13:30 Ayr

Thursday 20 September 2018

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EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 1m 46.97s

1^st

(5)

Lariat

29-2

13/2

T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish op 7/1 tchd 6/1

2^nd

(8)

Dark Jedi

29-8

11/10f

T: C HillsJ: Harry Bentley

Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 10/11

3^rd

(2)

Jacko

29-2

28/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee (3)

Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 33/1

4^th

nse

(1)

Deebee

29-2

14/1

T: D CarrollJ: D Tudhope

Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish op 16/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

nse

(4)

Bullion Boss

29-2

9/1

T: M DodsJ: T Eaves

Led, headed over 1f out, kept on and no extra towards finish op 12/1

6^th

(3)

Elysian Flame

29-2

100/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Nathan Evans

Slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

7^th

(10)

Beechwood Jude

29-2

100/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Connor Beasley

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

8^th

(13)

Takumi

29-2

15/2

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Chased leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 12/1

9^th

(7)

George Mallory

29-2

9/2

T: K A RyanJ: K Stott

Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened op 4/1

10^th

(12)

My Little Orphan

29-2

28/1

T: I JardineJ: D Allan

Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 25/1

11^th

1 ¼

(11)

God Of Dreams

29-2

100/1

T: I JardineJ: Jamie Gormley (3)

Always towards rear, weakened over 2f out

Non-Runners

(9)

Arctic Fox¹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: R A Fahey J: T Hamilton

(6)

Be Proud⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: R M Smith J: P Mathers

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.20, £1.10, £5.30EX:£17.90Trifecta:£213.50SF:£13.79Swingers:£2.60, £14.20, £11.30

Forecasts

Dark Jedi (11/10), George Mallory (9/2), Lariat (13/2), Takumi (15/2), Bullion Boss (9/1), Arctic Fox (10/1), Deebee (14/1), Jacko (28/1), My Little Orphan (28/1), Be Proud (33/1), Elysian Flame (100/1), Beechwood Jude (100/1), God Of Dreams (100/1)

The Western Meeting of 2018 kicks-off with a 1m juvenile contest, and it's a guessing game as to which of these youngsters will best handle the rain-softened ground. Those with obvious form claims include the Salisbury Listed runner-up Dark Jedi (Charles Hills), the steadily improving €230,000 yearling Takumi (Roger Varian), and the exciting looking Kingman colt GEORGE MALLORY (Kevin Ryan). Although the top-weight is the safest overall option, his price will reflect that fact, so we'll side with the Ryan-trained runner who looked to be a horse in development when highly tried behind the ill-fated Commanding Officer in York's Convivial Maiden Stakes (7f).