15:10 Ayr

Monday 17 July 2023

All14:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 41.29s

(7)

Rory^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 67| BF| C

5/1

Unreliable individual. Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (3/1) at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Reproduction of that form would give him a serious chance.

Form: 623252

(6)

End Zone^b⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66| D

9/1

Latest win at Hamilton in May. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to firm, 3/1) 44 days ago, running on. Vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 690414

(3)

Flash Bulb^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 65

100/1

100/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 9348-59

(8)

Hoots Toots¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 62| D

16/1

Latest win at Thirsk in April. 8/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good) 10 days ago. Recent rain will help but likely to find one or two too good all the same.

Form: 511-107

(9)

Rogue Force⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 59| D

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 24½ lengths ninth of 10 to Mac Ailey in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft, 20/1) 7 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 546689

(4)

Josiebond^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 56| D

5/1

Latest win at Beverley in June. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, good to soft, 9/2) 9 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6-29314

(10)

Time To Rumble²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 53| BF

6/1

Respectable third of 9 in handicap (11/4) at Beverley (7.4f, soft) 27 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Entitled to come on for that run and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 66706-3

(12)

Chinese Spirit¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 53| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, good) 12 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 592227

(1)

Propagation¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 52

10/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 9/1, good sixth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, good) 12 days ago, not much room. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 9/884-36

(2)

Mac Ailey^b⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 46| C| D

5/1

4/1, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at this course (10f, good to soft) 7 days ago, just holding on. More needed under a penalty but should give it a good shot with the drop back in trip no problem.

Form: 557451

(11)

Our Dickie^b,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 49| BF| D

7/2

Latest win at Hamilton in May. Good second of 12 in minor event at this C&D (good, 5/2) 8 days ago. Key player off the same mark.

Form: 217282

(5)

Hollis Brown⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45

40/1

Good sixth of 12 in minor event at this C&D (good, 33/1) 8 days ago. Still, he rates an unlikely winner.

Form: 030-776

Forecasts

Our Dickie (7/2), Josiebond (5/1), Rory (5/1), Mac Ailey (5/1), Time To Rumble (6/1), End Zone (9/1), Propagation (10/1), Chinese Spirit (12/1), Hoots Toots (16/1), Hollis Brown (40/1), Rogue Force (66/1), Flash Bulb (100/1)

The vote goes to TIME TO RUMBLE, who should be sharper following his encouraging reappearance third at Beverley and he's now 2 lb below the mark off which he scored at Carlisle last spring. Our Dickie returned to form following a low-key all-weather effort when runner-up over C&D recently and is feared most ahead of Rory. Others with claims in a competitive heat include Josiebond and Mac Ailey, who scored over 1¼m here last week.