Racecards
13:10 Ayr
Highland Spring 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Cyrium (IRE)
22- Form 0/40-32
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
tracked leaders, blundered 5th, headway approaching 7th, soon led until headed, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
Jofi (IRE)
204- Form 0-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
pulled up, always towards rear, tailed off from 9th, pulled up before 2 out
Kippour (FR)
615- Form 250P/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey B P Harding
mid-division, ridden approaching 8th, soon weakened and pulled up before 3 out
Minster Brig
29- Form 0P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, ridden after 6th, soon beaten and pulled up before 8th
- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs S Bradburne
- Jockey K Renwick
mid-division, tracked leaders 7th, headway and every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened from next
Sayoun (IRE)
22- Form 00P-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs L Normile
- Jockey D Flavin
mid-division, weakened approaching 7th and pulled up before next
- Form P1PP0P/
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey Mr S Crawford
led, headed 7th, soon weakened and tailed off from 9th, pulled up before 2 out
Ten Bob (IRE)
217- Form 11P-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D Elsworth
tracked leaders until blundered and unseated rider 2nd
- Form 06
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey D McGann
tracked leaders, every chance 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened from next
Aberdare
8- Form 0400-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J Bewley
- Jockey G Berridge
mid-division, in touch 8th, smooth headway to lead approaching 3 out, ridden from next and kept on well
Milhillflyer
35- Form P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-5
always behind, ridden after 6th, tailed off and pulled up before next
- Form 024-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer J Billinge
- Jockey D C Costello
towards rear, headway to track leaders 8th, ridden and chased winner from 3 out, kept on
In depth
Verdict
Young Scotton showed decent form in bumpers last term and is taken to make a winning debut over hurdles with Rambling Minster and Cyrium rated the main dangers. The selection followed wins at Wetherby and Musselburgh with a fine effort in defeat in the bumper at Aintree's Grand National meeting and, if taking to timber, he should be too good for his rivals. Keith Reveley's Rambling Minster has already shown winning form over hurdles, fulfilling earlier promise when scoring at Wetherby in May and has claims if fit enough for his return although a penalty makes life tougher for the son of Minster Son. He still rated a bigger threat than newcomer Another Bargain, who represents the stable of Nicky Richards. Gay Oscar has winning bumper form and is another to consider along with Charlie Mann's twice placed Cyrium but Young Scotton is potentially a useful recruit to the novice hurdling ranks and should be tough to beat.