15:55 Ayr

Wednesday 18 May 2022

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Hendrick's Handicap

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 1m 35.07s

(10)

Chookie Dunedin⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| BF| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Good second of 5 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm, 15/8) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 311242

(11)

Deputy^h³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 72| BF| D

13/2

Off 6 months/first run since leaving Charlie Fellowes when fading seventh of 15 in handicap (3/1) at Thirsk (6f, soft) 39 days ago. Hood back on. Merits consideration with that run behind him.

Form: 13122-7

(8)

Blowing Wind^p⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 69

22/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Catterick (7f, soft) 42 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 34400-0

(1)

Judgment Call²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 68

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Had wind op ahead of seventh of 10 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut with work to do.

Form: 78-7

(13)

Afta Party^p⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: T Ward| OR: 68

28/1

Off 9 months before sixth of 9 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good, 25/1) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and can give a good account with that run under his belt.

Form: 63767-6

(14)

Maysong⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 67| D

9/2

Arrives in very good nick for current yard, second of 14 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Weighted to go close off an unchanged mark.

Form: 227-832

(2)

Spice Store¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66

12/1

11/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 19 days ago, needing stiffer test. Back up in trip and not dismissed.

Form: 5754-85

(3)

Kats Bob^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 64| CD

5/1

C&D winner who posted career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Hamilton (6f, good) 17 days ago. Well in the mix again.

Form: 2117-71

(6)

Lilikoi²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: T D Barron| OR: 62

12/1

16/1, only thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good) 23 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 51563-0

(7)

Unashamed¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 60

15/2

18/5, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago. Considered.

Form: 50-2333

(4)

Asmund^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 59| D

17/2

Below form fifth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to soft, 15/2) 11 days ago. Back up in trip witth more needed.

Form: 144-405

(5)

Wrecked It Ralph²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 59

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good to soft). Off 7 months with lots of work to do.

Form: 824/0-

(9)

Spartakos⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 52| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap (11/4) at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) 5 days ago, going off too hard. Needs considering.

Form: 1019-05

Non-Runners

(12)

Yaaser²²

Weight: 8-5| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Chookie Dunedin (9/2), Maysong (9/2), Kats Bob (5/1), Deputy (13/2), Unashamed (15/2), Asmund (17/2), Lilikoi (12/1), Spice Store (12/1), Spartakos (14/1), Yaaser (20/1), Blowing Wind (22/1), Afta Party (28/1), Judgment Call (50/1), Wrecked It Ralph (80/1)

Plenty are in with a shout, but MAYSONG has been in excellent form of late for his current yard so gets the nod off the same mark as when an excellent Chepstow second. Kats Bob is feared most on the back of his recent Hamilton success, with top weight and course winner Chookie Dunedin also firmly in the picture.