14:40 Ayr

Thursday 8 October 2020

All12:3013:0513:4014:1014:4015:1015:40

Christmas Day At Western House Hotel Handicap

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 1m 38.24s

(12)

Strong Steps^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| C

16/1

Course winner who is becoming well handicapped and hinted at revival over C&D last week. Of interest.

Form: 065085

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(4)

Jewel Maker¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59| D

4/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. Below form ninth of 17 in handicap (8/1) at Redcar (6f, soft) 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 087539

(11)

Forever A Lady⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 59| CD

40/1

C&D winner but little form this year.

Form: 1-78980

(9)

Sienna Dream³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: A C Whillans| OR: 58| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 9/2, again shaped well when second of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 1-23332

(6)

Mudawwan^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: J D Bethell| OR: 56| D

11/1

Won at Catterick in August but nudged back up in the weights and not in same form at Newcastle last month.

Form: 420318

(13)

Sassoon^v1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 55

18/1

Fair maiden at best but little show this year. Visored on for 1st time.

Form: 740-608

(3)

Exchequer (FR)^b,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 49

22/1

Form: 6-06928

(7)

Perfect Soldier⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Hart| T: W Storey| OR: 49

3/1

One win from 33 Flat runs. Wasted no time getting back to form when fourth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Newcastle (8f) 6 days ago, but still only has 1 win to his name.

Form: 426364

(1)

Kodimoor^v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 48| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 9 days ago. One to be interested in his current mood.

Form: 406232

(2)

Don't Joke⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50

66/1

Failed to build on the promise of his previous run when tenth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 67 days ago.

Form: 85-9080

(5)

God Of Dreams^v1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 46

16/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (good) 9 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 8-08406

Non-Runners

(10)

Irish Eileen⁹⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: M & D Easterby J: P Mulrennan

(8)

Lagenda¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 7

T: L Bailey J: B A Curtis

(14)

Bankawi³⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: M & D Easterby J: William Pyle

Forecasts

Perfect Soldier (3/1), Sienna Dream (7/2), Jewel Maker (4/1), Kodimoor (4/1), Lagenda (10/1), Mudawwan (11/1), Bankawi (14/1), God Of Dreams (16/1), Strong Steps (16/1), Irish Eileen (16/1), Sassoon (18/1), Exchequer (FR) (22/1), Forever A Lady (40/1), Don't Joke (66/1)

The vote goes to the ultra-consistent SIENNA DREAM, who beat everything bar a progressive one at Hamilton last month. Strong Steps is potentially well handicapped now and hinted at a revival over C&D last week, with Kodimoor another to consider in his current mood.