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United Council Of Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier)
Class 3, 3m½f (3m0f70y), Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, £7,922, 7 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT (GoingStick: 7.0)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Sunny Intervals
- Stalls
- N/A
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Blue Las No. 2
Dylan Johnston · Neil Mulholland
✓ Top rated ✓ Distance winner ✓ Trainer in form (3/14, 14 days)
Blue Las gets the nod at Ayr, topping our figures on 135 and holding a narrow 3 lb edge over Serious Chat, which is enough to make him the one to beat over this marathon 24-furlong trip on good to soft. Serious Chat is the chief danger on 132, with An Mhi only 5 lb behind our pick on 130, so there is little room for error. Knomorediamonds is a further threat on 125, though he has more to find, and the rest look to be playing for minor honours. This looks a tight contest, but Blue Las is narrowly the best on figures and is our selection.
Runners
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain 2/19
Third last time out and a winner three starts back, Serious Chat has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 132 ranks him second of seven. The main risk is the 168 lb he carries after 36 days off.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Mathine (FR) by Malinas
- Owner
- Greyland Ltd
- Foaled
- 9 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Cholmondeley, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 19 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 132
Dylan Johnston
Neil Mulholland 3/14
Blue Las arrives as a two-time winner, successful last time out and again two starts back, with a second three starts back, and she has run over today's trip. Our top-rated runner at 135 against an official 129, her one question is a 253-day absence.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Safari Run (IRE) by Supreme Leader
- Owner
- Walters Plant Hire Ltd
- Foaled
- 3 May 2018
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 14 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 135
197 days
6yo, 11-7, OR 123 U2431-
J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Patrick Wadge
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 7/30
Knomorediamonds arrives a last-time-out winner, with a third and a fourth before that, and he has run on today's going before; the main risk is a 197-day absence, plus 161 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Balko (FR)
- Dam
- Vie Sa Vie (FR) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Mrs Joanne Bilsland
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 30 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Jordan Gainford
Gordon Elliott 6/36
Loch Cuan won two starts back and three starts back, but he was pulled up last time out and returns after 64 days off, which makes him hard to fancy. Carrying 160 lb off an official mark of 122, he's ranked sixth of seven on our figures.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Inisharoan (IRE) by Jimble
- Owner
- A Dunlop
- Foaled
- 19 May 2021
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 36 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Derek Fox
William Young Jnr 0/0
An Mhi rates a leading threat, with a second three starts back showing his ability and a figure of 130 from us that sits well clear of his official 120, and he has run on today's going before. The one big risk is a 523-day absence, and he was pulled up last time out.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Bay Pearl (FR) by Broadway Flyer
- Owner
- W G Young Jnr
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2017
- Stable
- Crossford, S Lanarks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
197 days
5yo, 11-4, OR 120 2121P-
J: Jack Power (5) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Jack Power (5)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore 7/30
Pulled up last time out and off the track for 197 days, Eagles Reprieve is hard to fancy, especially carrying 158 lb off a mark of 120. Still, he won two starts back and four starts back, and has run on today's going before.
- Sire
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)
- Dam
- Oscar's Reprieve (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- Mrs N Hodge & Russell
- Foaled
- 17 May 2021
- Stable
- Milnathort, Perth & Kinross
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 30 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Bruce Lynn
N. W. Alexander 0/10
The G Wizard has been in the frame in four of his last five, including a third last time out, but he's yet to win in that spell and a ninth two starts back shows his limits. He has run over today's trip and going, though 151 lb is a stiff ask after 37 days off.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Carrigmoorna Wood (IRE) by Shantou
- Owner
- Turcan Tomkinson
- Foaled
- 26 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Leslie, Fife
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 10 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.