October 01 / 17.05 Ayr

17.05

Good

Livescore Bet Handicap

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 1m 7f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 6 runners
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Livescore Bet Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 123425 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Seemingly aided by a tongue-tie this spring/summer, most notably when winning here (1m5f, good) in April; ought to have been well suited by the heavy ground when only fifth at Hamilton (1m5f) last month, though, and needs to up his game today.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

1

(5)

6th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 217y

Class 6

15:42 Musselburgh

Ebony Maw

10st 2lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Ewan Whillans

Four of his five wins have come in the autumn, latterly at his beloved Ayr early last month; has never been the most consistent, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him bounce back from his latest blowout, but others seem more likely.

10/1

7th

1

(5)

6th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 217y

Class 6

15:42 Musselburgh

Ebony Maw

10st 2lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Ewan Whillans

Four of his five wins have come in the autumn, latterly at his beloved Ayr early last month; has never been the most consistent, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him bounce back from his latest blowout, but others seem more likely.

10/1

12th

11

(10)

24th Oct 2024

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:48 Nottingham

Ebony Maw

9st 6lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Ewan Whillans

midfield, headway 6f out, switched to centre 4f out, weakened from 2f out

11/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 588

Last run: 75 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Unexposed 3yo; unable to land a significant blow in three maiden/novice races this summer (1m2f-1m4f) but has much better chance to get competitive in this low-grade handicap and the new trip may unlock improvement.
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6th

2

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

12:55 Warwick

Catalan King

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alex Hales

in touch with leaders, slow jump 4th, hit 5th, outpaced 3 out, lost touch before 2 out, tailed off

100/1

6th

2

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

12:55 Warwick

Catalan King

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alex Hales

in touch with leaders, slow jump 4th, hit 5th, outpaced 3 out, lost touch before 2 out, tailed off

100/1

9th

3

20th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:05 Warwick

Catalan King

11st 0lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

Ordinary maiden on Flat for previous yard; jumped inadequately and beaten long way at Wetherby on the switch to hurdles; opposed.

50/1

2/1

Form: 725813

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Collected fairly good prize when opening account at Musselburgh (2m2f, good) in August and has been placed off his new mark since; drops in grade here and might still have more improvement to come; good chance.
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3rd

4

(4)

1st Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Ayr

Trojan Sun

9st 8lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Collected fairly good prize when opening account at Musselburgh (2m2f, good) in August and has been placed off his new mark since; drops in grade here and might still have more improvement to come; good chance.

2/1

3rd

9

(10)

13th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 5

15:50 Chester

Trojan Sun

9st 3lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Not proven on softer than good; wore cheekpieces last two outings; big change in tactics when always prominent at Musselburgh (2m2f) 16 days ago and it resulted in him getting off the mark at the seventh attempt, by a head under 5lb claimer; up just 2lb and might have more to give now that more use is being made of his stamina.

7/1

9

(1)

28th Aug 2024

Good

2m 2f 28y

Class 4

16:05 Musselburgh

Trojan Sun

8st 4lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: Jim Goldie

Six-race maiden; ran his best race when staying on into second of seven late in the day on handicap debut over C&D (ridden by Amie Waugh) in early July; flopped back here next time but 4l eighth at Carlisle in first-time cheekpieces gave a little renewed hope; 2lb out of the handicap.

20/1

OUR TIP

9/2

Form: 541983 C

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Multiple course winner, most recently over 1m2f in August; not one to rely upon heavily but posted sound effort when placed in slightly higher grade here (1m5f, good) last week and should be fine over today's trip.
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8th

9

(5)

6th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 2y

Class 5

13:35 Musselburgh

Glasses Up

8st 6lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: R Mike Smith

led narrowly on outer, headed and raced in second 6f out, weakened over 2f out

14/1

8th

9

(5)

6th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 2y

Class 5

13:35 Musselburgh

Glasses Up

8st 6lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: R Mike Smith

led narrowly on outer, headed and raced in second 6f out, weakened over 2f out

14/1

4th

9

(9)

29th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:00 Newcastle (AW)

Glasses Up

8st 11lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: R Mike Smith

led, headed over 2f out, no extra final 110yds

14/1

4/1

Form: 25334

Last run: 87 days

W: 10st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 4yo who looked suited by the step up to 1m6f when keeping-on fourth at Nottingham (good) three months ago, his second handicap; not seen again since but could still have a bigger run in him.
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9th

1

(1)

29th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

14:25 Southwell (AW)

Yurinov

9st 9lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Philip Kirby

midfield, brief headway over 1f out, soon weakened

8/1

9th

1

(1)

29th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

14:25 Southwell (AW)

Yurinov

9st 9lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Philip Kirby

Didn't go on for David O'Meara before being sold for 3,500gns; not much expected ahead of his AW debut (C&D) for new connections recently but shaped well at a big price and that gave something to build on.

8/1

4th

7

(4)

10th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Yurinov

9st 8lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Philip Kirby

Six-race maiden who didn't go on for David O'Meara and ended his time with that yard with a poor effort at Ayr (1m7f, good) in October; changed hands for 3,500gns later that month and makes his stable/AW debut after ten weeks off; only of interest if backed.

20/1

Form: 676233

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
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6th

5

(6)

24th Feb 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

18:05 Southwell (AW)

Normandy Vista

8st 11lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Charlie Johnston

in touch with leaders on outer

4/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £23.10
Straight Forecast £21.77
Trifecta £83.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Trojan Sun

The Times:

Yurinov

Daily Mail:

Catalan King

The Star:

Normandy Vista

RP RATINGS:

Glasses Up

The Sun:

Catalan King

POSTDATA:

Trojan Sun

Telegraph:

Trojan Sun

The Guardian:

Trojan Sun

Daily Record:

Trojan Sun

D Express:

Yurinov

Daily Mirror:

Yurinov