16:54 Ayr

Saturday 24 June 2023

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Book Bounce Bingo At Ayr Racecourse Classified Stakes

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 27.27s

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Retirement Beckons³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mathers| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 51| C

4/1

Modest gelding. Latest win here in June. 10/1, last of 9 in minor event at Hamilton (9.2f, good to firm) 3 days ago. Back down in trip. Hard to rely on but goes well at this track.

Form: 507519

(4)

Bonito Cavalo^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 50| BF

7/2

Modest gelding. Third of 5 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, firm, 5/2) 10 days ago. Arrives in good order and, while the trip is an unknown, he's worthy of respect.

Form: 853323

(11)

Clarinbridge¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: N C Kelly| OR: 45| D

25/1

Modest filly. One win from 22 Flat runs. Blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 18/1). Off 155 days. Worth a market check back from a break.

Form: 9600-40

(1)

Darker^p1³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50

7/1

Modest gelding. 11/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 3 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 8-60566

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Depart A Minuit^p1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 49

66/1

Modest gelding. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (66/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 508-050

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Jkr Cobbler¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 47

4/1

Modest gelding. Third of 5 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 5/2) 19 days ago. Should give another good account but needs everything to drop right.

Form: 5234U3

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Nodsasgoodasawink^p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45

50/1

Poor mare. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Fourth of 7 in handicap (18/1) at this course (5f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 8060-04

(7)

Sam's Call⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 49

9/1

Modest gelding. One win from 24 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Return to this trip could help.

Form: 563055

(3)

Willing To Please²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: P A Kirby| OR: 50| BF| D

10/3

Modest mare. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 2/1, last of 6 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Seemed amiss last time and had been in good form prior to that, so might bounce back.

Form: 905336

(8)

Must Catch Up¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Gray| T: Paul Robson| OR: 47

80/1

Poor filly. 16/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not on the shortlist.

Form: 78-8556

(2)

The Camacho Kid^b⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 46

33/1

Seventh of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, soft, 28/1) 56 days ago. Up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0048-97

Non-Runners

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Hollis Brown⁴⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Miss L A Perratt J: William Pyle

Forecasts

Willing To Please (10/3), Bonito Cavalo (7/2), Jkr Cobbler (4/1), Retirement Beckons (4/1), Darker (7/1), Sam's Call (9/1), Clarinbridge (25/1), The Camacho Kid (33/1), Hollis Brown (33/1), Nodsasgoodasawink (50/1), Depart A Minuit (66/1), Must Catch Up (80/1)

WILLIING TO PLEASE was strong in the betting prior to a poor run at Carlisle last time and she'd been shaping up well previously, so she gets the nod ahead of Bonito Cavalo, who is in good heart but needs to prove his stamina. Jkr Cobbler should also be on the premises.