18:15 Ayr

Tuesday 26 April 2022

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Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 1m 11.57s

(1)

Pearl Of Qatar^h²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 75| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 20 runs last year. Bit below form third of 12 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 634603-

(7)

Ventura Flame¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 75

16/1

Three wins from 17 runs last year. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Leicester (5f, heavy, 9/2), unable to sustain effort. Off 6 months. Consistent type on the whole and can't be discounted on return.

Form: 301325-

(6)

Shallow Hal^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 74| CD

11/8

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 14/1) 11 days ago. Will take the beating.

Form: 524322

(4)

Shalaa Asker^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 72

5/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. Below form tenth of 18 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good, 14/1) 30 days ago, hampered. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2-41570

(2)

Kraken Power¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 70| D

15/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, soft) 17 days ago, slowly away. Others preferred.

Form: 30560-0

(5)

Blazing Hot³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 66

11/1

Latest win at Newcastle in January. 5/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 39 days ago. Profile on turf isn't as convincing as on AW.

Form: 311526

(3)

Iris Dancer¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 62| D

5/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 11/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, heavy), closing all way to line. Off 6 months. Should give a good account if she's tuned up.

Form: 222543-

Forecasts

Shallow Hal (11/8), Iris Dancer (5/1), Shalaa Asker (5/1), Kraken Power (15/2), Pearl Of Qatar (9/1), Blazing Hot (11/1), Ventura Flame (16/1)

SHALLOW HAL is a C&D winner who arrives fit and on the back of a solid showing, so he makes obvious appeal in a race where some are unlikely to give their running. Iris Dancer and Ventura Flame are both dangerous if up to speed for their seasonal debut.