17:10 Ayr

Saturday 8 March 2025

All13:4214:1714:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 4m 25.09s

Daly Boy⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero

10/1

£60,000 purchase after finishing runner-up in an Irish point in December. Interesting runner.

Form: 2

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Geordie Mackem⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Craig Nichol| T: B Ellison

7/2

Fair form when placed in bumpers at Wetherby and Newcastle this winter. Another prominent showing is likely.

Form: 32

Je Mr Dawson

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: William Maggs⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies

10/1

€70,000 Gris De Gris gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser in France Irish Chanel. The stable saddled a first-time-out bumper winner here recently so a market move for this one would be interesting.

Form:

Sanilam

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ryan Mania| T: C O'Connell

22/1

Malinas half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Haute Estime, stays 3¾m, and fair 19f hurdle winner An Taibhse. The betting should guide to expectations with this Irish raider.

Form:

The Hatchet⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

9/2

£105,000 after finishing runner-up on his only outing in Irish points (Dec 2024). The yard won this with an Irish point recruit last year so a market move would be very interesting.

Form: 2

The Low Ball^h1³⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ross Chapman| T: Mrs A C Hamilton

100/1

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam unraced sister to very smart hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (17f-2¾m winner) Oscar Dan Dan. Third in an Irish point last May. Hooded for Rules debut.

Form: 3

Walk On Son^t1¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Conner McCann⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V RussellWS

40/1

10/1, eighth of 9 in bumper at Hexham in October. Tongue tie added on return (has had wind surgery). The Hatchet looks the yard's first string unless the betting suggests otherwise.

Form: 8

Wanderinginthedark

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G RichardsWS

6/4

€60,000 Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (h96), bumper winner (stayed 21f), half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Midnight Tour. Has had wind surgery. Represents a yard with a strong record in bumpers at this course.

Form:

Miss Mac⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Ewan Whillans

28/1

16/1, seventh of 12 in C&D bumper (soft) on debut 46 days ago.

Form: 7

Redeeming Love³⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford

12/1

£78,000 purchase after finishing third in an Irish point last May. Another runner in this line-up who needs checking out ion the betting.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Another Gangster

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D W Whillans J: Non Runner

L'insurge

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: Paul Robson J: Edward Austin

Latosca Du Houx

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Paul Robson J: Sean Quinlan

Forecasts

Wanderinginthedark (6/4), Geordie Mackem (7/2), The Hatchet (9/2), Daly Boy (10/1), Je Mr Dawson (10/1), Redeeming Love (12/1), Sanilam (22/1), Another Gangster (25/1), Latosca Du Houx (25/1), Miss Mac (28/1), L'insurge (33/1), Walk On Son (40/1), The Low Ball (100/1)

Lucinda Russell won this with a point recruit last year so THE HATCHET is the suggestion before any market clues are known. Wanderinginthedark and Daly Boy are other interesting Rules newcomers, while Geordie Mackem should figure on the back of 2 placed efforts this winter.