20:07 Ayr

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Scottish Sun Handicap

Off time: 20:13 | Winning time: 1m 31.28s

(9)

Classy Al^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 70| CD

7/2

Unreliable sort. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 7/2) 12 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 2-38204

(8)

He's A Gentleman^v²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 70

7/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Good second of 6 in handicap (3/1) at Haydock (8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Races off same mark and is one of likelier contenders.

Form: 0-90842

(2)

Floral Splendour²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 68| D

10/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Ripon (8f, soft, 22/1) 21 days ago, hampered. Others more appealing.

Form: 0-70270

(7)

Black Friday¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 66| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 4/1, bit below form third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 12 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 766493

(4)

First Greyed^v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Gray| T: M Dods| OR: 66| D

9/1

Back to winning ways when landing 10-runner handicap (4/1) at Beverley (7.4f, soft) 11 days ago. 3 lb rise fair and holds solid follow-up claims.

Form: 70-0821

(5)

Concert Boy¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70| D

14/1

Winner at Newcastle in May. 12/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Sandown (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Respected.

Form: 102793

(1)

Slippin Jimmy³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 67| D

11/2

Posted another solid effort when second of 10 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 37 days ago, running on. Deserves plenty of credit for his consistency so he makes the shortlist.

Form: 17-3842

(6)

Yeeeaah^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 56

4/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 8/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 34-5923

(3)

Cuban Rock^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60

12/1

Winner at Musselburgh in July. Good second of 5 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, good, 11/4) 18 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 446812

Forecasts

Classy Al (7/2), Yeeeaah (4/1), Slippin Jimmy (11/2), He's A Gentleman (7/1), Black Friday (8/1), First Greyed (9/1), Floral Splendour (10/1), Cuban Rock (12/1), Concert Boy (14/1)

FIRST GREYED confirmed the promise of his previous run when scoring at Beverley earlier this month and remains feasibly treated. He gets the nod. Slippin Jimmy and He's A Gentleman can also make their presence felt.