Racecards
12:55 Ayr
Western House Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 100y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,900 added
- Winner: £3,184
- 2nd: £935
- 3rd: £467
- 4th: £234
- Form 4-50967
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer L Lennon
- Jockey Philip Donovan
close up, pressed leader 3 out, ridden and every chance last, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
Cyprus Avenue
218- Form 508546-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer I A Duncan
- Jockey D R Fox
in touch, dropped to rear 7th, tailed off 4 out
- Form 0-24B77
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J Nash
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leader until fell 6th
- Form 2143
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Ross Chapman
tracked leaders, hampered 6th, ridden 2 out, every chance last, soon led, ran on
- Form 8P/43
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S R B Crawford
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, headed 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat
- Form PP-P5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
in rear, hampered 6th, headway next, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
Quri (IRE)
150- Form 298-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
held up, headway to track leaders 7th, led 3 out, not fluent next and last, soon headed, rallied to go 2nd towards finish
- Form 06-62
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey S Mulqueen
keen towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Irish raiders aplenty in this but none make much appeal. Quri, second in a Tramore maiden in June on her hurdling debut, is having a first run for Tom Lacey but the yard is going well. DERRIANA SPIRIT is tackling hurdles for the first time but she appeared to have something in hand when beating a subsequent winner in a Carlisle bumper in March and is a half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser Pure Vision. West Coast Lass defied big odds when just beaten at Perth in June and Keep The River was third at the same track last month so that pair look the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Bobbie The Dazzler (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Alw rr, last 5out & detd, no impr from 3out, ko one pcd, 7th of 10, 32 1/2l behind Lone Rocket (11-11) at Portrush 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Oct.
Cyprus Avenue 66-1 (10-7) Bumped 1st, close up, lost touch after 4th, tailed off next, 6th of 10, dist behind Pearl Of The West (10-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar.
Duke's Girl 14-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, 5th before halfway, lost position from 4 out, kept on same pace from after next, 7th of 14, 23 3/4l behind Hey Groovy (10-13) at Tipperary 2m 4f mdn gd in Oct.
Keep The River 8-1 (10-11) Keen chasing leaders, outpaced before 2 out, went modest 3rd near finish, 3rd of 8, 13l behind Make My Heart Fly (12-2) at Perth 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.
Maisy Belle (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Sn ld & clr, red adv 5th, hdd 8th, 1l 2nd 4out, wknd 3rd 2out, ko, 3rd of 5, 15 1/2l behind Drumnagreagh (11-11) at Portrush 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Oct.
Mrs Vonn (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Last pair, some headway before 2 out, no impression, 5th of 8, 20 1/4l behind Make My Heart Fly (12-2) at Perth 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.
Quri (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Rear of mid-division, some headway before 4 out, closer 2 out and soon went 4th, ridden approaching last and kept on run-in to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 15, 3 1/4l behind Kilbarry Angel (10-13) at Tramore 2m 5f mdn gd in Jun.
West Coast Lass (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Held up, took keen hold good headway to challenge 2 out, led last, driven and headed flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Court Dreaming (10-12) at Perth 2m 4f (4) gd in Jun.
Derriana Spirit (IRE) 6-4fav (11-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) gs in Mar beating Lily's Gem (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.