January 02 / 12.45 Ayr

12.45

Heavy

Frazer Coogans Solicitors Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4547.4
  • 2m 4f 100y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Frazer Coogans Solicitors Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 31 D

Last run: 46 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed on bumper debut in September and improved to make winning hurdle debut at Market Rasen (2m4f, soft) in November; that form has taken some knocks since but he ought to have more to offer; tongue-tie fitted today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 85y

Class 3

13:15 Wetherby

Glen Cannel

11st 3lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: L J Morgan

Made it 2-4 over fences when making all at Perth (2m4f, good) in July when last seen; won on testing ground over hurdles early in career; open to further improvement in this sphere and he's respected up 6lb.

6/1

5

1st Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 85y

Class 3

13:15 Wetherby

Glen Cannel

11st 3lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: L J Morgan

Made it 2-4 over fences when making all at Perth (2m4f, good) in July when last seen; won on testing ground over hurdles early in career; open to further improvement in this sphere and he's respected up 6lb.

6/1

1st

6

3rd Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 20y

Class 4

15:20 Perth

Glen Cannel

11st 12lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: L J Morgan

Hasn't had much racing and he came back from a spell pointing to win a four-runner hunter chase at this track in May; found life tougher back in handicap company when fourth of nine here (also 3m, good) the following month; this drop back in trip isn't an obvious plus.

8/1

8/11

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 32 BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Placed on Irish point debut last March and on both hurdling starts in the autumn, more recently when clear second at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft); has good chance at the weights here.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

6

6th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:15 Fakenham

Saladam

11st 3lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Olly Murphy

prominent, not fluent 1st, lost position after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

10/1

4th

6

6th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:15 Fakenham

Saladam

11st 3lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Olly Murphy

prominent, not fluent 1st, lost position before 2 out

10/1

4

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 83y

Class 4

18:15 Ffos Las

Saladam

11st 5lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Olly Murphy

Had two wind ops on either side of winning a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Market Rasen in April 2023; lightly raced since and it wasn't his first scruffy jump when falling on chase debut in November; others safer.

8/1

Form: 73

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not beaten far on bumper debut in October and made promising hurdle debut when keeping-on third here (2m3f, soft) five weeks ago; almost certainly needs to improve today, but has potential.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

3

25th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:43 Perth

Monochromix

11st 13lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

If he's to make the breakthrough it will probably be over fences (0-9; three seconds) but he wasn't pulling up any trees when last seen in the spring.

10/1

6th

10

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

Monochromix

10st 12lb

J: Jack Power

T: Lucinda Russell

in rear

20/1

6th

10

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

3m 6f 121y

Class 3

14:05 Perth

Monochromix

10st 12lb

J: Jack Power

T: Lucinda Russell

in rear

20/1

Form: -61904

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Opened account with 33-1 success in Down Royal handicap (2m3f, yielding to soft) in May; by far the most exposed runner in this line-up (eight hurdle runs) but was very respectable fourth in soft-ground C&D handicap in November and won't be far away if in similar form today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

1st May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 150y

15:20 Down Royal

Kingfisher Lane

11st 12lb

J: Jack Foley

T: S R B Crawford

didn't jump with fluency, raced wide, midfield, slow jump and dropped to rear 3rd, detached from 4th, slow jump 7th, soon pulled up

25/1

14

21st Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 3

16:45 Ayr

Kingfisher Lane

10st 9lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: S R B Crawford

Tailed off in Ireland the last twice and has plenty to prove, but Stuart Crawford's horses are often worth a second look at Ayr and Danny Mullins is booked; no surprise to see a much better run today.

16/1

12th

9

2nd Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 160y

14:15 Downpatrick

Kingfisher Lane

11st 6lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

midfield, jumped slightly left and not fluent 6th

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0-

Last run: 412 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed in a good-ground maiden point in spring 2021 but was tailed off at triple-digit odds when making rules debut over C&D the following November and hasn't raced again since.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

18

10th Mar 2023

Good

3m 0f 70y

Class 5

13:30 Ayr

Guinness Village

10st 2lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Ian Duncan

Well beaten at triple-digit odds in three 2m4f maiden/novice hurdles here; moves up in trip today and makes handicap debut from a lowly mark; tongue-tie fitted; 4lb out of the weights.

33/1

4

14th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

14:45 Ayr

Guinness Village

11st 9lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Ian Duncan

Placed in good-ground maiden point in spring 2021 but well beaten at triple-digit odds in two C&D hurdles this season.

66/1

5th

3

2nd Jan 2023

Heavy

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

12:45 Ayr

Guinness Village

11st 5lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Ian Duncan

Placed in a good-ground maiden point in spring 2021 but was tailed off at triple-digit odds when making rules debut over C&D the following November and hasn't raced again since.

100/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £9.70
Straight Forecast £9.09
Trifecta £27.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Saladam

The Star:

Monochromix

RP Ratings:

Saladam

TOPSPEED:

Saladam

POSTDATA:

Saladam

The Times:

Saladam

Telegraph:

Saladam

The Guardian:

Saladam

Daily Mail:

Saladam

D Express:

Saladam

Daily Mirror:

Saladam

The Sun:

Saladam

Daily Record:

Saladam