17:05 Ayr

Tuesday 30 September 2025

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Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 3m 27.56s

(1)

Makaiah³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: O McSweeney| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 64

9/1

Winner at Navan in May. 10/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (14.5f, good) 39 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 192466

(7)

Churchwarden^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

15/2

Fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (1½m, good to soft, 18/1) 21 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Chance on old form.

Form: 57-0470

(8)

Ebendi^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: A Wilson| OR: 59

250/1

Last of 5 in handicap at Newcastle (2m, 125/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 025/7-55

(3)

Ebony Maw^p,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 59| CD

5/1

Winless in 2025 but he shaped well when third of 14 at Hamilton (13f, good to soft) at the start of this month, faring best of those ridden prominently. Ran poorly in first-time blinkers behind Just Dottie here since but can fare much better with cheekpieces back on now. Won this last year.

Form: 533839

(6)

Just Dottie¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: D Allan| T: R M Smith| OR: 58| C

11/10

Doubled over hurdles at Perth in the spring and made a successful start to her handicap career in this sphere when seeing off 12 rivals over 13f here (soft) 11 days ago. Unexposed on the Flat and should go well again.

Form: 75/41

(5)

Young Merlin^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: R Menzies| OR: 58| D

6/1

Creditable third of 7 in handicap (7/2) at Pontefract (17f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 3226-23

(2)

Spooky Wooky²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Elliott| T: S G West| OR: 63

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in novice at Southwell (11f, 125/1) 28 days ago, not ideally placed. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut from a mark which demands improvement.

Form: 547

(9)

Aighear⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 6 in handicap (17/2) at Hamilton (1½m, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 200853

(4)

Captious Cantor¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J Fanning| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 50

14/1

Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (1½m, soft, 9/1) 15 days ago. Longer trip here should suit her.

Form: 853384

Forecasts

Just Dottie (11/10), Ebony Maw (5/1), Young Merlin (6/1), Churchwarden (15/2), Makaiah (9/1), Aighear (14/1), Captious Cantor (14/1), Spooky Wooky (50/1), Ebendi (250/1)

EBONY MAW is taken to bounce back quickly from a lesser effort behind the re-opposing Just Dottie at the Western meeting and land this for a second year running. R Mike Smith's mare is unexposed on the Flat and a 6 lb rise shouldn't prevent another prominent showing from her. Captious Cantor shapes as if this longer trip could suit her and is also shortlisted along with Makaiah.