16:10 Ayr

Thursday 6 October 2022

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Download The Virgin Bet App Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 38.94s

(5)

Hajjam⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: D Tudhope| T: L Bailey| OR: 60| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 50/1, only eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 9 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 470788

(2)

Give Grace²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 60

9/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at this course (10f, good) 21 days ago, folding. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: 0-67350

(7)

Retirement Beckons¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 57| C

13/2

3 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win at Hamilton in August. Tenth of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 10 days ago but this course winner is the sort to get back on track.

Form: 211420

(1)

Martin's Brig^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 54| BF| D

9/2

Winner at Carlisle in August. Respectable second of 12 in minor event (5/2) at Beverley (8.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago, no match for winner. Shortlisted.

Form: 377132

(8)

Amazing Mollie⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: J Mackie| OR: 53

28/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good, 40/1) 48 days ago. Weighted to go well if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 860858

(6)

Spartakos³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: K Scott| OR: 50| CD

9/4

Latest win at Catterick in August. Forced pace when fading ninth of 13 in the mud at Catterick (7f, 10/3) 30 days ago. Took this event 12 months ago and no surprise if he bounced back.

Form: 575169

(10)

One Last Hug⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 47| C

17/2

Course winner. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 20/1) 9 days ago, never nearer. Twenty three runs since last win in 2020, though.

Form: 9-43273

(9)

Braes Of Doune⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Shannon Watts⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

20/1

11/4, sixth of 8 in minor event at this course (10f, good) 61 days ago. Down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0-46U36

(4)

Jaminoz^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

13/2

28/1, best effort in refitted blinkers when second of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 6 days ago. Can't be dismissed with headgear retained despite being 1 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 080892

Non-Runners

(3)

Yeeeaah⁴¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: T Davidson J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Spartakos (9/4), Martin's Brig (9/2), Jaminoz (13/2), Retirement Beckons (13/2), Yeeeaah (13/2), One Last Hug (17/2), Hajjam (17/2), Give Grace (9/1), Braes Of Doune (20/1), Amazing Mollie (28/1)

SPARTAKOS landed this contest 12 months ago and is fancied to go in again having not been seen to best effect in the mud at Catterick last time. Martin's Brig is weighted to have a big say and feared most, although Jim Goldie's pair Jaminoz and One Last Hug are two others who should be in the shake-up.