15:00 Ayr

Monday 12 August 2024

All14:2515:0015:3516:1016:4017:1517:4518:15

Christmas Parties At Western House Hotel Classified Stakes (Div 1)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 41.7s

(6)

Believe Me Now^t1³³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 49

10/1

20/1, finished well held under a change of tactics in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good to soft) 11 months ago. First run for yard after leaving A. Slattery. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 004070-

(4)

Chinese Spirit⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Returned to form when third of 6 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft, 5/1) 7 days ago. His task is to now build on that effort (has struggled for consistency).

Form: 736463

(1)

Desert Dream¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 49| D

15/2

Latest win at Redcar in May. 28/1, shaped as if back in form when fifth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 2 weeks ago, never nearer.

Form: 105635

(2)

Rebecca's Girl^v⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: Gary Rutherford| OR: 50| BF

7/1

3/1, below form sixth of 11 in minor event at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 6 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Kinirons. Visor back on.

Form: 750506

(3)

Wallaroo¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 49

9/2

14/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Should find this grade of race easier.

Form: 382666

(5)

Likleman³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: S G West| OR: 48

10/1

Followed a good run with a below-par one when tenth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 38 days ago, hampered after 2f. Others more persuasive.

Form: 565630

(9)

Rock And Royal^h¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 50| D

6/5

Proved a different proposition when winning 10-runner event on handicap debut (7/1) at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) just under 2 weeks ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Has to be taken seriously back in this grade.

Form: 879371

Non-Runners

(8)

Our Noble Lord²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: C Lee

(7)

Millbuie²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Ewan Whillans J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Rock And Royal (6/5), Wallaroo (9/2), Millbuie (6/1), Rebecca's Girl (7/1), Desert Dream (15/2), Believe Me Now (10/1), Likleman (10/1), Our Noble Lord (16/1), Chinese Spirit (28/1)

Low grade stuff but ROCK AND ROYAL proved a different proposition when scoring on handicap debut at Yarmouth recently so, now up and running, she's fancied to follow up at the expensive of Wallaroo, who seems to be ticking over at present but has his first go in classified company. Veterans Desert Dream and Chinese Spirit can fight out third.