Smith toasts Glasses Up after surprise victory

Mike Smith who trains just ten miles away from Ayr Racecourse produced a 28-1 surprise winner at his local trackyesterdaywhenglasses Up won the Ayrshire Cancer Support “Confined” Novice Stakes over one mile two furlongs.

Having only his second run, the three-year-old, formerly trained in Ireland by Joseph O’brien, showed an excellent turn of foot to collar Home Before Dusk and win by a neck in the hands of Paddy Mathers.

A delighted Smith said: “He ran here two weeks ago but we didn’t really know if he would win this. He only cost me £2,000 and he’s a good horse who we should have some fun with.”

It was a double on the day for jockey Mathers, who had earlier ridden Society Queen to win the opening six furlong novice auction stakes at short odds of 1-4 on for trainer Richard Fahey.

Another double winning jockey was Harrison Shaw who was successful on Perfect Words at 7-1 for trainer Marjorie Fife in the aurshirecs.org Handicap.

He followed up on Economic Crisis, a 12-1 chance for Alan Berry in the Volunteer To Help Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap.

The feature race of the afternoon, The Ayrshire Cancer Support James Bond Ball was won rather cosily by 9-2 joint favourite Alemaratalyoum for Dumfriesshirebased trainer Iain Jardine and jockey Jamie Gormley.

0 Paddy Mathers: Double.