13:10 Ayr

Monday 15 January 2018

All13:1013:4514:1514:5015:2515:55

Racing UK Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 4m 24.35s

1^st

Grand Morning

611-5

4/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Mid-division, pushed along 2nd and soon towards rear, outpaced 4 out, headway before 3 out, led before last, kept on well op 7/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

1 ½

Nando

611-5

9/2

T: N G RichardsJ: A Nicol

Tracked leader, led from 2nd, pressed from 2 out, headed before last, kept on towards finish op 6/1

3^rd

Green Tikkana

510-12

25/1

T: J EwartJ: Lucy Alexander

Towards rear, outpaced before 4 out, plugged on after 3 out, went 3rd close home tchd 22/1

4^th

nse

Benefit North

711-5

2/1f

T: C A McBratneyJ: A E Lynch

Led to 2nd, remained with leader, challenged before 2 out, weakened last, lost 2nd place close home op 11/4 tchd 15/8

5^th

Peters Grey

811-5

25/1

T: R M SmithJ: Dale Irving (3)

Tracked leaders, in 4th and weakened before 2 out op 20/1

6^th

3 ¼

For Jim

611-5

66/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, weakened before 4 out, tailed off

7^th

1 ¼

Well Smitten

611-5

9/4

T: W GreatrexJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out op 2/1

Also Ran

Biennial

611-5

40/1

T: I A DuncanJ: Henry Brooke

Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Cadougarde⁵²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: C O'Farrell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.30, £1.60, £4.30EX:£24.50Trifecta:£135.30SF:£21.24Swingers:£3.20, £5.50, £11.90

Forecasts

Benefit North (2/1), Well Smitten (9/4), Grand Morning (4/1), Nando (9/2), Cadougarde (14/1), Green Tikkana (25/1), Peters Grey (25/1), Biennial (40/1), For Jim (66/1)

An interesting opener with a few novices that have shown promise so far and it should prove to be an informative event although it will be a good test at the trip on the ground. Benefit North will need to settle better than his has so far to make the most of his ability while Well Smitten represents Warren Greatrex (this will be his first runner outside the Scottish Grand National Meeting since 2009) he should enjoy the ground but needs to stay upright this time. Nando makes his hurdles debut for a trainer with a good record here and must enter the equation along with GRAND MORNING who was given a considerate introduction over hurdles in a race where the form is working out well. Biennial and Cadougarde are two at bigger prices who could get involved.