17:00 Ayr

Monday 30 July 2018

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Southerness Holiday Park Handicap

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 59.82s

(8)

Camanche Grey¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam| OR: 54| D

9/2

Three-time winner (from 16 turf runs) over this trip, promising reappearance at Hamilton this month when runner-up. Runs from a pound lower now and should be a contender.

Form: 1332-02

(5)

Thornaby Princess^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: C J Teague| OR: 47| D

12/1

Mare was beaten a nose over 5f at Beverley (good to firm) this month but not as good since at Musselburgh. Losing run now stretches back as far as September 2016 and opposable.

Form: 094625

(13)

Kibaar¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45| D

6/1

Type that this yard do well with and the rejuvenation looked to take another step forward with a third at Hamilton earlier this month. Another sound run since at Beverley and likely has a low-grade handicap spring to be won again soon.

Form: 748636

(14)

Encoded²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Rodriguez⁽³⁾| T: Miss L C Siddall| OR: 45

11/1

Showed some promise in sprint maidens but plenty to find based on handicap efforts in two runs, including 5¼L C&D defeat earlier in the month.

Form: 0494-04

(10)

Brendan⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: George Downing| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

5/1

16-race maiden who has become an Ayr regular, running his best race over 5f here earlier this month when beaten just ½L by Lexington Place; another sound effort over 6f a week ago (third) and should mount a challenge.

Form: 582443

(2)

Redeeming^p³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 45

15/2

Out of a half-sister to connections' champion sprinter Reverence, had shown little prior to finishing third of 11 to Perfect Words in a handicap over C&D in June. Not as good in amateur riders' race at Thirsk this week, but still unexposed.

Form: 70-7035

(3)

Spoken Words^b,h¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 45

50/1

Mare has only won once in 69 starts and doesn't really look like winning another. Racing from 2lb out of the weights here and easily passed over.

Form: 059745

(11)

Red Forever^h²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Rachel Richardson| T: Helen Cuthbert| OR: 45| D

12/1

Sole victory came four years ago and hard to be comfortable with his overall record. Best recent form has been at Musselburgh and below form again here earlier this month.

Form: 338-755

(1)

Cheeni^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: P J McDonald| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| C

8/1

Just the one win in 30 starts, but that was at this track (6f) in July 2017; has also run some reasonable enough races in defeat here (5f-6f), but was poor last week and needs a big bounce back.

Form: 684299

(4)

Goninodaethat^p1⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Dodsworth⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| C

16/1

Stablemate of Cheeni who as an eight-time course winner (has never won elsewhere) knows his way around here blindfolded; no win for the best part of 14 months now and needs new cheekpieces to spark him into life.

Form: 000580

(7)

House Of Cards⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 45

12/1

Nine-race maiden, promising 2L third over 6f here early this month but pair of tame efforts since over that same trip here and needs to find some brand new form on first attempt over minimum trip.

Form: 906390

(15)

Corton Lass^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 45

20/1

0-11 so far is her career record and tried in blinkers recently though continues to run far too freely. Best efforts have come at 5f but she would need a few of these to fail to record her first win in this.

Form: 77-6968

(12)

Your Just Desserts⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: R M Whitaker| OR: 45

16/1

Maiden after seven tries, took a step in the right direction when 3½L fourth of nine over this trip at Musselburgh last time having gone off a 33/1 poke. Will have to build on that effort.

Form: 780-064

(9)

Angel Eyes⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Evans| T: J Riches| OR: 45

50/1

Struggled in three starts in novice contests and it was a similar story in pair of handicap starts at Musselburgh over this trip on good to firm ground earlier this month. Likely to struggle again on form.

Form: 09076

Non-Runners

(6)

Andys Girl⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: B Ellison J: D Allan

Forecasts

Camanche Grey (9/2), Brendan (5/1), Kibaar (6/1), Redeeming (15/2), Cheeni (8/1), Andys Girl (10/1), Encoded (11/1), Thornaby Princess (12/1), Red Forever (12/1), House Of Cards (12/1), Your Just Desserts (16/1), Goninodaethat (16/1), Corton Lass (20/1), Spoken Words (50/1), Angel Eyes (50/1)

Kibaar is just the sort that trainer Ruth Carr excels with and he has posted encouraging recent signs, ensuring a win in this sort of company wouldn't rank as a big shock now. Brendan, still a maiden, has also threatened in recent starts and can continue to do so but there was much to like about the recent Hamilton reappearance from CAMANCHE GREY. He couldn't lay a blow on an easy winner, but was clear of the rest and now rated a pound lower, Graham Lee's mount may go one better.