15:05 Ayr

Monday 31 July 2023

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Staycations At Western House Hotel Handicap

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 1m 15.44s

(5)

Elladora^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 65| BF| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Latest win at Hamilton in May. 5/2, 3½ lengths eighth of 12 to See My Baby Jive in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago, ridden too aggressively.

Form: 612428

(3)

Kats Bob^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 64| C| D

7/4

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 22/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at York (6f, good) 3 days ago but this is more his level.

Form: 5-88529

(4)

Caribbean Sunset²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 60| D

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 4/1, creditable length third of 10 to See My Baby Jive in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 21 days ago. In the mix again.

Form: 454333

(2)

See My Baby Jive^b⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: D W Whillans| OR: 51| CD

3/1

Has been transformed by blinkers and is bidding to win over C&D for the fourth successive Monday. Effectively running off only 2 lb higher than the mark she defied 7 days ago and the one to beat again.

Form: 4-56111

(6)

Doon The Glen¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 52

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, fifth of 11 in novice at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Improvement needed but he is much less exposed than most of these.

Form: 065

(1)

Zegos Surprise^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 45

15/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. 7/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 547952

(8)

Oriental Lilly^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago. Losing run stands at 29.

Form: 850485

(9)

Bloomin Robbery⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 47

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving John Quinn when creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (50/1) at this course (5f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 74484

Non-Runners

(10)

Thaki²³

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: K Scott J: Hollie Doyle

(7)

Huraiz⁷

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Ewan Whillans J: Rowan Scott

(11)

Nazca⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Kats Bob (7/4), See My Baby Jive (3/1), Elladora (4/1), Caribbean Sunset (6/1), Zegos Surprise (15/2), Thaki (12/1), Doon The Glen (20/1), Huraiz (25/1), Oriental Lilly (33/1), Bloomin Robbery (40/1), Nazca (100/1)

SEE MY BABY JIVE hasn't looked back since blinkers have been applied and can complete a quickfire C&D 4-timer. Carribean Sunset, third to the selection here 3 weeks ago, is second choice ahead of Katie Scott pair Thaki, the mount of Hollie Doyle, and Elladora.

Previous Winners

2022

Little Muddy

Weight: 9-12 |Age: 6

J: D Swift | T: S Spencer

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00