15:00 Ayr

Tuesday 30 September 2025

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Hogmanay Ball At Western House Hotel Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 2m 14.01s

(5)

Obito^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 82| BF| CD

7/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Very good second of 7 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm, 13/8) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there nudged up 2 lb.

Form: 164122

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(6)

Spanish Hustle⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: J S Goldie| OR: 76| D

5/1

Latest win at Hamilton in July. 11/1, good fourth of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago, running on. Must enter calculations.

Form: 121474

(2)

Cavalry Call^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane| T: R M Smith| OR: 72| D

50/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in April. Seventh of 10 in handicap (12/1) at this course (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 125887

(3)

Whiskey Pete¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 70

9/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good, 14/1) 16 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 707274

(7)

Cisco Disco¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: R M Smith| OR: 68| CD

9/4

Unreliable individual. 9/1, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this course (8f, soft) 11 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs to back it up.

Form: 545151

(4)

Detective¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: Mrs Dianne Sayer| OR: 65

25/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in July. Good second of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.1f, good to soft, 22/1) 17 days ago, suited by strong pace. Significantly up in trip and firmly in the picture.

Form: 714782

(1)

Sophiesticate¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 61| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Musselburgh in August. 11/1, eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (13.1f, soft) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Back down in trip. Shortlisted.

Form: 322158

Forecasts

Obito (7/4), Cisco Disco (9/4), Whiskey Pete (9/2), Spanish Hustle (5/1), Sophiesticate (12/1), Detective (25/1), Cavalry Call (50/1)

C&D scorer OBITO rates the pick of the weights on the back of his very good Redcar second so edges the vote from in-form pair Spanish Hustle and Whiskey Pete who can chase home David O'Meara's three-year-old in that order.