20:10 Ayr

Friday 22 June 2018

All17:5518:3019:0519:4020:1020:4521:15

AM The Members Card Handicap

Off time: 20:11 | Winning time: 1m 11.19s

(6)

Summerghand¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| D

5/2

Bidding to complete a hat-trick following wins over this trip at Doncaster (good-to-firm) and at Haydock (good-to-firm) last time. Raised 5lb for that Haydock win and one for the shortlist once more.

Form: 7-16211

(5)

Holmeswood¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 94| C| D

11/4

Successful three times on turf and ran well to finish a close fourth at Windsor (6f, good) earlier this month. Races off the same mark here.

Form: 114-994

(2)

Ower Fly¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 89| D

9/2

Returned to form when finishing runner-up over 7f at Catterick (good) last time out. Drop to this distance no inconvenience and of interest in this contest.

Form: 425982

(8)

Gin In The Inn²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 89| D

9/1

Successful five times on including on seasonal debut at Ripon (6f, good-to-soft) in April. Put a disappointing effort behind him when third over the same C&D last time and worth a check in the market here.

Form: 608-103

(4)

Batten The Hatches^h1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Makin| T: T D Barron| OR: 86| D

16/1

Victorious twice from eight starts but well held on both starts since having wind surgery last autumn and wears a hood for the first time.

Form: 4120-60

(1)

Dark Defender^v³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 85| CD

12/1

Not beaten far when finishing fourth over C&D a month ago. Similar conditions forecast for this and interesting off a mark just 3lb higher than when winning here last July.

Form: 80-3604

(7)

Stanhope^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 84| BF| D

15/2

Won and placed over this trip for Mick Quinn last year but disappointed as favourite on debut for this yard at Windsor (6f, good) last time. Stable are in good form (6/25) at present.

Form: 17222-9

(3)

Oriental Lilly⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 73| D

16/1

All three victories have come on the AW and she has finished well beaten over 5f on turf the last twice. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 156377

Forecasts

Summerghand (5/2), Holmeswood (11/4), Ower Fly (9/2), Stanhope (15/2), Gin In The Inn (9/1), Dark Defender (12/1), Oriental Lilly (16/1), Batten The Hatches (16/1)

SUMMERGHAND has been in good form in recent times and he can complete a hat-trick over this trip by defying top weight here. Stanhope looks capable of putting a disappointing effort last time out behind him by finishing runner-up ahead of Ower Fly who drops in trip having placed over a furlong further last time.