Ayr 4.05 - Handicap - Class 5 - 7 furlongs - 12 run - Good

 

YASSER @ 4/1 for Jim Goldie may be some "win" value having had a run and I would not put you off a small side bet at around 4/1.

 

Starliner arrives fit but best form has been on the AW tracks, and my 3rd best e/w rated is Keep Warm @ 12/1, a winner as a 2 year old who trod water last season, Mick Easterby's now 4 year old can be winning races for sure this season but may just need this run, one I will TRACK forwards.

 

My pair of confident e/w pokes are RED MIRAGE who is usually best caught fresh and who won off a mark of 77 on seasonal debut last season, runs off 74 here and COUNT PALATINE who has had a turf run already has Distance wins off marks of 67 and 73 last season and runs here off a mark of 74. (North)

 

Windsor 6.30 - Handicap - Class 4 - 1 mile 2 furlongs - 13 run - Good to Firm

 

Promethean ran well in the Spring mIle but may find this track less suitable and to date has failed to see home 10 furlongs strongly, so is opposable. Expert Witness and Dancing in Paris would both be strong fancies on pure form analysis but both may just struggle off a likely fast pace on the Good to Firm ground to stay in touch early. First Officer won this race last season off a mark of 76 with a 7lbs Claim, runs off 79 here with no Claim and I'm not at all sure Good to Firm will suit. 

 

My top pair are quite speculative but confident tips , FAST STEPS has a Course and Distance win off a mark of 76, a place off a mark of 77 and runs off 78 here and was runner up on seasonal debut last season so can be readied early. MORCAR is too big a price for a Hannon horse here in an handicap race and also has decent back form to suggest this Course and Distance winner off marks of 72 and 73, running off 78 with a good 3lbs Claimer with a run to boot, can be very competitive here. (RJ)

 

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