13:00 Ayr

Monday 28 October 2019

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Western House Hotel Mares' Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 5m 7.90s

Animore^h²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Ross Chapman| T: I Jardine

3/1

Similar level of form to date in trio of bumpers and a pair of novice hurdles with her 12L second on good ground at Musselburgh in February her best effort to date. More needed to get off the mark here.

Form: 44325-

Apache Valley¹⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽³⁾| T: J Ewart

125/1

No sign of ability so far in Bumper and two novice hurdles all on good ground. Not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 78-P

Aurora Thunder⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

6/4

Markedly better effort on second run over hurdles on latest when 6L third of six stepping up to this trip at Kelso last month. All runs to date on good ground but if coping with this softer surface has the form in the book to go close.

Form: 6342-53

Call Me Maizie

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R P McLernon| T: R M Smith

50/1

€5,000 three-year-old, fifth foal. Dam won over hurdles and is related to winning hurdlers Junction Fourteen and Definitely Better who both won at this distance over hurdles.

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Chanting Hill²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander

9/1

Won a good ground Point-to-point in March by a short head and subsequently sold in August for £19,000. Market should guide on rules debut.

Form: 1-

Colorado Gold²²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke

33/1

Disappointed on sole start in Bumper when well backed for Tom Lacey and moderate form in two similar events since switching to current yard. Now goes hurdling but needs to be better in this discipline.

Form: 45/53-

Elle Est Grande²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: K Dalgleish

11/2

Showed a little ability in Point-to-point and a Bumper. Hard to know what she achieved on hurdling debut when second of three to an eased down winner but entitled to improve and one of the likelier ones here on paper.

Form: 2-42

Fair Minx¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

20/1

Fair effort on second of her three runs in bumpers but much too keen when last seen and stamina and ability to cope with soft ground to prove now she switches to hurdles today.

Form: 82-9

Millie Of Mayo

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R D Day| T: N G Richards

12/1

Fifth foal of a dam who was unraced but was related to winners who stayed very well. In the right hands and interesting to see how she fares in market for a race that will take little winning.

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Pammi¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley| T: J S Goldie

18/1

Stayed well on the Flat where she gained three handicap wins in 2018 but not as good this term where she is now rated just 44 and now switches to hurdling.

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Forecasts

Aurora Thunder (6/4), Animore (3/1), Elle Est Grande (11/2), Chanting Hill (9/1), Millie Of Mayo (12/1), Pammi (18/1), Fair Minx (20/1), Colorado Gold (33/1), Call Me Maizie (50/1), Apache Valley (125/1)

A weak opener that will take little winning and it may be best to go with ELLE EST GRANDE although her Hexham second in a three runner race isn't easy to fully weigh up. In a race where a market move for any of the newcomers would be very interesting, Aurora Thunder looks the best of her rivals on form to date.