AC Laws Quiz

Playing with Red, Ray croquets Blue towards 2-back from near hoop 6 and it comes to rest in the middle of the jaws of the hoop with Blue sticking out from both sides of the hoop. He then breaks down trying to run 1-back. At the start of his next turn Bab realising that Blue is for hoop 1, strikes Blue towards hoop 2 and claims that Blue has just run hoop 1. Is he correct?