15:10 Ayr

Monday 30 November 2020

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Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 5m 48.82s

Calivigny^v³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr Kit Alexander⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 116| CD

5/1

Made winning return in 6-runner handicap chase at this course (20.5f, heavy) 30 days ago. Just 4 lb higher, back over hurdles. and must enter calculations.

Form: 11544-1

Leostar²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Craig Nichol| T: A C Whillans| OR: 115

4/1

Confirmed promise of previous effort when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Kelso (20.9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. 14 lb higher now but is still low-mileage.

Form: 024/F31

You Name Him⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Burke| T: T Lacey| OR: 114

15/2

Found some improvement when second of 10 in novice hurdle at Carlisle (17.2f, good) 46 days ago. May be more to come now sent handicapping.

Form: 5-532

Doyen Breed³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 112| BF

11/8

Much improved when second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Wetherby (21.2f, good to soft) on yard debut 31 days ago. Entitled to build on that and holds leading claims.

Form: 15343-2

Metro Boulot Dodo⁴⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Alain Cawley| T: D Bourke| OR: 110

20/1

Opened account in 11-runner handicap hurdle at Carlisle (20f, good to soft) 13 months ago. Not seen since, however, and may well need this.

Form: 353/331-

Serious Ego²⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 109

12/1

Just the one victory for Gordon Elliott but caught the eye on a couple of occasions for current yard last term and is worth a check in the market first time up.

Form: 698634-

Ashjan¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Rachel McDonald⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 95

12/1

Showed benefit of reappearance effort when fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Sedgefield (19.3f, soft) 18 days ago. Losing run continues to grow, though. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0746-64

Oishin^t²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Ross Chapman| T: M A Barnes| OR: 94

28/1

Cashed in on a reduced mark when scoring at Carlisle on final start last term. However, his profile is rather patchy and he unsurprisingly failed to back that up on his return earlier this month.

Form: 285/71-9

Non-Runners

Calix Delafayette²⁷⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: J Ewart J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Doyen Breed (11/8), Leostar (4/1), Calivigny (5/1), Calix Delafayette (7/1), You Name Him (15/2), Serious Ego (12/1), Ashjan (12/1), Metro Boulot Dodo (20/1), Oishin (28/1)

DOYEN BREED looked an improved performer on his debut for Sandy Thomson last month and can open his account over timber. Recent winners Leostar and Calivigny are feared most.