20:30 Ayr

Tuesday 14 May 2024

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Family Days At Ayr Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 20:33 | Winning time: 1m 30.29s

(3)

Highfield Viking^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 67| BF| D

3/1

Latest win at Thirsk in April. 5/4, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good) 14 days ago. In good order and drops in grade, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 22-0143

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(10)

Classy Al^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 67| CD

5/1

Unreliable individual. C&D winner. 10/3, sixth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 15 days ago, very slowly away. Hood back on. Tricky ride who needs everything to drop right.

Form: 2044-36

(11)

Monhammer²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 64| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 6/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (soft), slowly away. Off 7 months. Likely to need the run.

Form: 180246-

(7)

Laura's Breeze⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 63| D

28/1

Latest win at Southwell in March. Tenth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Beverley (7.4f, good) 8 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 245160

(14)

Gobi Sunset¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 63| C| D

17/2

Course winner. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.1f, good, 11/4) 11 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 607303

(5)

Pembrokeshire¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 61| D

17/2

Creditable 3¼ lengths third of 7 to Zebra Star in handicap (11/2) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Not the easiest to predict.

Form: 6-65803

(2)

Bulls Aye^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: I Jardine| OR: 60| D

33/1

Unreliable type. Last of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 11/1) 18 days ago, very slowly away. Has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 351-799

(13)

Darbucks¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Davies| T: C N Kellett| OR: 59| D

5/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Worth considering.

Form: 422D5-3

(4)

Zebra Star^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 58| CD

6/1

Won 7-runner handicap (11/2) at this C&D (good) 12 days ago. Remains fairly treated and could get involved once again.

Form: 46954-1

(1)

Homer Stokes¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 57| D

14/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.1f, good, 10/1) 11 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 597384

(12)

Sound Of Iona¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 51| C

28/1

Course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 11/1) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 8-86708

(8)

Desert Dream³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-6| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: S Spencer| OR: 48| D

18/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 12/1) 34 days ago, never nearer. Step back up in trip will suit and he could make his presence felt.

Form: 23/65-55

(6)

Bloomin Robbery²³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Richard Oliver| T: R M Smith| OR: 45

100/1

125/1, last of 20 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 484500-

Non-Runners

(9)

Ballyare¹⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

Highfield Viking (3/1), Darbucks (5/1), Classy Al (5/1), Zebra Star (6/1), Pembrokeshire (17/2), Gobi Sunset (17/2), Ballyare (12/1), Homer Stokes (14/1), Desert Dream (18/1), Monhammer (25/1), Laura's Breeze (28/1), Sound Of Iona (28/1), Bulls Aye (33/1), Bloomin Robbery (100/1)

HIGHFIELD VIKING shaped as if still in top form when well supported at Catterick last time and, with this stiffer track in his favour, he's the one to side with down in grade. Zebra Star is a definite player having made a winning return over C&D and Darbucks is likely to be on the premises after shaping well at Doncaster recently.