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Ayr

13:20

Date 2025-01-20

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,040

Winning Time 4m 1.38s (slow by 20.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jet To Vegas (IRE) Craig Nichol · Lucinda Russell	7/4	Won
2nd	Admiral Stewart (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	EvensF	5.5
3rd	Highland Fashion (GB) Conor O'Farrell · Ian Duncan	20/1	9.5
4th	Burning It Up (IRE) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	22/1	11
5th	Jehol De Thaix (FR) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	7/2	6.5
6th	Lunar Rocks (GB) Sean Quinlan · R Mike Smith	400/1	20
7th	Bray Dale (GB) Ross Chapman · Catch Bissett	300/1	3
8th	Just Winging It (IRE) Ben Smith · R Mike Smith	300/1	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Rawhide Kid (IRE) Sam Coltherd · Stuart Coltherd	50/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Admiral Stewart Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	163	t	41-21P	-	122	111	45d	—	—	-30	15	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Found Grade 2 too hot last time but was quite impressive on hurdling debut
6	Jet To Vegas Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Lucinda Russell	J:Craig Nichol T:Lucinda Russell	156	t	1222	117	129	112	42d	—	—	+10	40.1	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Runner-up on both hurdling starts (2m1f/2m4f) and likely to play another major role here
5	Jehol De Thaix Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	156	—	23	-	117	101	22d	—	—	-7	12.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Did well to finish third on recent hurdling debut and has obvious potential
4	Highland Fashion Bay J:Conor O'Farrell T:Ian Duncan	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Ian Duncan	156	—	5/5-26	-	82	18	225d	—	—	-4	1.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Second in quite valuable bumper last May but struggled on hurdle debut one month later
3	Burning It Up Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	156	—	355	-	105	88	22d	—	—	-2	2.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Made quite encouraging hurdle debut last month but probably one for another day
8	Rawhide Kid Bay J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Sam Coltherd T:Stuart Coltherd	156	—	F3/	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	2.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Promising Irish point third in February 2023 but makes rules debut after long absence
2	Bray Dale Bay J:Ross Chapman T:Catch Bissett	J:Ross Chapman T:Catch Bissett	156	—	5/90/P	-	-	-	43d	—	—	0	0.1	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Struggled when 200-1 for last month's hurdling debut
7	Just Winging It Chestnut J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	J:Ben Smith(7) T:R Mike Smith	156	—	60	-	75	54	36d	—	—	0	0.1	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Well beaten on first two starts (bumper/hurdle) and can't be recommended here
10	Lunar Rocks Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:R Mike Smith	J:Sean Quinlan T:R Mike Smith	142	—	P	-	-	-	53d	—	—	0	0.1	125.00/1	500/1 0%
Lacked fluency and was pulled up when 125-1 for hurdling debut in November
NR	Green Sky Bay J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	J:J J Slevin T:S R B Crawford	149	—	33F-43	113	132	109	64d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Placed in 21-runner Naven maiden in November and has a good chance at the weights here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Admiral Stewart	10/11	11/10	10/11	5/6	Evens
Jet To Vegas	7/4	2/1	15/8	15/8	15/8
Jehol De Thaix	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Highland Fashion	25/1	16/1	18/1	16/1	14/1
Burning It Up	33/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	18/1
Rawhide Kid	66/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Bray Dale	500/1	300/1	300/1	300/1	300/1
Just Winging It	500/1	300/1	300/1	300/1	300/1
Lunar Rocks	500/1	300/1	300/1	400/1	300/1
Green Sky	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Jet To Vegas

40.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 14 Odds: 9.4

2/1

2nd

Green Sky

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Admiral Stewart

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 15

11/10

Jehol De Thaix

12.2

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Burning It Up

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

33/1

Rawhide Kid

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Highland Fashion

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Bray Dale

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Just Winging It

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Lunar Rocks

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

500/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jet To Vegas	117	129	112
Green Sky	113	132	109
Admiral Stewart	—	122	111
Jehol De Thaix	—	117	101
Highland Fashion	—	82	18
Burning It Up	—	105	88
Rawhide Kid	—	—	—
Bray Dale	—	—	—
Just Winging It	—	75	54
Lunar Rocks	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jehol De Thaix	22d ago	Fit
Burning It Up	22d ago	Fit
Just Winging It	36d ago	Fit
Jet To Vegas	42d ago	Fit
Bray Dale	43d ago	Fit
Admiral Stewart	45d ago	Fit
Lunar Rocks	53d ago	Fresh
Green Sky	64d ago	Fresh
Highland Fashion	225d ago	Long break
Rawhide Kid	—	—