14:05 Ayr

Tuesday 29 September 2020

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Branding Hub Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 30.32s

(14)

Equidae^p,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. Won 11-runner handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 15/8) 29 days ago, keeping on well. Hard to dismiss his chances.

Form: 493311

(10)

Drogon³³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Hanagan| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 64| D

33/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Newcastle (7.1f). Off 11 months.

Form: 007000-

(13)

Florenza²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 63| D

15/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Catterick (7f, heavy, 10/1) 21 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 40-7055

(11)

Edna Tale²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Downey| T: T D Barron| OR: 65

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, third of 10 in minor event at Newcastle (8f) 26 days ago, hampered. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 53

(12)

Only Alone⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 64

11/1

Winner at Beverley in June. 17/2, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good to firm) 46 days ago, not much room. Up in trip.

Form: 99-1556

(2)

Ugo Gregory^b,t²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61

7/4

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 11/2, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 2 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 958535

(9)

Forever A Lady¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 59| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 40/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 21-7898

(7)

Al Mansoura^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 62

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 33229

(4)

Nobby Nuts⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 60

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 36346

(3)

Chaplin Bay^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50| CD

18/1

Temperamental sort. C&D winner. Fourth of 13 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm, 33/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 5-48004

(8)

Kodimoor^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 47| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, creditable third of 16 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good) 7 days ago, going off too hard. Enters calculations.

Form: 040623

(6)

Let Right Be Done^b,h²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: P Mathers| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45| CD

80/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 81 Flat runs. Thirty three runs since last win in 2017. 125/1, last of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good) 2 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9-76390

(1)

Jessie Allan⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-5| J: Jamie Gormley| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| C

22/1

Course winner. 14/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 947650

(5)

Milton Road⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 45

40/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2017. 40/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 7-70990

Forecasts

Ugo Gregory (7/4), Kodimoor (6/1), Al Mansoura (7/1), Florenza (15/2), Equidae (15/2), Only Alone (11/1), Nobby Nuts (18/1), Chaplin Bay (18/1), Jessie Allan (22/1), Drogon (33/1), Edna Tale (33/1), Forever A Lady (33/1), Milton Road (40/1), Let Right Be Done (80/1)

EQUIDAE arrives at the top of his game, winning his last 2 starts, including over this C&D, and should make another bold bid. Kodimoor has been knocking on the door of late and is next best ahead of Only Alone, who wasn't seen to best effect at Pontefract.