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14:10 Ayr

Mason Evans Partnership 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Class F)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 46.90s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Armaguedon (FR)

2/7

    2
    Silk -

    Hollows Mist

    25/1

      3
      Silk -

      Mission To Be

      14/1

        1
        Silk - Maroon, White spots

        Antique Gold

        735
        33/1
        • Form 52226/
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-2

        raced keen towards rear, weakened quickly and pulled up before 4th

        2
        Silk - BEIGE, BROWN hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap

        Armaguedon (FR)

        100
        2/7
        • Form 3/1130-2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        made all, clear after 4 out, easily

        3
        Silk - Red and White stripes, Black sleeves, Red armlets, Black and White hooped cap

        Hickleton Club

        12
        100/1
        • Form 0-000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        towards rear, lost touch halfway

        4
        Silk - Yellow and Black (quartered), hooped sleeves

        Hollows Mist

        17
        25/1
        • Form 3P66
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        held up in mid-division, pushed along approaching 4 out, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, stayed on to chase winner approaching last, no chance

        5
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap

        Leadaway

        20
        66/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        towards rear, never dangerous

        6
        Silk - Red, Dark Blue diamond, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap

        Lescer's Lad

        20
        100/1
        • Form 0/03-000
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        held up in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

        7
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, RED cross belts, BLACK and RED hooped sleeves, RED cap

        Melitma

        33
        100/1
        • Form U
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-2

        not fluent, towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        8
        Silk - Pink, White triple diamond and diamond on cap

        Mission To Be

        35
        14/1
        • Form 53F
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        chased winner until approaching 2 out, no extra under pressure

        10
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue chevrons, Orange sleeves, Orange cap Dark Blue diamond

        Spring Gamble (IRE)

        17
        6/1
        • Form 343323
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out until approaching last, no extra flat

        11
        Silk - Primrose

        Milliesome

        33
        66/1
        • Form 0-020
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11

        towards rear, some headway under pressure approaching 3 out, no impression from next

        9
        NR

        Sayoun (IRE)

        33
        • Form 00
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        This looks to be a match between Armaguedon and Spring Gamble, with the vote going to Armaguedon. The Len Lungo-trained selection was good enough to win a couple of decent bumpers in 2002, and although beaten as favourite on his hurdling debut at Catterick, he showed enough that day to suggest he is more than capable of winning a race of this nature. Spring Gamble has been placed in all six of his career starts to date and rates the obvious danger in a race that lacks strength. Of the others, Milliesome has shown promise in bumpers and Antique Gold looked very promising a couple of years ago but has been plagued by injuries and has not raced for 735 days. The rest need to improve markedly on what they have so far shown to feature here. Overall, then, Armaguedon gets the vote.