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

Ayr · Sat 18th Apr 2026 · 16:15
📏 2m5f91y 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Soft 🏟️ Turf 💰 £10,406 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Stride On
15/2
Derek Fox
1st
Apache Tribe
5/6F
Danny Gilligan
3rd
West Hill Verde
5/1
Sean Houlihan
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
2m5f91y
🌿
Going
Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£10,406
🐎
Runners
24
🔖
Type
Hurdle
📊 Betting Forecast
13/8 Apache Tribe, 9/2 Stride On, Timesareachanging, 11/2 Our Boy Stan, West Hill Verde, 12/1 Laguna Beach, 16/1 Allfor, 33/1 Queens Secret
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
🥇 1st
Apache Tribe Form: 21-511
6y
164 lbs 		Danny Gilligan
Gordon Elliott 		- 5/6F
11
Maiori Form: P-141
6y
164 lbs
A Nicol 		111 –
13
Quay Item Form: 32-312
6y
164 lbs
Nicky Henderson 		124 –
14
Reckless Spending Form: -33717
6y
164 lbs
Nicky Henderson 		134 –
15
Step Ahead Form: 3-2153
6y
164 lbs
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls 		122 –
17
The Dog Thief Form: 121
6y
164 lbs 		Jack Andrews
T Ellis 		116 –
2
Atlantic Lad Form: 22-313
6y
164 lbs
Donald McCain 		114 –
7
Laguna Beach Form: 5312P
5y
164 lbs 		James Bowen
Nicky Henderson 		127 9/1
20
Green Angel Form: 4-44
5y
159 lbs
N C Kelly 		- –
22
Azahara Palace Form: 21527
6y
157 lbs
Adrian Paul Keatley 		112 –
24
Sept Etoiles Form: 4161
5y
lbs
Gordon Elliott 		- –
3
Blue Run Form: 71
6y
164 lbs
Nicky Henderson 		- –
4
Crystal Island Form: 1-1
5y
164 lbs
Nicky Henderson 		- –
6
Our Boy Stan Form: 21-16
5y
164 lbs 		Sean Bowen
Ben Pauling 		- 12/1
5
Glancing Jack Form: 1-5212
5y
164 lbs 		Ben Poste
Tom Symonds 		120 –
🥈 2nd
Stride On Form: 31-241
6y
164 lbs 		Derek Fox
L Russell & M Scudamore 		123 15/2
6
Great Fleet Form: 3261P3
6y
164 lbs 		Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 		122 –
5
Timesareachanging Form: 1/3132
7y
164 lbs 		Philip Donovan(3)
Andrew Slattery 		130 15/2
4
Allfor Form: 2-62
5y
159 lbs 		Patrick Wadge
L Russell & M Scudamore 		- 20/1
7
Kilnesare Flight Form: 2-212
6y
164 lbs
Donald McCain 		121 –
8
Kings Champion Form: 3-312
6y
164 lbs
Olly Murphy 		124 –
🥉 3rd
West Hill Verde Form: -53323
6y
159 lbs 		Sean Houlihan
Seamus Mullins 		124 5/1
PU
Queens Secret Form: 41-2
6y
152 lbs 		Danny McMenamin
Ruth Jefferson 		- 28/1
NR
Leader Crik Form: 261
5y
164 lbs 		NON-RUNNER
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 		- –
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RACING POST VERDICT

Having been seriously impressive on his final two runs for Noel Kelly, APACHE TRIBE is taken to make a winning start for Gordon Elliott.

Racing Post Pick
Apache Tribe