13:35 Ayr

Wednesday 2 January 2019

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Ayrshire Wedding Show January 26 & 27 Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 4m 2.95s

Dali Mail^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Callum Whillans⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans| CD

4/1

Kelso bumper winner on heavy last year and ready winner over C&D on hurdles debut. Penalised, but again has decent claims.

Form: 4/310-1

As The Crow Flies⁶²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: S McParlan

25/1

Won five successive point-to-points in Ireland in 2016-17. Back for just his second race under rules, and trip looks plenty sharp enough.

Form: 211111/

Battle Hard^h²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Steven Fox⁽⁵⁾| T: D Bourke

100/1

Six-race maiden who was well held last time at Hexham. Can only watch.

Form: 5344P-8

Dark Ruler¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Henry Brooke| T: J Ward| OR: 107

33/1

Multiple Flat winner at up to 1m2f. Beaten 12L by Dali Mail here in November. Pulled up last time. Could finish in frame if bouncing back, but hard to fancy for the win.

Form: 23P

Not The Chablis³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander| D

16/1

Improved on his Down Royal bumper win when just behind Dark Ruler in the race won here by Dali Mail. Can probably reverse placings with Dark Ruler, but much more needed for the win.

Form: 314

Sebastopol⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Coleman| T: T Lacey| BF| CD

2/5

Won a decent bumper here last spring, and although a beaten favourite on his hurdles debut, that was a good maiden at Cheltenham. Looks the one to beat.

Form: 11-4

Strathy¹⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie

100/1

Has not shown much in either bumpers or two hurdles when last seen in the summer. Best watched until we see more.

Form: 70-0PP

Timesawaiting^t²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

28/1

Promising efforts both on debut in a Musselburgh bumper last year, and on his hurdles debut at Hexham, but this drop in trip does not look ideal for his reappearance from a seven-month break.

Form: 26-4

Whoshotthesheriff¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Quinlan| T: G Elliott

6/1

Made the frame in three Irish bumpers last year. Is a half-brother to three 2m hurdle winners, so could improve now he goes jumping for top yard.

Form: 30-23

Robin De Plan^t1³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: F P Murtagh

200/1

Pulled up over C&D on hurdles debut in November. Tongue tied for the first time here, but can only watch.

Form: 2/P-P

Southeast Rose⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Cook| T: M Todhunter

100/1

Well held in a Carlisle bumper in October and taken out due to heavy ground when last declared. Can only watch on this hurdling introduction.

Form: 6/3-P30

Glenpark⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

40/1

33-1 but showed promise when beaten around 10L in a Perth maiden hurdle in September. Couldn't build on that at Bangor, but not ruled out of the money if he can bounce back.

Form: 47

Forecasts

Sebastopol (2/5), Dali Mail (4/1), Whoshotthesheriff (6/1), Not The Chablis (16/1), As The Crow Flies (25/1), Timesawaiting (28/1), Dark Ruler (33/1), Glenpark (40/1), Southeast Rose (100/1), Battle Hard (100/1), Strathy (100/1), Robin De Plan (200/1)

Dali Mail looked a decent prospect when winning decisively here last time and he appears to have strong claims again under a penalty, but he might find that conceding weight successfully to the similarly promising SEBASTOPOL is just beyond him this time. Whoshotthesheriff looks well worth a market check, while Not The Chablis and Glenpark are others of interest.