13:00 Ayr

Tuesday 21 January 2025

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racingtv.com/freetrial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 6m 40.66s

1^st

Ayiko

611-6

5/6f

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, headway tracking leaders 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, over 1 length ahead last, driven out op 4/5

2^nd

1 ½

Visual Impact

610-13

20/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge

Held up towards rear, headway travelling well before 3 out, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, chased winner, over 1 length down last, ridden and one pace run-in op 25/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Jo Coko

611-6

10/3

T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 8th until soon after 3 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd between last two op 5/2

4^th

Orkney Blue

711-6

13/2

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd 3rd until before 7th, chased leaders, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 6/1

5^th

9 ½

Wholly Boley

711-6

150/1

T: D BourkeJ: Danny McMenamin

Led, awkward 1st, joined 3 out, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out op 100/1

Also Ran

Big Zouk

611-6

16/1

T: J EwartJ: Ryan Mania

Off the pace towards rear, pushed along in 6th home turn, weakened rapidly, tailing off when pulled up before 2 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

Flawless Clarity

611-6

80/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: J J Burke

Bit keen, held up in last pair, bit closer in mid-division at 3rd, towards rear and struggling 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 50/1 tchd 100/1

Knightphase

611-6

66/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd

Never fluent, chased leader until went right 3rd, jumped slowly 4th and 6th, went 2nd again before 7th until next, mistake and weakened rapidly 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out tchd 80/1

Tommys Law

611-6

6/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Jack Power (7)

Raced out wide in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Canunclecani¹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Stephen J: Non Runner

Scarlet Jet⁶³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: N W Alexander J: C O'Farrell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.84Pl:£1.10, £3.30, £1.50EX:£17.20Trifecta:£53.10SF:£20.72Swingers:£3.90, £1.50, £7.10

Forecasts

Ayiko (5/6), Jo Coko (10/3), Tommys Law (6/1), Orkney Blue (13/2), Big Zouk (16/1), Visual Impact (20/1), Canunclecani (20/1), Scarlet Jet (25/1), Knightphase (66/1), Flawless Clarity (80/1), Wholly Boley (150/1)

AYIKO is going the right way as a hurdler and a reproduction of the form shown on his latest start could be enough to see him open his account in this sphere. This is a deeper maiden that tends to be the case for the track however, and both Jo Coko and Orkney Blue are interesting rivals.