18:55 Ayr

Saturday 22 June 2024

All16:1016:4517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:55

3B Crane Hire 10th Anniversary Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 1m 10.19s

(3)

Be Proud^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 77| CD

4/1

33/1, last of 15 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Now 1 lb lower than for his C&D success during the autumn and this represents a drop in class.

Form: 90-6360

(7)

The Caltonian^b³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: D C Costello| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 77| D

22/1

Latest win at Newcastle in January. Last of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 39 days ago. 0-11 on turf and he's readily passed over.

Form: 1282B6

(1)

Zaman Jemil²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D Nolan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 75| D

17/2

Eighteenth of 21 in handicap at York (6f, good, 100/1) 28 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 5-68000

(9)

Classy Al³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 71| CD

3/1

Unreliable type. 9/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (5f, good to firm) 31 days ago, very slowly away. Up 4 lb and, moreover, Paul Mulrennan prefers Be Proud.

Form: 44-3661

(4)

Cavalier Approach^b1⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Phil Dennis| T: E Bethell| OR: 69| BF| D

8/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap (13/8) at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and he will be a threat if the new headgear has the desired effect.

Form: 1618-74

(6)

Black Friday²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 67| CD

11/1

Three-time C&D winner. 10/3, fourth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, soft) 24 days ago. Back down in trip and he's a very solid each-way candidate.

Form: 536-434

(5)

B Associates¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| C| D

11/2

Course winner. 20/1, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 12 days ago. Remains feasibly treated back up 4 lb and should make his presence felt.

Form: 7-05081

(10)

American Star^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 66| D

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 12 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 09-0076

(8)

Ahamoment¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: T D Barron| OR: 66| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Newcastle in January. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (6.9f, good to soft, 8/1) 12 days ago, not knocked about. Others preferred.

Form: 03-1068

(2)

Havana Rose²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 65| D

16/1

20/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Opposable from a win perspective.

Form: 60-3306

Forecasts

Classy Al (3/1), Be Proud (4/1), B Associates (11/2), Cavalier Approach (8/1), Zaman Jemil (17/2), Ahamoment (10/1), Black Friday (11/1), American Star (14/1), Havana Rose (16/1), The Caltonian (22/1)

Down in the weights and eased in class, BE PROUD could be the way to go. He hasn't fired the last twice but shaped well on his first two starts of the campaign and is now 1 lb lower compared to when striking here towards the end of last season. Cavalier Approach and Black Friday may emerge as the main threats, for all that last-time-out winners B Associates and Classy Al will have their supporters.