14:15 Ayr

Monday 26 February 2018

All14:1514:4515:1515:5016:2016:5517:30

Jump To It And Join Racing UK Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 14.44s

1^st

Keyboard Gangster

711-2

16/1

T: D W WhillansJ: Callum Whillans (3)

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led after 4 out, soon clear, easily tchd 20/1

2^nd

3 ½

Bialco

711-2

5/4

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, kept on and no impression tchd 6/5 and tchd 11/8

3^rd

Eagle Ridge

711-2

66/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mid-division, ridden in 3rd before last, kept on same pace

4^th

Up Helly Aa King

711-2

80/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Grant Cockburn (3)

Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, kept on same pace op 66/1

5^th

Nando

611-2

6/5f

T: N G RichardsJ: A Nicol

Led, headed before 4th, ridden before last, soon weakened op 11/8

6^th

Take The High Road

410-7

8/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley (3)

In rear, headway 5th, one pace from next

7^th

4 ½

Amybell

610-9

40/1

T: S WilsonJ: Joe Colliver

In rear, outpaced after 4 out op 50/1

8^th

1 ¼

Kennedys Field

511-2

66/1

T: Gemma AndersonJ: Steven Fox (5)

Tracked leaders, led before 4th, headed after 4 out, weakened before last

Also Ran

Peters Grey

811-2

25/1

T: R M SmithJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.40Pl:£4.20, £1.10, £14.30EX:£87.90Trifecta:£1,519.10SF:£38.30Swingers:£3.40, £0.00, £10.20

Forecasts

Nando (6/5), Bialco (5/4), Take The High Road (8/1), Keyboard Gangster (16/1), Peters Grey (25/1), Amybell (40/1), Eagle Ridge (66/1), Kennedys Field (66/1), Up Helly Aa King (80/1)

This looks a straight contest between Bialco and NANDO both of whom come here via good runs last time out. More of a chasing type the former of that duo made a good fist of being beaten only 4L in a recent Haydock Pertemps Qualifier and already has a mark of 127, that race took place in very testing conditions and the only worry would be that this could come too soon. The Nicky Richards trained son Dai Jin has already run well over C&D last month only going down narrowly to a subsequent winner pulling well clear of the third and showing that he can handle very testing conditions. Take The High Road needs to settle better in his races and prove that he stays as does Keyboard Gangster who also races very freely. If there is one worth watching for handicaps in the future then that would be Kennedys Field who looks to be being brought along slowly.

Nando
Bialco
Keyboard Gangster

Previous Winners

2017

Verona Opera

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 6

J: B S Hughes | T: S R B Crawford

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,354.002nd: £1,278.003rd: £639.004th: £320.00