15:00 Ayr

Thursday 6 October 2022

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Virgin Bet Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 1m 17.58s

(5)

Aberama Gold^v¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Garritty| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 85| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, bit below form ninth of 25 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Not discounted.

Form: 225609

(11)

Woven¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 84

5/1

12/1, creditable second of 25 in handicap at this C&D (good) 19 days ago. Hasn't won for a while but warrants strong consideration all the same.

Form: 204972

(3)

Tipperary Tiger^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 80| D

9/1

Blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 24 in handicap at this C&D (good, 11/1) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not one to write off.

Form: 845670

(4)

Black Friday^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 78| CD

15/2

3-time C&D winner. 10/1, respectable 4 lengths fifth of 12 to Maple Jack in handicap at this C&D (soft) 9 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 566705

(1)

Some Nightmare^b¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 73| D

18/1

Six wins from 23 Flat runs. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Ffos Las (5f, soft, evens) 10 days ago, comfortably. Will find this tougher back up in grade.

Form: 210341

(2)

Little Miss Dynamo^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: H Palmer| OR: 76| D

80/1

6/1, 19 lengths last of 11 to Iris Dancer in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good) 18 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 5-77320

(6)

Iris Dancer^b⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: T Davidson| OR: 70| D

16/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap (6/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 8 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 525518

(10)

Pearl Of Qatar^v⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 70| CD

28/1

3-time C&D winner. 18/1, good 3 lengths second of 12 to Maple Jack in handicap at this C&D (soft) 9 days ago. One to consider from a handy mark.

Form: 870742

(9)

Maple Jack⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 65| CD

7/4

6/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (soft) 9 days ago by 3 lengths from Pearl of Qatar, plenty in hand. Carries penalty. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1-88451

(7)

Classy Al^h⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| CD

9/1

3 wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this course (7.2f, soft, 5/2) 9 days ago, something to spare. Should go well under a penalty.

Form: 143451

(8)

After John¹⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| D

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Last of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm, 8/1). Off 104 days.

Form: 8-23290

Forecasts

Maple Jack (7/4), Woven (5/1), Aberama Gold (6/1), Black Friday (15/2), Classy Al (9/1), Tipperary Tiger (9/1), Iris Dancer (16/1), Some Nightmare (18/1), Pearl Of Qatar (28/1), After John (40/1), Little Miss Dynamo (80/1)

MAPLE JACK quickened away impressively to score over C&D 9 days ago and he looks capable of defying a penalty if in the same form. Fellow last-time-out Ayr winner Classy Al is a danger and Woven merits respect after his second-place finish in the Silver Cup here.