13:35 Ayr

Wednesday 31 January 2018

All13:3514:0514:3515:1015:4516:20

Frank McGoldrick 60th Birthday Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 8.55s

1^st

Sweet As Candy

611-5

4/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Mid-division, headway before 4 out, led before 2 out, headed run-in, rallied and kept on to regain lead towards finish op 6/1

2^nd

Behindthelines

611-5

15/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Tracked leaders, outpaced before 4 out, headway before 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, no extra and headed towards finish op 6/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Ardean Lass

710-12

9/4f

T: S R B CrawfordJ: B S Hughes

In rear, headway before 6 out, every chance from 3 out, weakened before last op 3/1

3^rd

Hangard

611-5

20/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Led to 4th, weakened from 6 out, tailed off, pulled up op 16/1

4^th

Crawfords Mill

610-12

14/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: James Bowen (3)

Towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden before last, no extra op 16/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

Hardrock Davis

711-5

28/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley (3)

With leader, led from 4th, soon clear until 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 22/1

6^th

Mankala

811-5

7/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Prominent, went 2nd before 6 out, weakened before 2 out op 6/1 tchd 15/2

Also Ran

N/A

Aaron Lad

1511-5

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ:

Arctic Vodka

611-5

9/2

T: Mrs S A WattJ: Finian O'Toole (3)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along 5 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up op 10/3

Bafana Blue

711-5

33/1

T: M A BarnesJ: Dale Irving (3)

Held up towards rear, pushed along before 6 out, soon weakened, pulled up op 40/1 tchd 28/1

N/A

Blunder Buss

1311-5

T: C GrantJ:

N/A

Call Me

1511-5

T: Mrs L B NormileJ:

N/A

Eagle Ridge

1511-5

T: N W AlexanderJ:

N/A

Saint Freule

1311-5

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ:

N/A

That's Life

1411-5

T: N G RichardsJ:

N/A

Western Command

1411-5

T: G ElliottJ: R Johnson

N/A

Birch Vale

1410-12

T: D McCain JnrJ:

N/A

Drumnagreagh

1310-12

T: S R B CrawfordJ:

N/A

My Old Gold

1610-12

T: N G RichardsJ:

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.10Pl:£1.80, £3.60, £5.80, £2.10EX:£40.70Trifecta:£91.60SF:£31.36Swingers:£5.20, £4.00, £2.60, £4.20, £20.30

Forecasts

Ardean Lass (9/4), Sweet As Candy (4/1), Arctic Vodka (9/2), Mankala (7/1), Behindthelines (15/2), Crawfords Mill (14/1), Hangard (20/1), Hardrock Davis (28/1), Bafana Blue (33/1)

Quite a competitive opener for the card and certainly stronger than many races of this type with a fair few expected to show some improvement. Ardean Lass is the pick of the two Crawford runners and a repeat of her last run here will see her go close. It’s not hard to see the likes of Hangard and Mankala improving in the future along with the likes of Behindthelines. Sweet As Candy is likely to enjoy this trip but the experienced ARCTIC VODKA deserves to win a race like this and is given the vote here after his good second here in a handicap last time.