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14:30 Ayr

Press Red To Bet With Skybet Mares' Only Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) (Class B)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 54.80s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - White and Emerald Green stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap
  • Form 12/1112-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12

held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to chase winner 2 out, one pace under pressure

2
Silk - Yellow, Red seams and sleeves, hooped cap
5/1
  • Form 23/21-13
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out

3
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
  • Form 411-633
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10

tracked clear leader, closed up approaching 3 out, effort next, one pace flat

4
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), checked sleeves and cap
  • Form 3-11131
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

held up in touch, headway 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on strongly

5
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 120232
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

always behind

6
Silk - Black and Red diamonds, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form F003-0F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

led, clear to 3 out, headed next, no extra flat

7
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap
10/1
  • Form F023-52
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-2

mid-division, headway 4 out, soon ridden, outpaced next, kept on one pace flat

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap
  • Form 10PP-65
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

towards rear, never dangerous

9
Silk - Orange, Light Green and White hooped sleeves, White cap, Orange star
25/1
  • Form 051-102
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

towards rear, pushed along 4 out, ridden and no impression from next

In depth

Verdict

A cracking mares only novices hurdle here with many highly regarded sorts in opposition including Glenmoss Tara, Feel The Pride, Mindanao and Cita Verda and we will take a chance on Glenmoss Tara. The top weight is from the bang in form Nicky Richards yard and rounded off last season with a good second behind Ar Muin Na Muice in a listed handicap. That form looks rock solid and a reproduction of it would make her hard to beat. Feel The Pride rates the main danger she won in facile fashion last time out when defeating I Got Rhythm. However this is much more competitive and she is running off a higher mark. Mindanao could also go well but she gave the impression the handicapper had just caught up with her when third behind The French Furze last time. Cita Verda was third behind Beat The Heat last time and that does not look good enough in the context of this race. Of the remainder Chevet Girl is from a yard in top form and could run well at a big price now she returns to hurdles but we are happy to side with Glenmoss Tara.