12:25 Ayr

Monday 18 January 2021

All12:2512:5513:2513:5514:3015:0015:3516:05

EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 5m 48.51s

1^st

Champagnesuperover

611-5

6/4f

T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin

Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, mistake 3 out, travelled well into lead 2 out, ridden clear after last, easily op 2/1

2^nd

5 ½

Honor Grey

611-5

6/1

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Held up, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, with leaders 2 out, ran on well but no match for winner op 7/1

3^rd

7 ½

Bass Rock

511-5

13/8

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Prominent, nudged along before 3 out, with leaders after 3 out, weakened after last op 6/5

4^th

Melanamix

610-12

18/1

T: R M SmithJ: B S Hughes

Led, headed before 6 out, regained lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened, mistake last op 14/1 tchd 20/1

5^th

Operation Overlord

611-5

28/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Midfield, keen, pulled into lead before 6 out, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before last tchd 33/1

6^th

Simple Rules

511-5

18/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, weakened op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1

7^th

nse

Ugo Du Misselot

711-5

9/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed (3)

Always towards rear op 11/1

8^th

Famous Moment

611-5

150/1

T: R DobbinJ: Craig Nichol

Always towards rear op 66/1

Also Ran

Worcester Pearmain

1110-12

200/1

T: R DobbinJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Prominent, gradually weakened 7 out, tailed off 5 out, pulled up op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.10, £2.00, £1.10EX:£11.60Trifecta:£27.80SF:£11.73Swingers:£2.30, £1.10, £2.60

Forecasts

Champagnesuperover (6/4), Bass Rock (13/8), Honor Grey (6/1), Ugo Du Misselot (9/1), Melanamix (18/1), Simple Rules (18/1), Operation Overlord (28/1), Famous Moment (150/1), Worcester Pearmain (200/1)

A few of these offer potential but BASS ROCK sets the bar quite high so is taken to open his account after twice hitting the bar for his new connections this term. Champagnesuperover has yet to reproduce his useful bumper form over hurdles but returns after a wind op now so is much respected for his in-form yard with Melanamix and Simple Rules appealing as the pick of the rest.

BASS ROCK (FR)
CHAMPAGNESUPEROVER (IRE)
MELANAMIX (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Mayo Star

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 8

J: B S Hughes | T: N G Richards

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,419.002nd: £1,297.003rd: £649.004th: £324.00