13:15 Ayr

Wednesday 9 November 2022

All13:1513:5014:2514:5515:2515:55

Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 15.10s

1^st

Step Above

511-4

12/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Tracked leaders on inside, challenged 2 out, went 2nd between last two, led narrowly last, stayed on well run-in op 14/1

2^nd

1 ½

Sam's Choice

611-4

8/13f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Soon tracking leader, awkward 4th, lost 2nd after 6th until next, reached for 4 out, led going well before 3 out, narrowly headed last, stayed on same pace run-in op 8/15

3^rd

Master Of The Malt

611-4

150/1

T: D BourkeJ: Ross Chapman

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd after 6th until next, chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, hung badly left and weakened before 2 out, left modest 3rd last tchd 125/1

4^th

4 ¼

Hattons Gardens

611-4

16/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, left modest 4th last op 14/1

5^th

4 ¼

Duke Of Deception

511-4

28/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Craig Nichol

Led, hit 3rd, headed before 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly soon after op 33/1

6^th

Bolt Man

411-3

150/1

T: I A DuncanJ: S Mulqueen

Off the pace in last trio, tailed off 4 out, never a factor op 125/1

Also Ran

Call Me Harry

511-4

4/1

T: I JardineJ: C O'Farrell

Held up off the pace in last pair, losing touch when pulled up before 8th tchd 7/2

Home Sweet Highway

511-4

13/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (3)

Held up in mid-division, jumped slowly 4th, headway chasing leaders 4 out, went 2nd soon after next, dropped to 3rd between last two, hung left and well held when mistake and unseated rider last, eventually wrestled to the ground tchd 6/1

San Miguel

611-4

33/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Steadied rear, mistake and struggling 6th, tailed off when bad mistake 4 out, pulled up quickly soon after op 28/1 tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.50Pl:£3.50, £1.02, £27.80EX:£37.80Trifecta:£2,493.30SF:£20.96Swingers:£3.40, £78.30, £25.80

Forecasts

Sam's Choice (8/13), Call Me Harry (4/1), Home Sweet Highway (13/2), Step Above (12/1), Hattons Gardens (16/1), Duke Of Deception (28/1), San Miguel (33/1), Master Of The Malt (150/1), Bolt Man (150/1)

SAM'S CHOICE was no match for a couple of useful prospects at Galway 10 days ago and could be hard to beat judged on the pick of his hurdles form in Ireland. Home Sweet Highway is interesting on debut for Donald McCain, as is Irish point winner Step Above for Lucinda Russell.

SAM'S CHOICE (IRE)
HOME SWEET HIGHWAY (IRE)
STEP ABOVE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Bill Baxter

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: G Sheehan | T: W Greatrex

1/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,629.002nd: £2,133.003rd: £1,066.004th: £534.00