13:40 Ayr

Tuesday 16 November 2021

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Coral Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 5m 2.8s

Bill Baxter¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: G Sheehan| T: W Greatrex

1/2

Made a winning bumper bow at Fakenham before creditable fourth in listed event at Newbury (strong form). Shaped well sent hurdling when runner-up in 2½m Ffos Las maiden and seems sure to improve.

Form: 214-2

Get 'em In^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: M A Barnes| OR: 91

200/1

Showed his first form when seventh of 9 in 2m novice here 22 days ago, though was possibly flattered by the run of the race. Up in trip.

Form: 877

Guinness Village¹⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Willmott⁽⁵⁾| T: I A Duncan

125/1

€50,000 3-y-o, £14,000 5-y-o, Sholokhov gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler/high-class chaser Doctor Phoenix. Dam little sign of ability. Placed on second of 2 starts in points (May 31).

Form: P3

Half Track²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B S Hughes| T: N W Alexander

8/1

Poor form only start in bumpers (for Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor), but offered a bit more encouragement sent hurdling when fourth in maiden at Kelso (16.2f) 24 days ago. Likely improver up in trip.

Form: 5-4

Jet Of Magic¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| D

12/1

Bumper debut winner (for Denis Paul Murphy) who shaped better than the bare result suggests sent hurdling when a well-held fourth at Ffos Las 19 days ago. Should do better.

Form: 1-4

Karismatik¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ewart

80/1

Not badly bred but only hinted at ability starting out in a Kelso bumper in May.

Form: 7

Largy Fix^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Reed| T: T Reed

40/1

Cost an eyewatering £170,000 as a 4-y-o, but stopped quickly in a bumper for M. F. Morris and ran to just a poor level on Carlisle hurdling bow 7 months later.

Form: F1/0-7

Okavango Delta²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin

8/1

Fair and consistent bumper performer who ran to only a similar level sent hurdling when runner-up at Kelso (16.2f) 24 days ago, but is bred to do better now stepping up in trip.

Form: 3253-2

Readysteadybeau³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

16/1

Shaped like a stayer when in the frame on both bumper starts and did so again sent hurdling after 8 months off when second at Hexham (16.2f) 38 days ago. This stiffer test will bring out improvement.

Form: 42-2

Rowdy Rustler^t1¹⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V RussellWS

22/1

€12,500 3-y-o, £20,000 6-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam unraced. Winner on second of 2 starts in Irish points (May 9). Wears a tongue strap for Rules bow. Also had wind op.

Form: P/1

Salvino^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson

12/1

Winning pointer who showed fairly useful form when placed on both bumper starts in the spring. Needed the experience when fifth on last month's hurdling bow at Kelso and should do better up in trip.

Form: 3/132-5

Champ De Gane¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

14/1

Produced a promising first effort when runner-up in a Down Royal bumper in May. Not in same form in a similar event there 17 days ago, but is bred to make a fairly useful jumper.

Form: 25

Sir Chester²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: I Jardine

200/1

From a modest Flat family and has shown little all 3 starts over hurdles.

Form: 550

Forecasts

Bill Baxter (1/2), Half Track (8/1), Okavango Delta (8/1), Salvino (12/1), Jet Of Magic (12/1), Champ De Gane (14/1), Readysteadybeau (16/1), Rowdy Rustler (22/1), Largy Fix (40/1), Karismatik (80/1), Guinness Village (125/1), Get 'em In (200/1), Sir Chester (200/1)

BILL BAXTER boasts some strong bumper form and made a promising start over hurdles when runner-up at Ffos Las recently, so he should prove hard to beat with improvement on the cards. Of the rest, Okavango Delta, Readysteadybeau and Half Track all have the potential to do better over this longer trip.