15:20 Ayr

Thursday 12 October 2023

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 36.0s

(8)

Miss Calculation¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 59| D

11/1

Latest win at Thirsk (7f, soft) in April. Last of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Redcar (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago, weakening when short of room under 2f out. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 615600

(6)

Global Humor^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 58| CD

17/2

3-time C&D winner who looked unfortunate not to add to his tally over C&D on his penultimate start in September. Respectable fourth back at this venue 9 days ago and not discounted operating from below last winning mark.

Form: 655044

(1)

Darbucks⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: C N Kellett| OR: 56| BF| D

5/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 5/2, good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 9 days ago, collared final 100 yds. Shouldn't be long in resuming winning ways on recent evidence.

Form: 623422

(2)

Zebra Star^h⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: R M Smith| OR: 55| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 18/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 9 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 384695

(4)

The Gay Blade^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 52| D

6/1

Latest win at Musselburgh (7f) in August. Good second of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, soft, 6/1) 10 days ago, good headway final 1f and keeping on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 315232

(3)

Debater^b1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer| OR: 54

40/1

Visored for 1st time, twelfth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 38 days ago, weakening final 1f. Plenty to prove at present with blinkers now the headgear of choice.

Form: 556-670

(9)

Sassoon^v³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 52| CD

9/4

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 33/1) 34 days ago. Refitting of a visor may well help but he's far from the easiest to predict.

Form: 01/00-66

(7)

Rogue Force⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: P J McDonald| T: R M Smith| OR: 50| D

7/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 13/2) 9 days ago, short of room briefly inside final 1f and keeping on. Not out of things from much-reduced mark.

Form: 999393

(5)

Jazzagal⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 50

25/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (6f, soft, 10/1) 8 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 273629

(10)

Hollis Brown^p1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: T Eaves| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45

50/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 15/2, fifth of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 766075

Result Amended

Darbucks - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Sassoon - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Forecasts

Sassoon (9/4), Darbucks (5/2), The Gay Blade (6/1), Rogue Force (7/1), Global Humor (17/2), Miss Calculation (11/1), Zebra Star (18/1), Jazzagal (25/1), Debater (40/1), Hollis Brown (50/1)

DARBUCKS arrives on a losing run of thirteen, yet he's gone very close to bucking that trend in recent starts, latterly when runner-up over C&D 9 days ago and he looks sure to go well again for all his mark is creeping back up. Global Humor and The Gay Blade are others to consider.