12:30 Ayr

Tuesday 2 January 2018

All12:3013:0013:3514:1014:4015:1015:45

Racing UK Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 5m 47.87s

1^st

Caventara

611-6

11/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: Danny Cook

Prominent, led before 2 out, pressed from last, hard ridden run-in, held on well towards finish op 7/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Ardean Lass

710-13

11/4

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin (3)

Towards rear and in touch, ridden before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish op 3/1 tchd 5/2

3^rd

Blunder Buss

511-6

2/1f

T: C GrantJ: B S Hughes

With leader, ridden before 2 out, one pace in 3rd before last op 6/4

4^th

Sunny Destination

611-6

25/1

T: G BewleyJ: Jonathon Bewley (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 33/1

5^th

Berkshire Downs

810-13

7/2

T: A M ThomsonJ: Rachel McDonald (7)

Left in lead 1st, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 4/1

6^th

Carrickcross Boye

811-6

66/1

T: I JardineJ: Bruce Lynn (7)

Always behind, weakened before 3 out

Also Ran

In Our Blood

811-6

25/1

T: N McKnightJ: A W Short (7)

Led, jinked right and unseated rider 1st op 20/1

Okey Dokey

711-6

33/1

T: P GriffinJ: C O'Farrell

Towards rear, weakened from 4 out, tailed off, unseated rider 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£1.40, £1.30, £1.10EX:£20.70Trifecta:£57.80SF:£19.46Swingers:£5.30, £1.80, £1.60

Forecasts

Blunder Buss (2/1), Ardean Lass (11/4), Berkshire Downs (7/2), Caventara (11/2), Sunny Destination (25/1), In Our Blood (25/1), Okey Dokey (33/1), Carrickcross Boye (66/1)

BLUNDER BUSS is narrowly preferred to Sunny Destination in a race where there is quite a lot of dead wood. The selection has run well on each of his last two starts and a similar level of form might just be enough with fitness guaranteed. Sunny Destination will also strip fitter for a recent run and has every chance of making a proper race of it. Okey Dokey may find a race in due course, while Ardean Lass and Berkshire Downs cannot be ruled out of the reckoning.