Book Scottish Sun Ladies Night Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

15:40

Book Scottish Sun Ladies Night Handicap

Date 2023-07-31

Distance 7f50y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,574

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (2)	Gainsbourg Bay J:Jason Hart T:Daragh Bourke	J:Jason Hart T:Daragh Bourke	136	b	-88081	72	86	52	7d	—	—	-7	25.5	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Won over 1m here last Monday and he's respected under a penalty on this drop back in trip
6 (4)	Classy Al Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	135	h	2-3820	71	83	75	21d	—	—	-6	14.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Not easy to predict but he went close over C&D on his penultimate run and is in the mix
NR (8)	Novak Grey J:William Pyle(7) T:Iain Jardine	J:William Pyle(7) T:Iain Jardine	141	—	222111	77	87	76	37d	—	—	+18	37	0.50/1	3 33%
Completed a hat-trick when scoring here last time; big player back up in trip
7 (3)	Black Friday Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	132	—	276649	68	86	76	14d	—	—	-9	9.9	0.88/1	7/2 22%
On dangerous mark but was only ninth here last time and losing run is now up to 20
9 (9)	American Affair Bay J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	J:Amie Waugh(5) T:Jim Goldie	125	—	651640	68	81	70	14d	—	—	-2	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won a 7f novice in May but has been well held in three handicaps since
8 (1)	Burning The Bails Bay J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:R Mike Smith	J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:R Mike Smith	128	p	-63628	71	81	69	16d	—	—	+5	11.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Six-race maiden who has not progressed and was out the back on his handicap/stable debut
1 (5)	Kalganov Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:David Omeara	J:Mark Winn(3) T:David Omeara	142	t	340-77	78	75	43	58d	—	—	+4	8.1	5.25/1	22 5%
Has struggled for current yard and needs to turn things around after wind surgery
3 (6)	Irish Flame Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	140	p	51-558	76	76	13	7d	—	—	+4	7.5	6.00/1	25 4%
Has been disappointing since his Newcastle win and has something to prove; headgear added
4 (7)	Maraakiz Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Linda Perratt	J:Cam Hardie T:Linda Perratt	139	—	/4430/	75	76	-	683d	—	—	+7	8.8	19.75/1	80 1%
Tailed off in final run in 2021 and has been on the sidelines since; can only be watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gainsbourg	13/8	13/8	7/4	7/4	7/4
Classy Al	3	3	11/4	3	11/4
Novak	3	3	3	3	3
Black Friday	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
American Affair	13/2	6	11/2	6	6
Burning The Bails	14	12	12	12	12
Kalganov	22	20	22	22	20
Irish Flame	25	22	25	25	25
Maraakiz	80	66	66	66	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Novak

OR: 6.8 Form: 24.5 Odds: 5.7

2nd

Gainsbourg

25.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Classy Al

14.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Burning The Bails

11.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1.7

American Affair

11.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Black Friday

9.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Maraakiz

8.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

Kalganov

8.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Irish Flame

7.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kalganov	78	75	43
Novak	77	87	76
Irish Flame	76	76	13
Maraakiz	75	76	—
Gainsbourg	72	86	52
Classy Al	71	83	75
Burning The Bails	71	81	69
Black Friday	68	86	76
American Affair	68	81	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gainsbourg	7d ago	Quick return
Irish Flame	7d ago	Quick return
Black Friday	14d ago	Fit
American Affair	14d ago	Fit
Burning The Bails	16d ago	Fit
Classy Al	21d ago	Fit
Novak	37d ago	Fit
Kalganov	58d ago	Fresh
Maraakiz	683d ago	Long break