18:50 Ayr

Tuesday 26 April 2022

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Off time: 18:50 | Winning time: 2m 10.30s

(6)

Goodwood Glen¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Garritty| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 67

13/2

18/1, first run since leaving William Knight when bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Now 2 lb lower and step up in trip may help, so all is not lost. Yard also saddles Red Bond.

Form: 18774-6

(4)

Al Qaasim^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67

7/4

3/1, won 10-runner handicap at Pontefract (8f, soft) 15 days ago, well positioned. Back up in trip and, raised just 2 lb, it's not hard to envisage another bold show from this 5-y-o.

Form: 112321

(2)

Red Bond^t1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 66| D

4/1

Ungenuine type. 9/2, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 31 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 7583-28

(3)

Clansman²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: L Bailey| OR: 64| D

6/1

Produced a career-best on debut for new yard when winning 12-runner handicap at Redcar (10f, soft, 50/1) 22 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Al Qaasim, getting first run. Not taken lightly.

Form: 54446-1

(8)

Lednikov^p1⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Furtado| OR: 55

8/1

100/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 43 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and he has plenty to prove at present.

Form: 353-990

(1)

Flying Moon²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 54| C

15/2

Course winner. 9/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, soft). Off 6 months and back up in trip. Each-way chance if ready to roll.

Form: 548634-

(5)

Seven For A Pound^p²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 48| D

28/1

Unreliable individual. First run since leaving Jedd O'Keeffe when winning 11-runner handicap (25/1) at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm), all out. Whether he'll be in the same form back from 7 months off remains to be seen.

Form: 58/6901-

Non-Runners

(7)

Royal Regent²⁰¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 10

T: R M Smith J: Connor Murtagh

Forecasts

Al Qaasim (7/4), Red Bond (4/1), Royal Regent (11/2), Clansman (6/1), Goodwood Glen (13/2), Flying Moon (15/2), Lednikov (8/1), Seven For A Pound (28/1)

A chance is taken on GOODWOOD GLEN, who is entitled to come on for his recent reappearance spin at Musselburgh where he was making his debut for new connections. This step up in trip could be a good thing and he's now 1 lb lower than for his breakthrough success in a Newbury handicap last term. Al Qaasim conceded first run when beaten by Clansman at Redcar and, a winner at Pontefract next time, David O'Meara's charge is taken to reverse the placings here and emerge as the main danger.