13:10 Ayr

Monday 15 January 2018

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

Racing UK Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m  |   Heavy  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:11  |   Winning time: 4m 24.35s
1st
Horse silk
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
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
6
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
3rd
Horse silk
24
9
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
4th
Horse silk
nse
1
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
5th
Horse silk
21
7
25/1
T: R M SmithJ: Dale Irving (3)
Tracked leaders, in 4th and weakened before 2 out op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
611-5
66/1
T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan
Mid-division, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
9/4
T: W GreatrexJ: B S Hughes
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out op 2/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
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

3
Horse silk
Cadougarde52
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 5
T: S R B Crawford  J: C O'Farrell
NR

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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Grand Morning
  2. Well Smitten
  3. Benefit North

Prize Money

1st: £3,119.002nd: £916.003rd: £458.004th: £229.00

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