17:04 Ayr

Tuesday 13 February 2024

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Virgin Bet Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:04 | Winning time: 4m 5.27s

Golden Point⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

11/1

From a good family and showed a bit when fourth on debut here. Failed to progress next time but it's still early days and she's not written off. Yard also saddles Visual Impact.

Form: 43

Pitwood Road^b1⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: T O'Brien

5/4

Winner of sole start between the flags and good second on Rules debut in a Tipperary bumper last spring. Backward step on return at Thurles in December but now tried in blinkers and should be sharper this time. The one to beat.

Form: 1-26

Road To Mallow

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: S R B Crawford

5/1

Yeats mare. Sister to a point winner. Dam, point/bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Glynn. Yard does well in bumpers and it'll be interesting to see which way she goes in the betting.

Form:

Roebuck Bay⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Ruth Jefferson

16/5

Has shown clear signs of ability in bumpers at Kelso and Newcastle but not enough to suggest she'll be up to winning this.

Form: 54

Tread Softly Now²⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Callum Bewley| T: I A Duncan

100/1

Beaten a long way in bumpers at Perth and Hexham last spring, and big step forward will be needed if she's to make it third time lucky.

Form: 8-4

Visual Impact¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: P W Wadge⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

11/2

€46,000 3-y-o, £100,000 4-y-o, Westerner mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Storm Home. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Wests Awake. Runner-up sole start in maiden points and she's one to note in the betting.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Yougoglencoko³⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: D McCain Jnr J: Abbie McCain

Wendywilldo²⁰

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: D Brooke J: Joe Williamson

Forecasts

Pitwood Road (5/4), Roebuck Bay (16/5), Road To Mallow (5/1), Visual Impact (11/2), Wendywilldo (8/1), Yougoglencoko (8/1), Golden Point (11/1), Tread Softly Now (100/1)

It could be a 1-2 for the Irish with PITWOOD ROAD and Road To Mallow both appealing candidates. The latter is a likely type on paper and it'll be interesting to see how she shapes up in the betting but Pitwood Road is given another chance to build on the abundant promise of her Rules debut second at Tipperary. Visual Impact is third choice ahead of stablemate Golden Point.