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13:23 Ayr

Marine & Lawn EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
  • Winner: £4,629
  • 2nd: £2,133
  • 3rd: £1,066
  • 4th: £534
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 4.01s
  • Off Time: 13:23:45
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, orange hoop and armlets, quartered cap
11/10
  • Form 50-2B13
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6

wore hood to post, close 3rd on inside, challenged 2 out, went 2nd between last two, driven into narrow lead run-in, gamely

2
Silk - Emerald green and purple (quartered), emerald green sleeves, purple armlets, purple and emerald green quartered cap
  • Form 47-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders out wide, challenged and every chance 2 out, hung left between last two, soon led, narrowly headed run-in, kept on

3
Silk - Yellow, maroon sash, Royal blue sleeves and cap
  • Form 76-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

always in rear, ridden and beaten before 3 out

4
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form P/1-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

led, wandered mistake and headed 2 out, weakened soon after

5
Silk - Light Blue and Black (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black cap
33/1
  • Form 4-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, no extra in 3rd

6
Silk - Purple, Red hoops, Red cap
  • Form 43-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

raced keenly in last pair, outpaced 3 out, stayed on run-in, just missed modest 3rd

In depth

Verdict

Gordon Elliott has a good strike rate here and NONBINDING has the strongest form. A maiden hurdle winner at Navan, he can defy a penalty in this. Glory Bridge won a bumper back in March and makes his hurdling debut for a yard in good form. He’s preferred to Chapel Green, who also arrives from bumpers, while Pats Dream debuts under Rules.

Formwatch

Nonbinding (IRE) 9-4 (12-0) Mid-division, 3rd halfway, led after 2 out, headed last, kept on one pace, lost 2nd over 100 yards out, 3rd of 7, 9 1/2l behind No Trouble (11-5) at Downpatrick 2m 3f Yielding in Oct.

Chapel Green (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Mid-division, struggling over 3f out, well behind over 1f out, 7th of 11, 16l behind Ruby Island (10-11) at Hexham 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.

Cowboy Cooper (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division on outside, effort over 4f out, outpaced 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Maximilian (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar.

Glory Bridge (IRE) 3-1 (11-3) Prominent, joined leader after 2f, led over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well final furlong, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) gs in Mar beating The Scorpion King (10-7) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

High Roller (FR) 40-1 (11-2) Held up in in 4th place, not fluent 4th and next, outpaced and struggling before 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind Grey Skies (11-8) at Kelso 2m (3) hvy in Feb.

Pats Dream (IRE) 2-1 (12-2) Ld, 1/2l adv 1/2way, hdd bef 2out & eff in 2nd, no ex & drpd to 3rd well bef last, held in 3rd cl hm, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Fact To File (12-2) at Bellharbour 3m mdn gs in Feb.