17:50 Ayr

Monday 22 June 2020

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Jordan Electrics Handicap

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 2m 7.11s

(3)

Tinandali²⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 100| D

7/1

Took the scalp of Invasion Day when winning a three-runner affair at Navan (1m, gd/yld) in June 2019; left the care of Dermot Weld (for €45,000) in October 2019; first start for David O'Meara.

Form: 6/17160-

(1)

Nicholas T²⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: J S Goldie| OR: 96| CD

17/2

Course specialist (won twice in the space of a week last July), and was keeping on well when beaten a neck by Certain Lad at the Western meeting; rounded off last season with a mid-division finish in the Cambridgeshire.

Form: 114320-

(7)

Star Of Southwold²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Appleby| OR: 91| D

11/1

Easing in the weights, yet cut little ice in an ambitious foray across to Sweden (Jagersro) four weeks ago; last turf win came in a Class 2 Optional Claimer at Pontefract.

Form: 73-6549

(5)

Sandret²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 91| BF| D

4/1

Has a pleasing strike-rate (3-8), but is now rated 6lb higher than when winning a classified stakes at Doncaster (1m2½f, gd/fm) in September 2019; taken out of planned seasonal reappearance runs at Newcastle (2nd) & Doncaster (14th).

Form: 324214-

(8)

Oasis Prince¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 90

5/2

Sits just 1lb below his last winning mark (1m, Yarmouth); finished 5½L fourth to Babbo's Boy in a Class 3 contest at Haydock (1m2½f, gd/sft) 15 days ago; the jury is still out about his effectiveness over this 1m2f trip.

Form: 33737-4

(9)

Dark Lochnagar¹²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 88| D

15/2

Given a positive front-running ride when winning at Chester (1m2½f, soft) last summer; returns from a brief stint over hurdles; run down close home when sent off odds-on in a jumpers' bumper at Newcastle (2m) 122 days ago; stablemate of Caballero.

Form: 132562-

(4)

Hot Team^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 85

8/1

Ex-Hugo Palmer; failed to negotiate the smoothest of passages when finishing 6L fourth to Cap Francais (stable debut) at Haydock (1m, good) 13 days ago; is versatile in terms of underfoot conditions; probable player.

Form: 80439-4

(6)

Daawy^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 81| CD

18/1

Was completing a quickfire hat-trick when winning over C&D (good to soft) in October 2018; modest in three runs during 2019, but offered more promise when sixth to Colony Queen on return to action at Newcastle (1m2f) 16 days ago.

Form: 39/098-6

(2)

Caballero¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: R Ffrench| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 80

40/1

Ready winner of a Newmarket nursery (7f, good to firm) in late 2018, but bitterly disappointing since returning from a 14-month absence; eased when finishing last of ten at Beverley (1m½f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 771/6-40

Forecasts

Oasis Prince (5/2), Sandret (4/1), Tinandali (7/1), Dark Lochnagar (15/2), Hot Team (8/1), Nicholas T (17/2), Star Of Southwold (11/1), Daawy (18/1), Caballero (40/1)

The finale lacks a standout contender. Oasis Prince still hasn't fully proved himself in terms of stamina over 1m2f, while Ben Haslam's Sandret continues to climb steadily up the weights. Dark Lochnagar was probably a shade unfortunate not to win a jumpers' bumper at Newcastle earlier in the year (stamina ebbed away), and while he promises to be suited by dropping back-in-trip, his trainer Keith Dalgleish (also saddles Caballero) could be in better form. Therefore, on just his second start for Richard Fahey, the tentative choice is the ground versatile four-year-old HOT TEAM.

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