15:15 Ayr

Friday 20 April 2018

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Trump Turnberry Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 1.2s

Sir Will^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 132| D

15/2

Stays well and acts on any ground. New mark asks serious questions and he may find some of these better treated than he is.

Form: 4-5F131

Uncle Alastair^t1⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 132| C

9/1

Has some good novice form but nothing worthy of a rating this high. Stable are 2-4 in this contest and that earns him some respect, however with stamina still to be proven there are more attractive options.

Form: 1-F1113

Spider's Bite⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R Johnson| T: H D Daly| OR: 130| D

10/1

Appreciated the step up to 3m last time when still looking green and idling in front. The runner-up has won twice since and is rated 137 so he looks a player off his current mark.

Form: 71-3361

Darius Des Bois²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: N D Fehily| T: N J Henderson| OR: 123| D

2/1

Travelled like a dream to score at Newbury on first run since wind surgery. The form has been devalued since but it is hard to ignore the yard's runners at present.

Form: F5-5771

Ocean Cove^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Geraghty| T: F O'Brien| OR: 122

10/1

Looks a prospect for staying handicaps judged on the promise he has shown so far. Jockey booking takes the eye and worth a check in the market.

Form: 3-2232

Voie Dans Voie²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Wayne Hutchinson| T: A King| OR: 122

12/1

Runner-up to the useful Dr Des in February but that form seems to flatter him judged on his more recent efforts. May improve at this trip but he probably has too much to find.

Form: 2-35223

Aloomomo^v1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex| OR: 117

16/1

0-9 over hurdles and recent chase form suggests he has lost his way somewhat. Stable's horses have been running well lately, but he looks vulnerable to some of the more progressive types in this

Form: 32PP27

It's Your Move^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Henry Brooke| T: B Ellison| OR: 112

33/1

Weakened quickly on his previous attempt at this trip, but more recently he has been finding 2m4f too sharp. Better last month when cheekpieces applied, but others make more appeal.

Form: 3343F2

Lime Street^p,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 112

16/1

Record of 1-20 is probably an unfair reflection of his ability and character. Good effort on return last month when regular tongue-tie was not applied and this trip/ground is more to his liking.

Form: 122742

Silent Steps¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 110| BF| D

11/2

Maiden whose runner-up spot behind Beer Googles at this fixture a year ago clearly flatters her. Lacks pace and may find this company too strong.

Form: 622-224

Trongate⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 107| C

12/1

Course winner whose previous attempts at this trip have seen his stamina stretched. A slow pace would help but that seems unlikely.

Form: 041433

Forecasts

Darius Des Bois (2/1), Silent Steps (11/2), Sir Will (15/2), Uncle Alastair (9/1), Ocean Cove (10/1), Spider's Bite (10/1), Voie Dans Voie (12/1), Trongate (12/1), Lime Street (16/1), Aloomomo (16/1), It's Your Move (33/1)

Darius Des Bois will attract plenty of attention given his manner of victory last time. The form amounts to little however and SPIDERS BITE achieved far more when beating a useful rival at Ludlow with far more in hand than the margin indicates. Henry Daly's charge is open to more improvement and the subsequent value of that winning form shows him to generously treated off his current mark. Conditions look ideal for Lime Street whilst Ocean's Cove promises more now handicapping and looks best of the rest.