14:20 Ayr

Monday 11 December 2023

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Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 5m 44.22s

Inox Allen¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

11/1

£40,00 buy after winning an Irish point. Followed up in a heavy-ground Hexham maiden hurdle for new connections last month. That was a very weak race and plenty more will be needed under a penalty but he is open to improvement.

Form: 11

Annaghbeg³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Stephen Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

2/1

Multiple point winner who ran to a fair level when third of 15 in a 22.5f Down Royal maiden hurdle on his Rules debut. Repeat of that form should see him go close at the least here.

Form: F111-33

Caher Roes Den²⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse

9/4

Bought for £110,000 after winning an Irish point in April. Market confidence would look significant.

Form: 41-

Milcree²⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: N G Richards

7/2

€25,000 Milan gelding. Brother to fair chaser Camp Belan. Dam (c97/h82) 2¾m chase winner. Won sole start in point bumpers with ease in April and is an interesting recruit to Rules.

Form: 1-

Toombridge^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: I A Duncan| OR: 100

125/1

Finished runner-up on his completed start in Irish points but little short-term promise so far over hurdles, pulling up on Hexham handicap debut and reappearance 19 days ago.

Form: 2F/394-P

Dangan Cloud³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 104

9/2

Made the frame both outings points and has similarly reached the placings both starts under Rules, making the podium in a maiden and a mares novice at Hexham. Should figure but will need to pull out a bit more to land a first win here.

Form: 42-23

Smart Lady^t1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Callum Bewley| T: I A Duncan

200/1

40/1, 37¾ lengths fifth of 6 to Inox Allen in novice hurdle at Hexham on debut 19 days ago. A first-time tongue tie needs to transform her.

Form: PP1/5

Spring Wind¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson

150/1

Fair maiden on the Flat in Ireland but down the field in 2 novice hurdles for new yard last month.

Form: 80

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Gris Gris Top³⁴²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: D McCain Jnr J: B S Hughes

Rob Roy Macgregor⁴⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: A M Thomson J: Ryan Mania

Scalloway Castle³¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Non Runner

Mrs Tabitha³⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Forecasts

Annaghbeg (2/1), Caher Roes Den (9/4), Milcree (7/2), Dangan Cloud (9/2), Inox Allen (11/1), Gris Gris Top (12/1), Rob Roy Macgregor (14/1), Mrs Tabitha (25/1), Toombridge (125/1), Spring Wind (150/1), Scalloway Castle (200/1), Smart Lady (200/1)

The suggestion is expensive Irish point recruit CAHER ROES DEN, with confidence in his chance increased if the betting vibes are strong. Milcree was the easy winner of a British point bumper in the spring and is another interesting newcomer to the jumping ranks. Stuart Crawford's Down Royal third Annaghbeg looks best of those with hurdle experience.