Racecards
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
- 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
- Form 47-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
tracked leaders out wide, challenged and every chance 2 out, hung left between last two, soon led, narrowly headed run-in, kept on
- Form 76-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey Henry Brooke
always in rear, ridden and beaten before 3 out
- Form P/1-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, wandered mistake and headed 2 out, weakened soon after
High Roller (FR)
253- Form 4-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey C O'Farrell
tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, no extra in 3rd
Pats Dream (IRE)
265- Form 43-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey Craig Nichol
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.