Result · Ayr · Friday 2 January 2026

2:30 Ayr result: Cowboy Cooper wins the Book Wicked Afternoon Tea At WesternHouseHotel Handicap Chase

Class 43m20y chaseGoing Soft14 ranTime 6m 34.02sWinner's prize £5,281

Winner

10yo gelding · 10-5
Jockey Craig Nichol · Trainer Donald Whillans
Owner W M Aitchison · By Frammassone (IRE) out of Ball Park (IRE)

15/2Starting price

Cowboy Cooper won the 2:30 at Ayr on Friday 2 January 2026, beating Wal Buck's by 6½ lengths. Ridden by Craig Nichol for trainer Donald Whillans, the ten-year-old was sent off at 15/2 and covered the 3m20y on soft ground in 6m 34.02s. Dangerous Touch was a further 1¾ lengths back in third at 4/1. Non-finishers: Auchinlek (fell), Eveque (pulled up), Travail D'orfevre (pulled up), Azof Des Mottes (pulled up), Joie More (pulled up).

2:30 Ayr full result: finishing order and SPs

Pos	Horse	Jockey / trainer	Btn	SP	OR
1	Cowboy Cooper (IRE) 10yo · 10-5	Craig Nichol Donald Whillans	—	15/2	87
2	Wal Buck's (FR) 7yo · 12-0	Patrick Wadge Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	6½ l	9/1	110
3	Dangerous Touch (IRE) 7yo · 11-11	Sean Bowen Olly Murphy	1¾ l	4/1FAV	107
4	Celestial Fashion (GB) 8yo · 10-13	Callum Bewley Ian Duncan	5 l	6/1	95
5	Whispering Dancer (IRE) 7yo · 10-2 · p	Nathan Moscrop Susan Corbett	1¾ l	80/1	69
6	Cave Hill (GB) 7yo · 9-13 · tp · claim 3lb	Alan Doyle Ian Duncan	1¼ l	10/1	80
7	Bushypark (IRE) 12yo · 11-4 · p · claim 3lb	Joe Williamson Philip Kirby	¼ l	18/1	103
8	Visual Impact (IRE) 7yo · 11-7 · claim 5lb	Jack Power Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	¼ l	11/2	108
9	Wholly Boley (IRE) 8yo · 11-11	Theo Gillard Daragh Bourke	15 l	10/1	107
F	Auchinlek (GB) 7yo · 10-2 · Fell	Jamie Hamilton Sandy Thomson	—	6/1	83
PU	Eveque (FR) 12yo · 10-2 · Pulled up	Peter Kavanagh Jane Walton	—	66/1	84
PU	Travail D'orfevre (FR) 10yo · 11-4 · tp · Pulled up	Bruce Lynn N W Alexander	—	14/1	100
PU	Azof Des Mottes (FR) 9yo · 10-2 · t · Pulled up	Jonathon Bewley George Bewley	—	22/1	84
PU	Joie More (IRE) 8yo · 10-2 · Pulled up	Sean Quinlan Jackie Stephen	—	12/1	81

Ayr 2:30 returns

Tote win£8.50Per £1 stake

Tote place£2.40 £3.10 £2.40Per £1 stake

Exacta£92.501st and 2nd in order

CSF£79.47Computer straight forecast

Tricast£321.811st, 2nd and 3rd in order

Trifecta£468.601st, 2nd and 3rd in order

2:30 Ayr result: FAQs

Who won the 2:30 at Ayr on Friday 2 January 2026?

Cowboy Cooper, ridden by Craig Nichol and trained by Donald Whillans, at a starting price of 15/2.

Did the favourite win?

No. Dangerous Touch, the 4/1 favourite, finished third, 8¼ lengths behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

6m 34.02s over 3m20y on soft ground.

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