18:10 Ayr

Monday 7 May 2018

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Celebrate At The Western House Hotel Standard Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 3m 43.70s

Accordini

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Whillans⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans

8/1

Dr Massini gelding, cost £5,400 as a three-year-old. Dam a point-to-point winner and half-sister to winning hurdle and chaser who stayed up to 3m. Yard have had four winners from their last 14 runners in this sphere. Market should prove informative.

Form:

Drenek¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart

25/1

Turgeon gelding, dam a French chase winner. Well beaten fifth of seven at Kelso on debut in January. Must improve to figure here.

Form: 5-

Finawn Bawn

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy

9/4

Robin Des Champs gelding, cost €15,000 as a two-year-old. Dam unraced full sister to Bellflower Boy who won over hurdles and fences. Yard have a respectable record in bumpers and had a bumper winner last week.

Form:

Glinger Flame¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: R D Day⁽³⁾| T: N G Richards

15/8

Daylami gelding, cost €20,000 as a three-year-old. Dam a winner in both codes and half-sister to another dual purpose performer. Excellent effort on debut at Newcastle, staying on well to finish third of 11 and should improve.

Form: 3-

Leather Belly

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies

22/1

Phoenix gelding, half-brother to a point-to-point winner and dam a half-sister to three winners including a hunter chaser, bumper winner and hurdles winner. Yard yet to have a bumper winner in 27 runners.

Form:

Real Armani

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Dale Irving⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Walton

20/1

Sulamani gelding, dam useful over hurdles and fences and full sister to a 2m winner over hurdles. Yard's debutantes often need the run.

Form:

Strathy⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Bewley⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie

66/1

Mount Nelson gelding, beaten out of sight on both start in March. Hard to fancy at present.

Form: 70-

Zacharo

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁷⁾| T: A B Hamilton

12/1

Zamindar gelding, cost 8,500 gns as a three-year-old. Half-brother to Group 2 winner Snow Sky and dam placed in Listed company. Yard's first bumper runner. Market can reveal expectations.

Form:

Animore^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Ross Chapman⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine

11/2

Sulamani mare, sister to a bumper winner and half-sister to bumper winner. Dam a useful winner over hurdles and fences and half-sister to a bumper winner. Yard do well in this sphere. Respected. Wears a first-time hood.

Form:

Jessiemac^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: D R Fox| T: I A Duncan

25/1

Sholokhov filly, cost £8,000 as a three-year-old. Closely related to a bumper winner. Yard have a low strike-rate in this sphere and others preferred. Wears a first-time tongue-tie.

Form:

Non-Runners

Lily's Gem²⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Lily's Gem (11/10), Glinger Flame (15/8), Finawn Bawn (9/4), Animore (11/2), Accordini (8/1), Zacharo (12/1), Real Armani (20/1), Leather Belly (22/1), Jessiemac (25/1), Drenek (25/1), Strathy (66/1)

LILY'S GEM could be hard to beat after an easy win at Carlisle last time out and given that she's improving with each start, she looks the one to side with here. Animore is an interesting runner for a yard that do well in bumpers and similar can be said for Accordini who has an interesting pedigree.