WITHOUT FLAW and Warren Fentiman should be hard to stop in the Mickski And Jimbob 60th Birthday Handicap (6.50) at Beverley today.
Tina Jackson’s daughter of Too Darn Hot embarked on a losing run of 20 after gaining a first career win in a six-furlong handicap at Ffos Las for Archie Watson in July 2023,
But, having her second start at Beverley, my selection ended the barren spell against 10 opponents over this evening’s course and distance last Tuesday.
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Sent off at 4-1 and ridden by Joanna Mason, Without Flaw led inside the final furlong and motored up the hill to the finish to beat Lady of The Garr by a length and a half.
Rising star Fentiman’s 5lb claim will come in very handy for Without Flaw’s bid to shrug aside a 5lb penalty and, although she has softer ground to contend with, there was plenty of juice underfoot when she scored at Ffos Las two summers ago.
At Ayr, SOUTH ROAD gets the vote to follow up a last-time-out course-and-distance score in the Dream Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap (2.30).
Lucinda Russell’s three-year-old was having just her second outing in handicaps and her sixth overall when accounting for Baby Rover by three-quarters of a length, so should have the improvement up her sleeve to overcome a 3lb rise in the weights.
Monday's selections
AYR
2.00 THESECRETADVERSARY
2.30 SOUTH ROAD (NB)
3.00 DARBUCKS
3.30 MAGIC BASMA
4.05 FOREST CAPER
4.40 SOPHIESTICATE
5.15 ATOMIC MASS
CARTMEL
1.42 LIGHTENING COMPANY
2.12 SECRET SECRET
2.42 RIOJA ALTA
3.12 JENTOBELLO
3.45 BAREBACK JACK
4.20 PUDDLESINTHEPARK
4.50 DEFENCE WITNESS
WINDSOR
5.10 LUMINARE
5.40 GWEN JOHN
6.10 PRINCESS BILLYBOY
6.40 SHUMUS
7.10 EXPERT AGENT
7.40 AZANIYA
8.10 CATHEDRAL PEAK
8.40 JOYCEAN WAY
BEVERLEY
6.20 VICTOR CEE
6.50 WITHOUT FLAW (NAP)
7.20 CAPITAL GUARANTEE
7.50 WOODRAFFF
8.20 RECOBELLA
8.50 MILTEYE
DOUBLE: WITHOUT FLAW and SOUTH ROAD
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