Plumpton is off but Matt Brocklebank has the Monday best bets for Ayr and Wolverhampton.
Monday selections
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- SENOR LOMBARDY - 2.25 Ayr to place (4 places)
- PARK ANNONCIADE - 4.35 Ayr to win
- HERKEIOS - 8.00 Wolverhampton to place (4 places)
SOLE SOLUTION - 3.15 Plumpton (ABANDONED)
PARK ANNONCIADE - 4.35 Ayr
Stuart Crawford is well represented at Ayr and PARK ANNONCIADE could be the one to be on in the Livescore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle. He won at this course in November 2023 before following up at Haydock later that month. The latter success came off a rating of 114 and he's back down to precisely that mark again and returns to this venue following a promise third over course and distance last month. Everything looks in place for a big run, especially as he's taking a slight dip in class on Monday.
HERKEIOS - 8.00 Wolverhampton
HERKEIOS doesn't have an ideal draw, it must be said, but he looks to be starting out for his new trainer on a workable mark based on last month's improved effort upped to a mile for the first time at Lingfield. He goes without the blinkers (applied for first time that day) here but he's open to further improvement after just the five lifetime starts and it wouldn't be a surprise to see the horse revert to prominent tactics if he can get out and across early on, seeing as there aren't many in here who tend to get on with it. A decent early sit could see the three-year-old get off the mark.
Tuesday selections
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MY PORTIA - 3.00 Catterick (NAP)
The last season or so has been fairly quiet for Laura Morgan but J'Ai Froid provided the yard with a welcome winner on Saturday and MY PORTIA can provide the stable with another. An easy winner at Market Rasen, My Portia was going well enough in front last time only for a bad mistake to knock the stuffing out of her. She's turned out relatively quickly at a course that has been a happy hunting ground for Morgan and should suit this keen-going mare ideally if Brian Hughes can get her into a good jumping rhythm.
JUMPER MADRIK - 2.45 Leicester
Transformed by the switch to chasing in handicap company, JUMPER MADRIK has made light work of winning here and at Wetherby and looks more than capable of keeping pace with the handicapper who has raised his mark by 7lbs. He's up another quarter of a mile in trip and could conceivably improve for it given his power-packed finish in Yorkshire.
STAR TIME - 8.00 Wolverhampton
For whatever reason, it didn't happen for STAR TIME at Lingfield with the jockey suggesting he may not have appreciated racing downhill. He was progressive on the level prior to his hurdles debut on his penultimate start though, winning (dead-heat) over C&D (third and fourth have both won twice since) to supplement a maiden win at Yarmouth while he also finished second here on debut at 33/1. The domain of Dunstall Park clearly holds no fears for Star Time and he's taken to resume his progress returned to this venue.
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