15.45 Ayr

1st

8

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Thistle Ask

11st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: James Ewart

Second in big-field Irish bumper last season and started off for new stable with two encouraging hurdle runs, latterly when second in C&D (good to soft) maiden in December; well beaten here on last month's handicap debut debut but still enters calculations.

11/4

7th

2

1st Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:35 Ayr

Thistle Ask

12st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: James Ewart

Ex-Stuart Crawford; creditable second (with today's rivals Fia Fuinidh and Shir I Dont Know third and fourth) in this same hood and tongue-tie combination over C&D in December; appears to handle testing ground on basis of Irish form; merits consideration on handicap debut.

11/4

2nd

12

22nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Ayr

Thistle Ask

11st 4lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: James Ewart

took keen hold, led, reduced lead but going okay 3 out, pushed along and faced strong challenge when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and headed, kept on run-in, no match for winner

7/1

2nd

11

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Beat The Retreat

10st 10lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

Not beaten far when fourth of five against own age group at Kelso (2m, heavy) in January but the value of that form is open to question and others here have much more persuasive claims.

20/1

4th

1

15th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

12:30 Kelso

Beat The Retreat

11st 0lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

raced in second

5/1

3rd

1

22nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:00 Ayr

Beat The Retreat

11st 0lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: N W Alexander

took keen hold, in touch with leaders

20/1

3rd

7

24th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 4

16:00 Musselburgh

Lights Are Green

10st 8lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Irish point winner in the autumn; respectable debut for new yard at Catterick in February (2m3f, good) before finding 2m inadequate at Ayr since; has potential for better on handicap debut.

9/1

3rd

6

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Lights Are Green

11st 6lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Joined George Bewley after good-ground Irish point win in October; just a mildly encouraging stable debut when well-held fifth at Catterick (2m3f, good) last month and might be one for a bit further down the line.

25/1

9

16th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:10 Newcastle

Lights Are Green

11st 5lb

J: Jonathon Bewley

T: George Bewley

Point winner for whom it is very early days under rules, but he was soundly beaten at 50-1 on his recent stable debut at Catterick (2m3f, good) and has to take a sizeable step forward here.

33/1

5th

9

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Whitehaven

11st 6lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Useful Flat-racer who made satisfactory stable/hurdle debut when third of six at Catterick (1m7f, soft) in January; took backward step when favourite at Carlisle last month but could still have a future over jumps.

7/2

5th

9

20th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

13:15 Carlisle

Whitehaven

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Fairly useful (peak RPR 91) at up to 2m on Flat for Hughie Morrison; finished third in Catterick novice hurdle (1m7f, soft) on debut for new stable, showing some promise for this game; should be suited by this longer distance and stiffer track; respected.

11/10

3rd

4

1st Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

14:25 Catterick

Whitehaven

11st 1lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

in touch with leaders

11/4

13

11th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:00 Gowran Park

Melnik

11st 2lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: C A McBratney

Failed to deliver on early promise on the Flat for Gavin Cromwell; has struggled over hurdles so far.

25/1

6th

12

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Melnik

10st 10lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: C A McBratney

Displayed significant ability on the Flat for Gavin Cromwell last year but well beaten in three slow-ground maiden hurdles for new stable this winter and needs today's switch to a forecast quicker surface to show him in a much better light; hood/tongue-tie removed.

33/1

27

4th Mar 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:00 Navan

Melnik

11st 7lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: C A McBratney

Second reserve; tailed off in three hurdle starts at triple figure odds.

3

17th Mar 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 190y

13:50 Down Royal

Bellaney Lord

11st 4lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

prominent

12/1

1

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Bellaney Lord

11st 6lb

J: Daryl Jacob

T: S R B Crawford

Dropped out very tamely here (2m3f, good to soft) 11 days ago but was still in contention before penultimate-flight unseat at Down Royal (2m1f, soft) in January, in a race that was eventually fought out by two useful horses, and the form of his bumper run in 2021 also reads very well.

3/1

8th

1

27th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 4

13:45 Ayr

Bellaney Lord

11st 9lb

J: Daryl Jacob

T: S R B Crawford

Smart bumper form in May 2021; non-stayer over 2m4f on sole hurdle completion at Perth last May and pulled much too hard, though still in contention, when badly hampered and unseating two out at Down Royal last month (2m1f, soft); has potential if only he could settle better.

7/2

2

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Captain Nelson

11st 6lb

J: William Shanahan

T: R Mike Smith

Pulled up when 250-1 for hurdle debut over C&D in December and unseated rider after swerving sharply left at first flight a fortnight ago.

100/1

3

25th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

14:53 Newcastle

Captain Nelson

11st 7lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: R Mike Smith

Tailed off on debut in Ayr bumper last April and pulled up at the same venue in December on first hurdle start; hard to fancy.

100/1

1

22nd Dec 2022

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Ayr

Captain Nelson

11st 4lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: R Mike Smith

didn't jump well, in rear on inner

66/1

7th

2

24th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 1f 87y

Class 4

13:20 Musselburgh

Don’t Look Back

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

Ordinary maiden on Flat; has not looked a natural over hurdles and fell early at Ayr most recently; opposed.

40/1

4

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Don’t Look Back

11st 6lb

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Lucinda Russell

Has some fair Flat form on his CV but was tailed off after jumping poorly on hurdle debut in 2021 and finished last when given another go over hurdles at Kelso last month.

40/1

6th

6

17th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

14:35 Kelso

Don’t Look Back

11st 0lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell

novicey jumping, took keen hold, held up in last, outpaced and pushed along 4 out

33/1

1st

3

19th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

14:25 Carlisle

Kingston Bridge

11st 7lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

in touch with leaders

3/1

5

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Kingston Bridge

11st 6lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Made the frame in all three bumpers, most notably when winning by over 7l on debut at Kelso (good to soft) in November, and shaped with significant promise before weakening into well-held third behind two fairly useful rivals on last month's hurdling debut at Kelso (2m, good); ought to play a significant role here.

3/1

3rd

7

17th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

14:35 Kelso

Kingston Bridge

11st 0lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

prominent on outer, awkward jump 1st, not fluent and niggled along briefly 3 out

12/1

7

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Skol

11st 6lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: J J Lambe

Fair form when placed in Navan handicap (2m6f, good) for Noel Meade in November 2021 but failed to complete all three subsequent chases for that stable and, following a layoff, made low-key debut for James Lambe in a point last month; current ability hard to gauge.

12/1

3rd

7

24th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

2m 1f 87y

Class 4

13:20 Musselburgh

Donso Star

10st 13lb

J: Thomas Dowson

T: R Mike Smith

Showed some ability, albeit achieving an ordinary standard, in bumpers; behind when jumping badly right and unseating rider three out at Ayr on the switch to hurdles; others preferred.

40/1

10

10th Mar 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:45 Ayr

Donso Star

10st 13lb

J: Thomas Dowson

T: R Mike Smith

Flat-bred mare who wasn't beaten far in any of her three bumpers but almost certainly needs to improve to land a significant blow on today's hurdling debut.

25/1

7th

6

14th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:05 Ayr

Donso Star

11st 2lb

J: Derek Fox

T: R Mike Smith

Flat-bred mare; not beaten far at Perth (good) last spring or at Musselburgh (soft) last month but needs to take a good step forward to land a telling blow here.

25/1