16:50 Ayr

Monday 12 July 2021

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QTS Handicap

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 2m 8.84s

(3)

Home Before Dusk^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 77| D

12/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 9/1, last of 12 in handicap at York (10.2f, good) 31 days ago, slowly away. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 373340

(2)

Gulf Of Poets^t³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 75| BF| D

10/1

3/1, below form 8 lengths sixth of 13 to Six Strings in handicap at Wetherby (8f, firm) 34 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 848-616

(5)

Six Strings¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 74

9/2

Scored 3 times this year and ran right up to best when close second at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) latest. Worth a try at this longer trip and must be respected.

Form: 311522

(1)

Fairmac^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77| C

2/1

Course winner who continued good run of form when close third of 6 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good to soft, 4/1) 17 days ago. 2 lb higher now but likely to be in the mix again.

Form: 336223

(6)

Charging Thunder²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| D

11/4

Promising sort who opened account in 5-runner minor event at Chepstow (10f, firm) 21 days ago, battling well. Likely more to come on handicap debut.

Form: 341

(7)

The Bravest^t1⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 70

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, last of 7 in handicap at Haydock (10.4f, heavy) 52 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 352-7

(4)

Tiki Fire³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: P J McDonald| T: K R Burke| OR: 69

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 32 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 633-54

Forecasts

Fairmac (2/1), Charging Thunder (11/4), Six Strings (9/2), Tiki Fire (13/2), Gulf Of Poets (10/1), Home Before Dusk (12/1), The Bravest (28/1)

CHARGING THUNDER found improvement when getting off the mark at Chepstow last month and appeals as the type to do better still now sent handicapping. Fairmac and Six Strings are feared most.