15:15 Ayr

Tuesday 2 January 2024

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Quiz Night At Golf Inn Prestwick Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:22  |   Winning time: 4m 11.62s
1st
Horse silk
4
4/7f
T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob
Handy, went clear with one other after 3 out travelling strongly, not fluent 2 out but soon led, asserted approaching last, readily drew clear run-in op 1/2
2nd
Horse silk
7 ½
6
6/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alan Doyle (5)
Prominent, raced keenly, led 5th, went clear with one other after 3 out, joined 2 out, soon headed and pushed along, kept on, no match for winner op 13/2 tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
12
7
14/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes
Led, headed and remained close up at 5th, ridden and beaten before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
11
11
33/1
T: M TodhunterJ: Sean Quinlan
Front mid-division, plugged on from 3 out, never a factor op 50/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
18/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: S Mulqueen
Front mid-division, chased clear leaders 4 out, no progress from next op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
8
8
80/1
T: R M SmithJ: Callum Bewley
Chased leaders, lost ground 4 out and soon beaten op 100/1 tchd 125/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ½
3
11/1
T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Henry Brooke
Front mid-division, not fluent 3rd, dropped away after 4 out op 9/1 tchd 7/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
250/1
T: R M SmithJ: Jamie Hamilton
Rear mid-division, never on terms and weakened 2 out
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
14/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: Ben Bromley (5)
Rear mid-division on outer, never in contention op 33/1 tchd 50/1
10th
Horse silk
7 ½
2
250/1
T: R M SmithJ: Ben Smith (10)
Mid-division, tailed off after 4 out op 200/1
11th
Horse silk
6 ½
13
250/1
T: A NicolJ: Craig Nichol
Rear mid-division, well behind 4 out tchd 300/1
12th
Horse silk
3 ½
12
100/1
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: J Kington
Towards rear, never showed op 66/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
9
611-8
14/1
T: N W AlexanderJ: Danny McMenamin
Mid-division, pushed along and weakened 4 out, soon pulled up op 25/1 tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
14
511-1
16/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin
Not jump well in rear, pulled up after 4 out op 11/1 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.58Pl:£1.10, £1.80, £3.10EX:£5.50Trifecta:£32.30SF:£4.67Swingers:£1.60, £4.00, £8.80

Forecasts

Joshua Des Flos (4/7), Myretown (6/1), Heart Above (11/1), Professor Klump (14/1), Supreme Authority (14/1), Skiddaw (14/1), Raynbo (16/1), Lucky Soldier (18/1), Tommy Combats (33/1), River Ayr (80/1), It's For You Mum (100/1), Captain Nelson (250/1), Golden Swift (250/1), Midnight Alnwicky (250/1)

Verdict

Plenty of runners but it's hard to make out a case for many of them. We may not see the very best of JOSHUA DES FLOS until he goes back over further but he might still have too much for today's opposition. A market move for Lucinda Russell hurdle debutant Myretown, who hasn't been seen finishing fourth in a bumper 15 months ago, would make him a possible threat. Heart Above should be a lot better than he showed on his hurdle debut and completes the shortlist.

  1. JOSHUA DES FLOS (FR)
  2. MYRETOWN (IRE)
  3. HEART ABOVE

Previous Winners

2023
L Anamour
Weight: 11-8  |Age: 5
13/8

Prize Money

1st: £4,547.002nd: £2,095.003rd: £1,047.004th: £524.00

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