13:35 Ayr

Saturday 11 March 2023

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Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 3m 57.9s

Barnabas Collins²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 103

3/1

Bumper winner for Stuart Crawford in November 2020. Has had a light hurdle career since, running to a similar level as previously when third at Bangor (16.7f, good to soft, supported 9/2) last month.

Form: 1/FP-523

Hashtag Lord¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Ewart| OR: 95

11/2

Placed in maiden hurdles at Newcastle before Christmas and made a respectable start to his handicap career when third over C&D a month later. Cheekpieces omitted (again left off here) and disappointing at Carlisle. Remains unexposed.

Form: 5-62338

Fathers Advice⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 92

5/1

Still looking for first success and again failed to last home when sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle over C&D in January.

Form: 444576

Artic Row^t1³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N W Alexander| OR: 89

9/4

Offered plenty to work on when ultimately sixth of 10 in a novice at Newcastle in January, tiring late. Appeals as the type to do better now handicapping.

Form: 2-98F56

Ginger Pointe⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Emma Smith-Chaston⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 85WS

10/1

Maiden Irish pointer who has shown just modest form at best over hurdles thus far, suffering a heavy defeat in a tongue tie at Newcastle on Boxing Day. Since undergone breathing op.

Form: 423450

Get 'em In^t⁴⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: C O'Farrell| T: M A Barnes| OR: 79

18/1

Sent off long odds and no impact on handicap debut in December 2021. Off since.

Form: 87790-

My Macho Man^p,t⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: S Mulqueen| T: K Scott| OR: 76

12/1

Yet to taste success following 20 attempts over hurdles but he can be competitive off his reduced mark, as displayed when third at Musselburgh in January.

Form: 853453

Toutatis¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 76

18/1

Established as limited in various company.

Form: 6/6546-7

Non-Runners

Gift Of Raaj³⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: R Fell & S Murray J: Henry Brooke

Gamigin¹⁰⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: N C Kelly J: R T Dunne

Herculaneum¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: N C Kelly J: Alexander Thorne

Ninetofive¹⁰⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Coniston Clouds³³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: N G Richards J: Danny McMenamin

High Roller³⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: N W Alexander J: Bruce Lynn

Forecasts

Artic Row (9/4), Barnabas Collins (3/1), Herculaneum (4/1), Fathers Advice (5/1), Hashtag Lord (11/2), Gift Of Raaj (11/2), Ninetofive (7/1), Ginger Pointe (10/1), Coniston Clouds (10/1), My Macho Man (12/1), Gamigin (14/1), High Roller (14/1), Toutatis (18/1), Get 'em In (18/1)

This looks ripe for an unexposed handicap debutant, with NINETOFIVE and Artic Row of particular interest. The former represents a yard in excellent form so he just shades the vote on the back of a breathing operation. Hashtag Lord has been a little expensive to follow but he does need considering.