Coral "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)

Ayr

12:50

Date 2023-12-11

Distance 2m

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,357

Runners 15

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Esprit Du Potier gr Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	Derek Fox · Lucinda Russell	160	—	2116-2	-	122	63	64d	—	—	-34	25	8/15 65%
Won two bumpers here and runner-up on hurdle debut at Kelso in October; leading claims
3	Doyen Du Bar b Craig Nichol · Pauline Robson	Craig Nichol · Pauline Robson	160	—	1/3/2	-	115	31	44d	—	—	+2	16.1	11/2 15%
Bumper winner who was encouraging second on hurdle debut and is open to improvement
7	President Scottie b Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	160	—	533-	-	-	-	231d	—	—	-2	7.8	8/1 11%
Third in two bumpers and brings potential to this hurdle debut; one to be interested in
12	Brucio b Daryl Jacob · S R B Crawford	Daryl Jacob · S R B Crawford	153	t	5-653	-	112	63	30d	—	—	-5	1.9	12/1 8%
Third of 19 on hurdle debut at Down Royal and she could have a part to play
5	Finn Lough b Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	Henry Brooke · Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	160	—	1-5	-	105	59	23d	—	—	+2	8.9	12/1 8%
Point winner who faced tough task on rules debut and he's a possible now down in grade
9	Skiddaw b Brian Hughes · N W Alexander	Brian Hughes · N W Alexander	160	—	0-5	-	102	22	44d	—	—	-2	0.8	33/1 3%
Showed some promise when fifth on hurdle debut and pedigree provides hope he'll improve
6	Lucky Soldier br Bruce Lynn(3) · N W Alexander	Bruce Lynn(3) · N W Alexander	160	—	2469-	-	99	70	238d	—	—	0	2.1	50/1 2%
Second on debut in bumper here but hasn't kicked on; didn't jump well on hurdle debut
13	Prontoanita gr Nathan Moscrop · Iain Jardine	Nathan Moscrop · Iain Jardine	153	—	246-6	-	105	64	37d	—	—	-1	0.5	50/1 2%
Last month's C&D sixth came in a race that is working out well; not ruled out each-way
10	Tommy Combats b Sean Quinlan · Martin Todhunter	Sean Quinlan · Martin Todhunter	160	—	35-	-	-	-	—	—	—	+1	2.5	80/1 1%
Displayed promise in first of his two runs in Irish points; not dismissed on rules debut
1	Bowler Jack b Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	160	—	9-7	-	-	-	30d	—	—	-2	0.7	33/1 3%
Well beaten in bumpers and pedigree suggests he'll come into his own when tackling further
8	River Ayr b Callum Bewley · R Mike Smith	Callum Bewley · R Mike Smith	160	—	28-	-	-	-	233d	—	—	+2	4	66/1 1%
Ran well in the first of his two bumpers here; pedigree suggests a longer trip will suit
15	Whozatgirl b Stephen Mulqueen · Lucinda Russell	Stephen Mulqueen · Lucinda Russell	153	—	23-546	-	96	64	61d	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
Unable to get competitive on her first two hurdle starts and others appeal more
2	Cave Hill ch Alan Doyle(5) · Ian Duncan	Alan Doyle(5) · Ian Duncan	160	—	65-0	-	-	-	36d	—	—	-1	0.2	200/1 0%
Failed to threaten in bumpers and is hard to fancy on first hurdle start
11	Born To Sparkle ch William Shanahan(5) · R Mike Smith	William Shanahan(5) · R Mike Smith	153	—	0-P	-	-	-	18d	—	—	0	0.1	250/1 0%
Tailed off in sole bumper and pulled up at 300-1 on last month's hurdle debut at Newcastle
NR	Rory's Story b Harry Reed · Tristan Davidson	Harry Reed · Tristan Davidson	153	h	P35347	-	96	43	18d	—	—	—	2.1	—
Showed some ability in bumpers but soundly beaten on both hurdle starts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Esprit Du Potier	1/2	8/15	1/2	8/15	1/2
Doyen Du Bar	11/2	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2
President Scottie	8/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Brucio	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Finn Lough	10/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Skiddaw	33/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
Lucky Soldier	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Prontoanita	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1
Tommy Combats	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	66/1
Bowler Jack	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
River Ayr	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Whozatgirl	150/1	125/1	100/1	125/1	125/1
Cave Hill	200/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Born To Sparkle	250/1	200/1	150/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Esprit Du Potier

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

8/15

2nd

Doyen Du Bar

16.1

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Finn Lough

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

President Scottie

7.8

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.7

8/1

River Ayr

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Tommy Combats

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Lucky Soldier

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Rory's Story

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Brucio

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Skiddaw

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Bowler Jack

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Prontoanita

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Whozatgirl

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Cave Hill

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Born To Sparkle

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Esprit Du Potier	—	122	63
Doyen Du Bar	—	115	31
President Scottie	—	—	—
Brucio	—	112	63
Finn Lough	—	105	59
Skiddaw	—	102	22
Lucky Soldier	—	99	70
Prontoanita	—	105	64
Tommy Combats	—	—	—
Bowler Jack	—	—	—
River Ayr	—	—	—
Whozatgirl	—	96	64
Cave Hill	—	—	—
Born To Sparkle	—	—	—
Rory's Story	—	96	43

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Esprit Du Potier	64d ago	Fresh
Doyen Du Bar	44d ago	Fit
President Scottie	231d ago	Long break
Brucio	30d ago	Fit
Finn Lough	23d ago	Fit
Skiddaw	44d ago	Fit
Lucky Soldier	238d ago	Long break
Prontoanita	37d ago	Fit
Tommy Combats	—	—
Bowler Jack	30d ago	Fit
River Ayr	233d ago	Long break
Whozatgirl	61d ago	Fresh
Cave Hill	36d ago	Fit
Born To Sparkle	18d ago	Fit
Rory's Story	18d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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