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12:30 Ayr

Tuesday 21 December 2021

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:4515:15

Come Racing On January 2nd 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 3m 57.6s

1^st

Ballycoose

411-8

4/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: James Bowen

Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4th, challenged 3 out, carried right before last, led flat, stayed on well

2^nd

1 ¼

Parisencore

511-8

11/8f

T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, led 3rd, not fluent 6th, pressed 3 out, ridden and hung right before last, headed flat, held towards finish op 7/4 tchd 15/8

3^rd

8 ½

Douglas Talking

511-8

11/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Held up in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 3 out, switched right and headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last, no impression on front pair tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1

4^th

3 ¾

Sure Touch

511-8

15/8

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 5th, outpaced before 2 out, well held 4th before last op 6/4

5^th

3 ¼

Bridge Road

511-8

33/1

T: J CandlishJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, went 5th flat, never dangerous op 25/1

6^th

Travail D'Orfevre

511-8

12/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: C O'Farrell

Held up rear of mid-division on outside, closed from 5th, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten, weakened from 2 out op 17/2

7^th

2 ¾

Gustav's Dream

411-1

250/1

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (5)

Held up in touch, closed 5th, outpaced 3 out, weakened from 2 out op 125/1 tchd 400/1

8^th

Annies Regatta

511-1

150/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Henry Brooke

Led early, prominent, lost place on inside after 3rd, closed with good jump 4th, slow next, weakened before 3 out op 125/1

9^th

Euchan Falls

411-8

300/1

T: R M SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Raced keenly, soon led, headed 3rd, weakened well before mistake 3 out op 250/1

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Non-Runners

Desert Sapphire²⁶⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: N G Richards J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.50, £1.10, £2.40EX:£12.40Trifecta:£58.40SF:£10.56Swingers:£1.80, £4.90, £2.70

Forecasts

Parisencore (11/8), Sure Touch (15/8), Ballycoose (4/1), Douglas Talking (11/1), Travail D'Orfevre (12/1), Desert Sapphire (20/1), Bridge Road (33/1), Annies Regatta (150/1), Gustav's Dream (250/1), Euchan Falls (300/1)

Bumper-winner SURE TOUCH was set too much to do by his rider in a steadily-run affair on his hurdling debut at Southwell 4 weeks ago, so is well worth another chance with improvement very much on the cards. Ballycoose and Parisencore look the main threats.