
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£--
5D McCain Jnr
13.95%
Theo Gillard
20.83%
11-8
236.75

7%

5 (9.05)Silk 11
4-7
T
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
“Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on, ridden and one pace after 2 out”
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£--
7N W Alexander
7.69%
Bruce Lynn
11.11%
11-8
237.1

3%

6 (9.25)Silk 8
2-43
T
“Mid-division, closed up 4 out, chased front rank 3 out, ridden after 2 out and gradually faded”
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£--
5O Greenall & J Guerriero
8.57%
Craig Nichol
17.86%
11-8
237.14
119

20%

7 (16.75)Silk 1
1-35
D
Cl
Hcp
“Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, no response”
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£--
6N G Richards
11.11%
Sean Quinlan
13.33%
11-8
238.64

11%

8 (24.25)Silk 6
2
T
D
Hcp
“Raced keenly in mid-division, in lead after 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed before 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out”
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£--
6R M Smith
0%
Ben Smith
0%
11-1
240.14

10%

9 (36.25)Silk 5
208
CD
G
Cl
Hcp
“Led, headed after 3rd, remained handy, dropped away after 4 out”
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£--
5N W Alexander
7.69%
Jamie Hamilton
3.85%
11-8
242.54

2%

10 (44.75)Silk 13
304
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Rear mid-division, lost touch before 3 out”
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£--
5S R B Crawford
0%
Sam Ewing
23.81%
11-1
244.24

3%

11 (53.75)Silk 4
7
CD
Hcp
“Towards rear, not fluent 4th and reminders, pushed along after 4 out and tailed off”
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£--
5R M Smith
0%
Toby Wynne
6.25%
11-8
246.04

2%

Non Runners
Position Horse Odds Age Trainer Jockey Weight OR Horse Most
Likely To Win
Pulled UpSilk 2
“In rear, always behind and pulled up after 4 out”
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£--
6A B Hamilton
0%
Alan Doyle
8.33%
11-5

2%

Pulled UpSilk 9
8-P
D
G
Cl
Hcp
“Towards rear, ridden and struggling 4 out, soon pulled up”
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£--
6D Bourke
0%
Callum Bewley
15.79%
11-8

1%

Lengths Behind Winner
SP BSP Plc. BSP
  1st  Silk
10 Sanilam
3.75 4.16 1.34
  2nd Silk
12 Wilstar
1.83 2.04 1.21
  3rd Silk
7 Like Minded
4.5 6.56 1.82