16:05 Ayr

Monday 21 July 2025

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Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 1m 42.05s

(6)

Forest Caper¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| BF

5/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 8 in novice (13/8) at Thirsk (8f, good) 19 days ago. Makes handicap debut and a potentially improver.

Form: 323

(4)

Hale End^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 74| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 23 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 763025

(5)

Boy Douglas²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 72| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Creditable third of 6 in handicap (6/1) at Pontefract (8f, good to firm) 21 days ago.

Form: 839-703

(1)

Pisanello²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72| D

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 20/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 7-38680

(7)

Izzari¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 70| D

6/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in April. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap (12/1) at Carlisle (9f, heavy) 16 days ago.

Form: 17-1838

(9)

Quiet Resolve¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70| D

9/1

14/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Expected to be bang there dropping in class.

Form: 238546

(3)

Close Connection²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 67

66/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Newcastle (8f) 24 days ago.

Form: 08/197-0

(12)

Penelope's Sister⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 61| CD

11/4

Evens, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 7 days ago, pushed out. Player under a penalty.

Form: 715331

(2)

Harswell Duke¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: L Bailey| OR: 65| D

14/1

Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 59-2425

(11)

Yellow Pages^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: R M Smith| OR: 63

125/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.2f, good to soft, 100/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 39258-9

Non-Runners

(10)

Bowood²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: I Furtado J: D Allan

(8)

Shaladar¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: K A Ryan J: S A Gray

Forecasts

Forest Caper (5/2), Penelope's Sister (11/4), Izzari (6/1), Boy Douglas (13/2), Hale End (13/2), Bowood (13/2), Quiet Resolve (9/1), Shaladar (12/1), Harswell Duke (14/1), Pisanello (25/1), Close Connection (66/1), Yellow Pages (125/1)

A chance is taken on QUIET RESOLVE, who's on a career-low mark dropping in class. Recent C&D winner Penelope's Sister is an obvious threat under a penalty, while Forest Caper looks an interesting handicap debutant.