13:42 Ayr

Sunday 3 July 2022

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:12

Ayrshire Cancer Support Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 13:44 | Winning time: 1m 0.09s

(3)

Sound Of Iona⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Oscar Palmer⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 63| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Back on track returned to the minimum trip when second of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good, 20/1) 6 days ago. Needs to build on that effort here.

Form: 00-0452

(2)

Mews House⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mrs C Bartley| T: R Menzies| OR: 62| D

6/1

18/1, one of this season's better efforts on first run since leaving Grant Tuer when third of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 9 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 1-45753

(8)

Tanasoq⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr Matt Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. One of this season's lesser races when eighth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Newcastle (5f) 9 days ago. 2 lb higher here and likely to find a few too strong.

Form: 352428

(6)

Refuge^t⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss Serena Brotherton| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 55| D

13/8

Ended long losing run at Hamilton (5f) last month and followed up back there 5 days ago, leading 1f out and keeping on well. Wisely turned out under a penalty for this hat-trick bid, he looks the one to beat under a very experienced amateur.

Form: 60-4011

(4)

Gullane One^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Mrs Emily Roberts| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58| BF

7/2

Latest win at Ripon in May. Below best when fourth of 10 in handicap there (6f, good to firm, 11/4) 17 days ago, faring the better of the pair that took each other up top. A place probably the best he can hope for.

Form: 67-4414

(7)

Grandads Best Girl¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Miss Danielle Mooney| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45

100/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 21½ lengths last of 7 to Sixcor in handicap (50/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 16 days ago. Easily opposed.

Form: 00-0707

Non-Runners

(1)

Harrogate¹⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: P T Midgley J: Mr E Cagney

(5)

Sixcor¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Mr Jack Lander

Forecasts

Refuge (13/8), Sound Of Iona (3/1), Gullane One (7/2), Mews House (6/1), Harrogate (7/1), Tanasoq (15/2), Sixcor (8/1), Grandads Best Girl (100/1)

This looks to revolve around REFUGE, who ended a lengthy losing run with a pair of victories at Hamilton last month and Mick & David Easterby's charge can bring up the hat-trick with the experienced Serena Brotherton in the plate. Mews House ran one of this season's better races on first start for this yard recently so he heads the dangers, ahead of Gullane One and Harrogate.