Slater Menswear Handicap Hurdle – Ayr

Ayr

13:30

Slater Menswear Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-04-11

Distance 2m

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £9,506

Runners (12)

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
2	Lario Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	167	tp	30-322	125	129	117	41d	—	—	+7	23.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Clear second the last twice; possibilities, provided he takes well to cheekpieces
4	Kingston James Bay J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell	J:Jack Power(5) T:Lucinda Russell	162	—	154281	120	126	111	21d	—	—	+19	34.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Career-best performance at Musselburgh three weeks ago; may improve further
3	Wilful Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	163	—	-1184P	121	131	120	41d	—	—	+12	24.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Disappointing last time but remains interesting on some of his earlier form
1	Liari Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	168	—	P-3633	126	128	113	52d	—	—	+10	22.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Good juvenile hurdler last term; consistent handicap form this season; respected
6	Static Bay J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	156	—	O225B7	122	132	116	31d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+12	23.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ran respectably in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham on debut for new yard; interesting
11	Inappropriate Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Jedd O'Keeffe	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Jedd O'Keeffe	149	—	1541	115	126	97	21d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+23	31.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Juvenile hurdler who scored in Musselburgh handicap last time; may progress further
9	Ballyfort Bay J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	151	t	FU2414	109	125	106	20d	—	—	+17	25.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Opened his account in C&D event on penultimate start; this is a better grade
10	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Iain Jardine	150	—	324255	108	131	114	21d	—	—	+13	20.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Still a maiden over hurdles; another supporting role is likely
5	Maghlaak Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	157	p	411344	115	125	95	—	—	—	+19	24.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Limitations have been somewhat exposed since completing a winter double
8	Lipa K Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	152	p	1UPB54	110	125	-	173d	—	—	+13	15.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Seems best in the spring; returns to hurdles off last winning chase mark
7	Bringbackmemories Bay J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:Iain Jardine	J:Conor Rabbitt(3) T:Iain Jardine	152	—	20/69P	110	129	69	100d	—	—	+14	15.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Far from solid on his form since returned to hurdles
12	Sisterandbrother Chestnut J:Craig Nichol T:Shaun Harris	J:Craig Nichol T:Shaun Harris	147	—	13238-	105	129	-	—	—	—	+20	21.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ordinary handicapper on Flat; not seen over hurdles since 2023

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Lario	7/2	4/1	4/1
Kingston James	4/1	9/2	9/2
Wilful	11/2	11/2	11/2
Liari	11/2	6/1	11/2
Static	7/1	7/1	7/1
Inappropriate	10/1	9/1	9/1
Ballyfort	10/1	10/1	10/1
Ravenscraig Castle	10/1	11/1	11/1
Maghlaak	14/1	14/1	14/1
Lipa K	40/1	33/1	28/1
Bringbackmemories	66/1	40/1	40/1
Sisterandbrother	66/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Kingston James

34.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Inappropriate

31.6

OR: 16.3 Form: 13 Odds: 2.4

10/1

3rd

Ballyfort

25.1

OR: 14.8 Form: 8.2 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Wilful

24.9

OR: 17.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Maghlaak

24.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Lario

23.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Static

23.8

OR: 18 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Liari

22.6

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Sisterandbrother

21.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ravenscraig Castle

20.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Lipa K

15.7

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Bringbackmemories

15.5

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Liari	126	128	113
Lario	125	129	117
Static	122	132	116
Wilful	121	131	120
Kingston James	120	126	111
Inappropriate	115	126	97
Maghlaak	115	125	95
Lipa K	110	125	—
Bringbackmemories	110	129	69
Ballyfort	109	125	106
Ravenscraig Castle	108	131	114
Sisterandbrother	105	129	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ballyfort	20d ago	Fit
Kingston James	21d ago	Fit
Inappropriate	21d ago	Fit
Ravenscraig Castle	21d ago	Fit
Static	31d ago	Fit
Lario	41d ago	Fit
Wilful	41d ago	Fit
Liari	52d ago	Fresh
Bringbackmemories	100d ago	Long break
Lipa K	173d ago	Long break
Maghlaak	—	—
Sisterandbrother	—	—