12:30 Ayr

Saturday 3 November 2018

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:55

Laphroaig Mares' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 3m 57.5s

Amberose¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards

25/1

Full-sister to bumper winner Rubytwo, out of an unraced half-sister to a bumper/hurdle/chase winner. Sent off favourite in a three-runner bumper at Perth on debut and ran pretty green. Should be more to come over hurdles.

Form: 3

Chouquette^h¹⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

25/1

Well held in two starts over hurdles so far and hood retained here from last run. Good chance handicaps will be the target on the back of this although yard did win this last year.

Form: 563-5

Ciarabella²⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: R M Smith

50/1

Well held in all three starts in bumpers last term. Returns from a nine month break and makes hurdling debut. Needs to step up markedly on bumper form.

Form: 963-

Jessiemac^t¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: C O'Farrell| T: I A Duncan

50/1

Wore a tongue-tie on both starts in bumpers but was big prices and well held on both occasions. Needs to step a step forward now on hurdling debut.

Form: 57

Peters Cousin¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards

5/2

Presenting mare, cost €20,000 as a three-year-old and £80,000 as a four-year-old. Winner on bumper debut and ran well subsequently. Returns to make hurdles debut after six-month break and should be plenty more to come.

Form: 127-

Ringaringarosie^t1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: M Todhunter

66/1

Big prices and well held on all three starts so far over hurdles. Tongue-tie now goes on but up against it once again.

Form: PP074

Sassy Diva^t³⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler⁽³⁾| T: S Crawley| D

1/3

Smart bumper performer who failed to win in two starts over hurdles last term but ran very well. Sets a clear standard for the others to aim at and should be a leading player here.

Form: 320/132-

Non-Runners

Off The Hook²⁵²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: N W Alexander J: Lucy Alexander

Forecasts

Sassy Diva (1/3), Off The Hook (9/4), Peters Cousin (5/2), Chouquette (25/1), Amberose (25/1), Jessiemac (50/1), Ciarabella (50/1), Ringaringarosie (66/1)

Of the hurdling newcomers Peters Cousin should be up to winning races in this sphere and a market check is needed. Off The Hook will be a leading player if she returns in the same form as when seen back in February. Preference is for SASSY DIVA who has some strong bumper form to her name and ran well on both starts over hurdles earlier in the year.