Racecards
14:30 Ayr
Serendipity Interactive Ticketing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form 33-3103
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
mid-division,headway approaching 7th, led 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, headed after last, rallied to lead again post
Bacyan (IRE)
21- Form 1-15321
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey B P Harding
tracked leaders, weakened 4 out, quickly pulled up after
One Day (NZ)
104- Form 1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Richard Guest
in touch, took closer order 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace,no impression from 2 out
- Form 1-123
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey R McGrath
held up, headway 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, led after last, kept on,caught post
- Form 326P/F-0
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs R Elliot
- Jockey N Mulholland
mid-division, weakened 4 out
- Form 222-304
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ms Bridget Nicholls
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
held up mid-division, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 00
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey P Whelan
held up, ridden and weakened from 8th
- Form 55
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
held up towards rear, ridden 8th, weakened next
Pharagon (IRE)
280- Form 000-P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs C Kerr
- Jockey Mr D Da Silva
always behind, ridden and weakened 7th,tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 540443
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs B Thomson
- Jockey T Greenway
tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 4 out, ridden next, weakened from 2 out
Blue Bar
59- Form P3P-0P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs R Elliot
- Jockey B Gibson
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out, well behind when fell last
Castle Hatim
22- Form 00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer W Amos
- Jockey G Berridge
held up, ridden 8th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Lady Janal
10- Form 066F35
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Miss S Forster
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, headed 2nd, weakened from 4 out
- Form PP00
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey P Buchanan
prominent, lost place approaching 7th, never dangerous
- Form 00-0P0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Mrs J McGregor
- Jockey V T Keane
held up, pushed along approaching 7th, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Bacyan, Riothamus and Mr Auchterlonie make the shortlist in a wide open affair with the tentative vote going to Riothamus. The gelding hails from a yard that is out of form at present but he has conditions to suit and a reproduction of his best effort would make him hard to beat. Bacyan is also worthy of serious respect as he won well last time out at Catterick when defeating General Custer, but this looks more competitive. Mr Auchterlonie has shown fair form over an inadequate trip and with the step up in distance sure to bring about improvement, he cannot be ruled out. One Day was very impressive on his only run to date when defeating Pass Me Bye and is held in high regard so is worth noting in the market, but for the winner we return to Riothamus.