21:15 Ayr

Friday 21 June 2019

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Magners Rose Handicap

Off time: 21:24 | Winning time: 1m 29.61s

(12)

Mujassam^v⁴^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 65| BF| D

3/1

Won off a mark of 80 in November and exploited a 13lb lower rating to get back on the scoresheet on Monday. Shoulders a 4lb penalty but has a good chance of going in again now that he's rediscovered his form.

Form: 446761

(3)

Sir Ottoman^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 65

16/1

Won two races on turf in France but his best efforts here have been on artificial surfaces. Possible to excuse his last two runs and this may be the best opportunity he's had to reproduce his AW form on grass.

Form: 212300

(8)

Roaring Forties^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 62| CD

11/1

Last win was over C&D off 1lb lower, but he has an inconsistent profile and prefers some give in the ground.

Form: 902028

(9)

Desai^t³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: N Wilson| OR: 61

40/1

Seven-race maiden who is yet to trouble the judge and was well beaten in similar company off this mark on Tuesday.

Form: R56889

(13)

Colour Contrast^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 61| D

8/1

Took a while to open his account but registered a double over 11 days in May. Went up markedly in the weights and his proximity in a bunch finish here last time may be flattering.

Form: 45-1184

(10)

Royal Duchess²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 61| CD

13/2

C&D specialist but she is without a win since July 2016 and questionable if she can cash in on an attractive looking mark.

Form: 72264-6

(7)

Insurplus²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| D

14/1

Had a successful spell at Newcastle during the winter, but he has not been at his best on turf since and was last of 13 at Doncaster.

Form: 218870

(6)

Naples Bay³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: K Scott| OR: 58| CD

16/1

Tends to reserve his best for this venue and nicely weighted judged on his runs here in July/August last year. Needs to rebound from a poor show last time.

Form: 2275-90

(5)

Pudding Chare^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 58| C

12/1

Both successes have come here but over further. Had a hard race last time when it paid to be on the pace and a 4lb rise seems excessive.

Form: 090-561

(14)

Forever A Lady¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 58| CD

12/1

2-3 over C&D and lurking on a dangerous mark at present. Four runs this year hardly suggest she can take advantage, but the drop into a class 6 could be beneficial.

Form: 56-0025

(2)

Robben Rainbow²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Ffrench| T: K Scott| OR: 56| D

20/1

Often promises more than he delivers and at his best on a sound surface. Looks reasonably treated on his best form, but he has to bounce back from a poor run last time.

Form: 6-90419

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(1)

Bibbidibobbidiboo¹³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Mrs A Duffield J: P Hanagan

(4)

Aliento¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M Dods J: T Eaves

(11)

Phantasmal¹⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: W Coltherd J: P Mathers

Forecasts

Mujassam (3/1), Aliento (6/1), Royal Duchess (13/2), Colour Contrast (8/1), Roaring Forties (11/1), Forever A Lady (12/1), Pudding Chare (12/1), Phantasmal (12/1), Insurplus (14/1), Sir Ottoman (16/1), Naples Bay (16/1), Bibbidibobbidiboo (16/1), Robben Rainbow (20/1), Desai (40/1)

Naples Bay and Forever A Lady have each-way chances from the foot of the handicap but higher up the scale Aliento, Sir Ottoman and MUJASSAM have more obvious claims. The former took advantage of a pace collapse to open her account whereas Sir Ottoman has the right conditions to reproduce his AW form. The selection took advantage of an attractive mark to score on Monday and it can be argued he is more effective over this longer trip.