20:35 Ayr

Saturday 11 August 2018

All17:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:0520:35

Avesta Compliance Ltd Handicap

Off time: 20:36 | Winning time: 3m 19.79s

(7)

Braes Of Lochalsh^b¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 58| CD

6/1

Put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him when finishing runner-up over an extended 2m1f on good ground here recently. Has won over this C&D already in 2018.

Form: 531572

(5)

Dawerann^b,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: P Makin| T: G Elliott| OR: 54

16/1

Well beaten over 1m6f at Bellewstown (good-to-firm) on his most recent Flat start. Good fourth over hurdles since and worth a check in the market.

Form: 9/007-00

(3)

Kuiper Belt^t¹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 53

4/7

Impressive handicap hurdle winner at Perth (2m4f, good) on debut for this yard recently. Looked an improved performer that day and likely to prove hard to beat off this mark. Also engaged 17:15 Musselburgh Friday.

Form: 70/696-1

(10)

Almontaser¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 45

9/4

Shaped as if this step up in trip would suit when finishing 14L fourth over an extended 1m5f at Ballinrobe (yielding) last month. Remains open to improvement but races from out of the handicap on this occasion.

Form: 808-804

Non-Runners

(4)

Something Brewing¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

(6)

Fool To Cry³⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: J Farrelly J: Jason Hart

(2)

Forbidding¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: J Butler J: Connor Beasley

(9)

Gran Maestro⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 9

T: P Winks J: G Lee

(12)

Manuka⁴⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 9

T: K Thornton J: Donagh O'Connor

(11)

Ruler Of The Nile³⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: Mrs Marjorie Fife J: J P Sullivan

(1)

Schindlers Ark¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Ben Sanderson

(8)

Dubai Shen¹⁴

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: A C Whillans J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Kuiper Belt (4/7), Almontaser (9/4), Forbidding (9/2), Something Brewing (11/2), Braes Of Lochalsh (6/1), Gran Maestro (7/1), Dawerann (16/1), Manuka (20/1), Ruler Of The Nile (20/1), Schindlers Ark (25/1), Fool To Cry (25/1), Dubai Shen (33/1)

KUIPER BELT can register a victory for top jumps trainer Gordon Elliott by taking the concluding race on the card. The selection has forecast underfoot conditions in his favour and racing off a lowly handicap mark he can see off Almontaser who is open to improvement stepping up in trip. Third place can go to Something Brewing who has been in good form recently and has a change of headgear.