13:10 Ayr

Monday 14 December 2020

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 5m 48.75s

Rio Quinto^t⁶⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: O Murphy| OR: 125| D

9/1

Useful novice chaser in early 2019. Absent since ahead of this switch back to hurdles but good yard more than capable of readying one. Respected, particularly if market vibes strong.

Form: 240142/

River Frost³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 123| CD

12/1

Returned to form from out of the blue to land a Sedgefield handicap chase in August. Not disgraced back over hurdles there next time but needs to shrug off a lesser run over fences since.

Form: 4-8P140

Unohu¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 122| C

10/11

Fairly useful bumper winner last term and has quickly reached a similar level over hurdles, readily landing 2m course maiden in the mud last month. Very much unexposed now handicapping.

Form: 132-21

Bialco^p1,t³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Blair Campbell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 122| D

9/1

Pair of wins last term, including a handicap off 3 lb higher, but he hasn't shown much spark in a couple of comeback runs this autumn. Cheekpieces on for the first time in Britain.

Form: 415P-55

Kalaharry²⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Callum Bewley| T: A C Whillans| OR: 117| C

28/1

3m winner on heavy here at the start of 2020 and placed on next 3 starts. Been off 9 months. Has often needed his first run back so perhaps best watched on this occasion.

Form: 451232-

Baby Ticker³³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Connor Wood⁽⁷⁾| T: D W Whillans| OR: 116| C| D

7/1

Pair of wins last season, the latter over 21.5f here on heavy. Creditable fourth of 8 on C&D reappearance last month but a career best will be required to overcome this mark.

Form: 2/4161-4

Jelski^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlotte Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: James Moffatt| OR: 115| D

7/1

Bangor novice winner for Nigel Twiston-Davies just over a year ago but ended last term under a bit of a cloud and offered no short-term encouragement on reappearance for new yard 15 days ago.

Form: 23178-8

Ted Veale²⁸⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr Kit Alexander⁽⁵⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 109| D

25/1

Former Cheltenham Festival winner on the downgrade these days. Did at least show he's down to a mark he can be competitive from when third over 2m at Newcastle when last seen in March.

Form: 076483-

Non-Runners

Lily's Gem²⁷²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: B S Hughes

Forecasts

Unohu (10/11), Baby Ticker (7/1), Jelski (7/1), Lily's Gem (7/1), Bialco (9/1), Rio Quinto (9/1), River Frost (12/1), Ted Veale (25/1), Kalaharry (28/1)

UNOHU stands out as an unexposed sort in this line-up and an opening handicap mark in the low-120s looks manageable on the back of his comfortable course maiden success last month. Market confidence behind Rio Quinto would make him a possible threat on his first outing for 20 months. Lily's Gem may prove best of the rest.