17:20 Ayr

Saturday 22 April 2023

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Golf Inn Prestwick Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 40.67s

Luckie Seven³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards

10/3

Promising start when runner-up at Doncaster and went one better in cosy fashion there last month. More improvement on the cards and could double his tally.

Form: 21

Bumble Bee Bet

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

11/4

Court Cave gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Eye Candy and fair hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (stayed 21f) Verona Opera. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Champagne Admiral⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy

8/1

Followed an encouraging fourth at Punchestown with an underwhelming effort at Gowran 42 days ago. Others are more appealing.

Form: F47

Giacosa^t⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: S R B Crawford

10/1

Out of a winning hurdler and showed something to work on when third over C&D 54 days ago. Open to improvement, so merits respect.

Form: 3

Impatient¹³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| BF

8/1

Quite expensive as a store horse and, sent off at 7/4, he showed plenty to work on when second at Newcastle 135 days ago. Seemingly quite well regarded and should go well again.

Form: 2

Mac's Legacy¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss R Curtis

33/1

Brother to a bumper winner and offered some encouragement when fourth at Hereford. Likely to improve but has plenty to find.

Form: 4

Recoded^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: L Fowler

16/1

Kodiac gelding. Dam maiden on Flat in USA. Stable had a debut winner recently and he's bred to have speed, so one to consider. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

River Ayr⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ryan Mania| T: R M Smith

28/1

Half-brother to 3 winners and promise when second of 5 in bumper at this C&D (good to firm) on NH debut 42 days ago. Improvement would put him in the mix.

Form: 2

Whosmydaddy¹⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Ben Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

8/1

£18,000 3-y-o, £40,000 5-y-o, Atlantic Waves gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Stooshie and bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler The Distant Lady. Easy winner sole start in British points (Jan 8), so looks a player.

Form: 1

Bay West⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Gerald Quinn

11/1

Westerner gelding. Dam, well held sole start over hurdles, half-sister to very smart hurdler (2m winner) Blue Bajan. Fell sole start in points (Feb 25).

Form: F

Slugger⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine

11/1

Hooded and heavily backed prior to a fourth-place finish at Newcastle, then found only one too good over C&D last time. Needs more if he's to open his account.

Form: 42

Non-Runners

Cato Capone¹¹⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Non Runner

Fourtowns³⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr S Crawford

Forecasts

Bumble Bee Bet (11/4), Luckie Seven (10/3), Cato Capone (5/1), Champagne Admiral (8/1), Impatient (8/1), Whosmydaddy (8/1), Giacosa (10/1), Slugger (11/1), Bay West (11/1), Recoded (16/1), Fourtowns (16/1), River Ayr (28/1), Mac's Legacy (33/1)

LUCKIE SEVEN still looked green when opening his account at Doncaster in March and he's fancied to find further improvement in order to supplement that win. Whosmydaddy looks a notable recruit from points and Impatient can build on an encouraging debut.