14:00 Ayr

Wednesday 6 February 2019

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Dream Weddings At Western House Hotel Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:03 | Winning time: 4m 3.8s

Galvin¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| D

3/10

Unbeaten in a pair of bumpers and maiden hurdle but took his form to a different level when beating a small but select field at Navan last month. That marks him down a smart prospect and sets a clear standard here.

Form: 1111

Elvis Mail^h³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander| OR: 125| D

5/1

Improved form despite pulling hard when scoring at Kelso after Christmas. That was on good ground so whilst he is clearly progressive, now needs to show that on a much softer surface.

Form: 443-41

Braid Blue¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Brooke| T: G Elliott| D

16/1

Landed a pair of good ground bumpers last summer but ran no race when tailed off on hurdling debut when encountering a soft surface for the first time. Looks stable second string on form.

Form: 115

Carry On Arcadio⁸³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| BF

25/1

Brother to decent Irish winner Walk To Freedom (winner from 2m to 2m6f). Fourth of 15 in Bumper here in October 2016 but absent since and clearly had problems.

Form: 4/

Exit To Where^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 116

50/1

Ex-French. Not knocked about when midfield on British debut over 2m4f but likely to do better in due course when returning to longer trip.

Form: 4P5PP-7

Ride The Lightning³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander

80/1

Winning handicapper on the Flat for Archie Watson at up to 1m4f but no promise in pair of hurdling runs and likely to fare better when handicapping after this.

Form: 90

Sixties Glenark¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

100/1

No sign of ability at huge odds in a Bumper and novice hurdle and impossible to fancy against these rivals.

Form: 7P

Vintage Glen⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Dobbin

80/1

Poor form in a pair of bumpers and novice hurdles and not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 54-89

Welsh Rarebit³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Aiden Blakemore⁽⁷⁾| T: L Egerton

100/1

Similar level of ability in a trio of bumpers but tailed off on hurdling bow and another for whom it is hard to make a case for.

Form: 63-37

Paper Promise⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Callum Whillans⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans| D

9/1

Landed a pair of bumpers in the mud last winter and better should have been expected on hurdling debut at Carlisle. Something to prove though still early days.

Form: 2117-5

Southeast Rose²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Cook| T: M Todhunter

80/1

Placed in Point-to-points but hasn't shown enough in two runs under rules to be of interest.

Form: 3-P3086

Western Lass⁴⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: K Scott

80/1

Some ability on hurdles debut after showing promise in bumpers but off the track since November 2017 and probably best watched unless market indicates otherwise.

Form: 38/453-

Baileys Artist⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

100/1

47 rated maiden on the Flat and hasn't shown enough in two attempts over hurdles to be of interest here.

Form: 40

The Navigator¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C O'Farrell| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer

100/1

Won on the Flat for Richard Fahey over 1m last spring. Little form since switching codes and best watched for now.

Form: F6

Forecasts

Galvin (3/10), Elvis Mail (5/1), Paper Promise (9/1), Braid Blue (16/1), Carry On Arcadio (25/1), Exit To Where (50/1), Southeast Rose (80/1), Ride The Lightning (80/1), Vintage Glen (80/1), Western Lass (80/1), Welsh Rarebit (100/1), Baileys Artist (100/1), The Navigator (100/1), Sixties Glenark (100/1)

GALVIN is the class act on display and it will be a major surprise if he can't maintain his unbeaten record. Elvis Mail looks to be his only logical danger and in a race with little strength in depth Paper Promise may do best of the rest.