18:25 Ayr

Saturday 7 August 2021

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QTS Training Handicap

Off time: 18:29 | Winning time: 1m 11.46s

(1)

Ballyare^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 71

12/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 8/1) 19 days ago, slowly away. Merits consideration with in-form apprentice Harry Russell claiming 3 lb.

Form: 444304

(8)

After John²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S H James| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 71| D

12/1

8/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Questions to answer at present.

Form: 0179-95

(12)

The Thin Blue Line^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| D

5/1

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 443546

(2)

Captain Jameson^v²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 67| D

5/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2018. 3/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Visor back on and should be in the mix once more.

Form: 423522

(9)

Tomily^v⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 22/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm) 46 days ago. Visor back on. Percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 080637

(3)

Bannow^p1⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 68WS

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in minor event at Pontefract (6f, good, 33/1) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time for this handicap debut and sizeable step forward required following a wind op.

Form: 0-345

(10)

Stallone^b⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 62| D

5/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good to firm) 5 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Others preferred.

Form: 3-03958

(7)

Fircombe Hall^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 61| D

11/1

Latest win at Carlisle in June. 4/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 30 days ago. In good form prior to that and live each-way chance if able to bounce back.

Form: 452136

(5)

Bridgetown⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 60

9/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, second of 9 in maiden at Doncaster (6f, good) 42 days ago. Mark for this handicap debut looks fair and this 3-y-o is a must for the shortlist.

Form: 0-92

(11)

Classy Al^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Robinson| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good) 12 days ago, not knocked about. Place possibilities.

Form: 96495

(4)

Jessie Allan¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 49| CD

66/1

Three-time C&D winner, but just 4 wins from 86 Flat runs overall. Last of 12 in C&D handicap (good, 28/1) 12 days ago and she's hard to warm to on the back of that display.

Form: 0-80810

Non-Runners

(6)

Iris Dancer¹⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: T Davidson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bridgetown (9/4), Captain Jameson (5/1), Stallone (5/1), The Thin Blue Line (5/1), Iris Dancer (7/1), Fircombe Hall (11/1), Ballyare (12/1), After John (12/1), Tomily (14/1), Classy Al (33/1), Bannow (40/1), Jessie Allan (66/1)

There should be better to come from BRIDGETOWN, who gave the odds-on winner a real fright at Doncaster and this unexposed 3-y-o now ventures down the handicap route off what looks a feasible opening mark. Captain Jameson is holding his form well and shouldn't be far away, but he's on a long losing run and the selection may have more to fear from Ballyare and Iris Dancer.