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15:28 Ayr

Monday 28 October 2024

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Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 3.07s

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Carcaci Castle^p⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 120| D

6/1

Bounced back to his best reverted to fences when winning a 6-runner handicap at Hexham in June and shaped as if still in good form bidding to follow up when third at Cartmel (17.3f, soft) the following month, just not quite seeing things out back up in trip. Can feature on return.

Form: 23P-513

Home Free^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 119| D

10/11

Scored over hurdles in 2m heavy-ground novice at Lingfield in March and made an encouraging start over fences when second at Hexham in May. Went one better on returning from 5 months off (had wind op and tongue tied) at Uttoxeter recently and appeals as one who can rack up a sequence.

Form: 3215-21

Captain Ivan^t⁴⁶⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Craig Nichol| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 113| D

40/1

Has won 3 of his last 5 starts, following up his Southwell success with another victory at Perth (16f, good) back in June 2023. Ran respectably but looked too high in the weights when third at Worcester the following month and has switched yards ahead of his return.

Form: 413/114-

Thistle Ask^h,t⁵⁹⁸

10/1

Showed improved form when winning 9-runner novice hurdle at this course (16f, good) back in March 2023, making no mistake with any potential threats barely raising a gallop. Makes return/chase debut and watching brief advised unless the betting suggests otherwise (has had a wind op).

Form: 624271/

Rattling Road^t¹⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 106WS

7/1

Won an Irish point in April 2022. Progressed on his first 3 outings over hurdles earlier this year but proved somewhat disappointing, especially as the longer trip was expected to suit when well held at Perth (20.2f, soft) 6 months ago. Makes chase/handicap debut (has had a wind op).

Form: 51/5534-

Travail D'Orfevre^t¹⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Bruce Lynn⁽³⁾| T: N W Alexander| OR: 105| CD

9/2

Made a winning return at Carlisle (15.9f, soft) last October and proved most consistent thereafter, runner-up all bare one starts last season, including when last seen at Perth (20.1f, soft) 6 months ago. Every chance he'll be in the mix given his record fresh.

Form: 222232-

Ardera Cross²⁰⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: W Young Jnr| OR: 94| CD

40/1

Veteran who added a ninth course success to his tally over C&D in January. Similar form on 2 of his 4 starts since and ran no sort of race from 9 lb out of the handicap away from his beloved Ayr at Carlisle (15.9f, heavy) when last seen 6 months ago. Best watched.

Form: 21645P-

Forecasts

Home Free (10/11), Travail D'Orfevre (9/2), Carcaci Castle (6/1), Rattling Road (7/1), Thistle Ask (10/1), Ardera Cross (40/1), Captain Ivan (40/1)

HOME FREE opened his chase account a shade cosily at Uttoxeter earlier this month and, appealing as one who can rack up a sequence, Dan Skelton's 6-y-o is fancied to go in again at the expense of the ultra-consistent Travail d'Orfevre, who won on reappearance last season and hit the crossbar on 5 of his 6 subsequent starts. Carcaci Castle can edge out stable-switcher Captain Ivan for third.