17:50 Ayr

Tuesday 14 July 2020

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Scotty Brand Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 1m 28.86s

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(3)

Right Action²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 81| D

9/2

Always handy and stayed on well to win at Thirsk 7f three weeks ago off 6lb lower. Usually wins a couple a season but may find one or two too good here off his revised rating.

Form: 7070-31

(6)

Amplification^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 80| D

5/1

Ran better than finishing position suggests when five-length 8th at Thirsk last time over 1m. Drop back in trip will suit and with yard hitting form makes some appeal off 2lb lower mark.

Form: 46/2-208

(1)

Nubough²⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 78

22/1

6f Chelmsford scorer in January 2019 for Charles Hills but not seen for current yard after two poor runs last autumn. 2lb lower for this return and has gone well fresh in the past but has a few questions to answer.

Form: 342489-

(2)

Prompting¹⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| BF| D

5/2

Never out of the first three in five runs for Olly Murphy, including winnng Wolverhampton 7f novice stakes in January. Not seen since neck second in Kempton 1m h'cap in February off 5lb lower and makes debut for new yard. Unexposed.

Form: 32-132

(9)

Gometra Ginty^p²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 77| D

9/1

First-time cheekpieces did the trick when winning at Musselburgh 1m h'cap last September and not disgraced off 6lb higher when fourth on soft ground back there time after. Has 273-day absence to overcome but won first time out last season.

Form: 736614-

(8)

Glengarry²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: Julia Brooke| OR: 77| D

33/1

Won three for Keith Dalgleish prior to being sold last autumn to current connections for 5,000gns. Didn't show much and hung right final furlong on first run since at Thirsk three weeks ago and others make more appeal.

Form: 14908-0

(11)

Black Friday²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 76| D

22/1

Only success came when scoring easily in soft ground at Musselburgh 7f last October for Karen McLintock off 69 and makes debut here for new yard after 221 days off. Will probably improve for the outing.

Form: 256140-

(7)

Erich Bloch³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 75

11/2

6f Naas winner as a juvenile for Ger Lyons and joined current yard last month prior to promising third of 12 over extended 7f in h'cap at Beverley. Runs off same mark and may well get involved, especially if there is a strong pace up front.

Form: 1/5000-3

(4)

Tommy G²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: K Stott| T: J S Goldie| OR: 71| CD

11/2

Three-time C&D winner who looked as though he'd come on for the outing when well beaten on seasonal return at Hamilton over inadequte 5f last month. Down 2lb since that run and now 5lb lower than his last C&D win.

Form: 87050-9

Non-Runners

(10)

Hajjam²²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: L Bailey J: Rowan Scott

(5)

Jackhammer¹⁶

Weight: 8-11| Age: 6

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Prompting (5/2), Right Action (9/2), Amplification (5/1), Tommy G (11/2), Erich Bloch (11/2), Jackhammer (8/1), Gometra Ginty (9/1), Hajjam (16/1), Black Friday (22/1), Nubough (22/1), Glengarry (33/1)

Now that his yard has clicked into gear, AMPLIFICATION is fancied to return to winning ways having run a fair enough race first time out this season at Redcar. He'll be straighter for that outing and can have two many guns for top weight and recent Thirsk scorer Right Action. Erich Bloch caught the eye on his first run for new conenctions when staying on well to be third at Beverley and rates a danger, as too does Tommy G who was always going to find 5f too sharp on his return and this is more his bag. Any market support for Prompting would be interesting as he makes his return to the fray.