14:55 Ayr

Monday 10 July 2023

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 1m 11.34s

(9)

Woven⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 88| D

11/2

Won on 6f Doncaster reappearance in May. Respectable 1½ lengths seventh of 8 to the reopposing Walking On Clouds over this C&D since. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 7243-17

(8)

Call Me Ginger²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 87| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Has yet to fire this season but is starting to look well handicapped as a result (now 2 lb lower than when winning last year's Portland).

Form: 471-076

(7)

Walking On Clouds³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 84| CD

14/1

Gained a fourth win of a productive first half of 2023 when shading a tight finish over C&D in May. Respectable third of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) since. Likely to be in the thick of things again.

Form: 327913

(6)

Broken Spear^p⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 84| D

13/2

Snapped a losing run when seeing off 7 rivals at Leicester (6f, heavy) in May. Ought to remain competitive after a 4 lb rise.

Form: 000241

(3)

Monsieur Kodi²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 83| CD

7/2

In good form this year, winning handicaps at Musselburgh (5f) in April and Thirsk (6f) last month. Also creditable fourth in competitive Sky Bet Sunday Series events in between. Should give another good account.

Form: 90-1441

(2)

Manila Scouse^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 79| BF

2/1

Low mileage for a 4-y-o sprinter and he's been shaping up well in handicaps this year, finishing fourth of 13 in a Sky Bet Sunday Series race at Pontefract. Perhaps this can be his day.

Form: 21/2324

(5)

Our Absent Friends^t⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 75

22/1

Won on 5f Newcastle reappearance in March. Good second over C&D next time but needs to shrug off a poor run at Carlisle since. Been off 7 weeks.

Form: 415-127

(4)

Black Friday⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 73| CD

6/1

Three-time C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 5 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 262766

Non-Runners

(1)

Royal Pippen¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: S Donohoe J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Manila Scouse (2/1), Monsieur Kodi (7/2), Woven (11/2), Royal Pippen (11/2), Black Friday (6/1), Broken Spear (13/2), Call Me Ginger (12/1), Walking On Clouds (14/1), Our Absent Friends (22/1)

MANILA SCOUSE has been knocking on the door this year and this might be the day he strikes. Monsieur Kodi is another who arrives on the back of a series of good efforts and heads the dangers along with Walking On Clouds, a C&D winner on his penultimate start, and Woven.