Penny Cars Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 2m 22.60s

(3)

Euro Implosion⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 68| CD

7/2

Completed a hat-trick in 13f handicap here in July, always to the fore and just holding on. Easy to back but ran well in his bid for the 4-timer when third at Musselburgh last week. Back down in trip.

Form: 9-61113

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(5)

Cedar Rapids^p1,t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden who improved switched to a handicap fitted with first-time blinkers when second in 6-runner event at Doncaster (10.2f) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces now go on and may yet do better.

Form: 4452

(4)

Battle Angel¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: M Walford| OR: 70| C

11/4

Improved on first run since leaving Emmet Mullins when winning 7-runner handicap at this course (13.1f, good to firm) 15 days ago, keeping on well. Nudged up 4 lb but remains of interest.

Form: 043421

(2)

Natural Value¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 69

4/1

Fairly useful maiden who stopped the slide when fourth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 28/1) 11 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 2-40584

(1)

Ayr Empress²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: A Mullen| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 59| BF| C

5/1

Took a step forward to get off the mark here (9.1f) in June, and returned to form when third over C&D 3 weeks ago, though didn't seem to relish the step up in trip.

Form: 466133

Forecasts

Battle Angel (11/4), Cedar Rapids (3/1), Euro Implosion (7/2), Natural Value (4/1), Ayr Empress (5/1)

CEDAR RAPIDS may not be totally straightforward but he boasts a useful pedigree and needs viewing positively having pulled clear of the rest when beaten only by a progressive one at Doncaster last time. He can go one better in a change of headgear, with Battle Angel second choice given her relatively unexposed profile as a stayer.