Good morning folks
An early play in tomorrow’s Scottish Champion Hurdle, more to follow later
2:25 Ayr
SOARING GLORY– 3/4 Pt Win @ 13/2 Bet365, 6/1 generally
HIGHWAY ONE O TWO– 3/4 Pt Win @ 14/1 generally
A tough race and I didn’t feel strong on each way so split stakes it is. Soaring glory is a rare raider here for the trainer and in fact he is 1 from 1 when his son rides over hurdles! Soaring Glory is back down to his last winning mark of 143. He needs to leave behind a couple of poor runs but the break could work the oracle. He is a PERFECT 5 from 5 wins returning fresh so I thought worth chancing.
Highway One O Two goes a great clip and I like this ‘target race’ trainer. The booking of Gavin Sheehan, his last winning jockey, looks significant for a big run, with his record for this trainer reading 2 wins, 3 places from 4 runs at this distance to date!
Add in the fact that Sheehan has ONLY ridden 5 hurdlers here since November 2018 and achieved a stat of 2 from 5, 3 placers, then I thought he too was worthy of a wager.