15:00 Ayr

Friday 7 March 2025

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Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 13.35s

Count Adhemar⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Theo Gillard| T: D McCain Jnr

7/1

Westerner gelding who showed something to work on when sixth of 12 in bumper here (2m, soft) on debut in January. Each-way chance granted a clean round of jumping now switched to hurdles.

Form: 6

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Freedom Day^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ryan Mania| T: Paul Robson

50/1

Fair Flat winner but he has made an inauspicious start in this sphere and for present connections, unseating at the first on debut in this sphere at Musselburgh before trailing in last of 10 in a Newcastle. Sports a hood for the first time over hurdles here (0-3 in this headgear on the Flat).

Form: U0

King Gold Boy¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Alan Doyle⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J C McGregor

150/1

Failed to beat a rival home both starts in bumpers during the winter and again showed next to nothing on hurdles bow at Musselburgh, finishing a well-beaten last of the 7 who completed.

Form: 777

Moon Phases³¹⁵

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

5/1

Finished fourth sole start between the flags but failed to meet expectation (sent off at 9/2) for Rules debut in a Perth bumper 10 months ago. Presumably thought capable of a good deal better and it'll be interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting now switched to hurdles.

Form: 40-

Woody's Boy¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

100/1

Closely related to fair hurdler/chaser Manofthemoment and fair hurdler A Different World. Debut in a Newcastle maiden 13 days ago was very low-key and he's readily passed over.

Form: 8

Cloudsareclearing²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Ben Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith

125/1

Tailed off only start in bumpers and has fared little better in a couple of runs over hurdles so far.

Form: 59P

Kanitamay¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: P W Wadge| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

33/1

Out with the washing starting out in a bumper here in January and got no further than the first flight back at this course for his recent hurdles debut. Moon Phase appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 0U

My Kiwi Girl^t1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: B S Hughes| T: N W Alexander| OR: 110

1/6

Irish point winner who has shown fair form over hurdles, third of 5 in listed event at Haydock on her second start and has found just one too good over this C&D and at Newcastle since. Now tried in a tongue strap and she's clearly the one to beat.

Form: 1-4322

Tommy's Promise⁴⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny McMenamin| T: I Jardine

25/1

Half-brother to fair hurdler Ravens Hill and hopes are very much pinned on this one proving to be a different proposition over hurdles, having finished stone last on each of his 3 starts on the Flat at 2 yrs.

Form:

Non-Runners

Atlantic Alfie³⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: N W Alexander J: Non Runner

Forecasts

My Kiwi Girl (1/6), Moon Phases (5/1), Count Adhemar (7/1), Tommy's Promise (25/1), Kanitamay (33/1), Freedom Day (50/1), Woody's Boy (100/1), Cloudsareclearing (125/1), Atlantic Alfie (150/1), King Gold Boy (150/1)

This should be easy pickings for MY KIWI GIRL, who has shown plenty in four starts in this sphere subsequent to winning a maiden point by a wide-margin last spring. It's hard to find one likely to mount a serious challenge but Count Adhemar did at least show signs of ability in a bumper and better was clearly expected of Moon Phase ahead of her low-key Rules debut.