13:00 Ayr

Tuesday 28 September 2021

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5016:20

Virgin Bet Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 41.90s

(4)

Amaysmont⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 82| D

8/1

Patchy record. Poor when tenth of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Hamilton (9.2f, good) 42 days ago, folding. Back down in grade.

Form: 052030

(7)

Gweedore¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 80| CD

9/4

C&D winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. 7/4, landed 8-runner handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago, finding extra. Thriving and makes plenty of appeal again for in-form yard.

Form: 521311

(2)

Ghost Rider¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80

9/1

Dual AW winner. 7/2, good second of 6 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 12 days ago. Could go well again with promising 5 lb claimer up for first time.

Form: 784372

(1)

Coase³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76

13/8

15/2, respectable seventh of 16 in competitive handicap at Sandown (8f, good) 37 days ago. Mark has dipped again and he's unexposed over a mile. Interesting.

Form: 843347

(6)

Jewel Maker¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Ella McCain⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| D

6/1

Last 3 victories have come on AW. 12/1, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 12 days ago, never nearer. Others preferred.

Form: 137945

(3)

Yaaser¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 70

18/1

30,000 gns buy out of France following 2 runs. 300/1 and well beaten in listed race at this course (10f, good) for new connections 10 days ago. This looks much more realistic and yard are in form.

Form: 6-79

Non-Runners

(8)

Old News¹⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Mrs L Stubbs J: Non Runner

(5)

Mi Capricho¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: K Dalgleish J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Coase (13/8), Gweedore (9/4), Mi Capricho (5/1), Jewel Maker (6/1), Old News (7/1), Amaysmont (8/1), Ghost Rider (9/1), Yaaser (18/1)

GWEEDORE has been making hay in Scotland and impressed again when scoring at Musselburgh a fortnight ago. He's won on his last 2 visits to Ayr and can score again. 3-y-o Ghost Rider is interesting with a promising 5 lb claimer up for the first time, while Coase also has to come into the reckoning.