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AYR deserve credit for assembling an excellent cast for their Saturday fixture, with Philip Hobbs one of several southern trainers chasing some good prize-money.
Perhaps significantly, the Somerset maestro sends KAYF ADVENTURE (1.35) on the long trip north for his handicap chasing debut.
The six-year-old showed he was a promising novice recruit when recovering from a bad error to readily see off Paul Nicholls's Emerging Market at Newton Abbot. Emerging Market is fancied for a big prize at Ascot this afternoon, so the form is solid.
Cyrus Darius didn't cut much ice when last seen in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham but had earlier hacked up at Kelso on heavy ground when landing the Morebattle Hurdle.
This is his first start over fences since scraping home from Gordon Elliott's Shadow Catcher at Perth in September 2015, when not looking totally in love jumping the bigger obstacles.
Hobbs has prospects of a double, with HELLO GEORGE (2.10) holding strong claims in the 3m handicap hurdle.
The eight-year-old was last seen handing out a thrashing to Spice Fair in the Newbury mud in March. He is up 9lb and has another four furlongs to run, but Hello George could still be progressive.
The Scottish Champion Hurdle Trial Handicap Hurdle sees the reappearance of the very exciting MOUNT MEWS (3.20).
His second to Colin Tizzard's Pinhshou at Aintre in April was a stellar performance, with the likes of Moon Racer, River Wylde, The Unit and High Secret in arrears.
Mount Mews handled heavy ground when scoring at Kelso in March and he could well be capable of conceding weight to Mirsaale, Don Bersy and Gassin Golf.
THE COBBLER SWAYNE (1.00) has his first outing for Pauline Robson since a switch from Lucinda Russell.
The eight-year-old looked one to follow when beating Tom George's Ballinvarrig at Ayr back in March 2016 but things haven't quite worked out. However, The Cobbler Swayne has run well on several occasions since, has dropped in the ratings and Brian Hughes is a notable booking.
CYDERCOURT (3.50) is an interesting bumper recruit for Nigel Twiston-Davies as he is closely related to the very useful Irish Cavalier.
Recommended Bets
- Ayr 1.0 – The Cobbler Swayne 9-2 Marathonbet
- Ayr 1.35 – Kayf Adventure 11-4 Betfair
- Ayr 2.10 – Hello George 11-4 William Hill
- Ayr 3.20 – Mount Mews 5-4 Ladbrokes
- Ayr 3.50 – Clydercourt 2-1 Skybet
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