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12:45 Ayr

Ryan Air Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.00s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Red and white diamonds, royal blue sleeves, red cap.
  • Form 2F-1421
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

m/d, headway to track winner approaching 6th, ridden and close up 2 out, one-paced from last

2
Silk - Red and royal blue stripes, royal blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap.
8/1
  • Form 653-221
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5

tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon one-paced

3
Silk - Royal blue, yellow star, white sleeves, White cap.
  • Form 4231
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, effort 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, never reached leaders

4
Silk - Orange, mauve cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, black cap.
20/1
  • Form P/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

keen and soon led, mistake, headway and reared right 4th, chased leaders and ridden 3 out, one-paced from 2 out

5
Silk - Light blue, dark blue epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, orange cap.
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

towards rear, not fluent, beaten from 6th

6
Silk - Emerald green, yellow chevron, white sleeves, Black with White stripes cap.

Perouse

231
11/4
  • Form 221-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up and not fluent, mistake 5th, effort next, soon beaten

7
Silk - Red, large yellow spots, emerald green cap.
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up and not fluent, headway 5th to mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, veared left 2 out and last, soon weakened

8
Silk - Terracotta, Brown cap.
  • Form 4/103-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

led, headed after 1st, left in lead 4th, ridden 3 out, ran on strongly flat

In depth

Verdict

An interesting event with a number of lightly raced and progressive hurdlers on view. Inn Antique appeared to lose his way over the larger obstacles last term but has appreciated the return to hurdling and his confidence will be sky high following a recent seven-length victory at Sedgefield last month. The six-year-old displayed a fine turn of foot to settle matters in the closing stages and, with conditions in his favour, the Ferdy Murphy-trained gelding has the class to overcome a double penalty. Spree Vision finally opened his account over hurdles at Newcastle last month but had to work hard for the victory and looks vulnerable under a 7lb penalty while bumper winners Perouse and Cumbrian Knight have plenty to find on their hurdling bows.