Saturday 20th April

Ayr 1.15 Plenty of these want soft/Heavy ground and I doubt it is going to be that with the weather taking a turn for the better. One that will be suited to drying ground is Persian Time who did seem a different animal to the one that ran back in January when scoring at Kempton last time out. Advised Bet Persian Time 1pt win @ 11’2

Newbury 1.30 A race that should be dominated by the first three in the betting , the prices are about right this evening ; so nothing stands out as a bet

Ayr 1.50 Sharjah is the undoubted class angle , but going up to 3m at this stage of his career looks an odd move. The rest are pretty much of a muchness so its a race to swerve bet wise for me

Newbury 2.05 A small field graded race and one in which any of the runners could really take a hand with the market very condensed and giving nothing away this evening its a race just to watch

Ayr 2.25 L’Eau du Sud currently heads the betting at a shortish 7’2 given the strength of the opposition & I would not be confident nailing my colours to any of the other runners given the open looking nature of this contest

Newbury 2.40 The ones to the fore of this market have potential rather than form substance and as such I would prefer going with one in the shape of Son who tackled very good opposition in Graded company last season and this drop back in trip could be ideal given his front running style. Advised Bet 1pt ew Son 9’1 / 17’2 firms offering 4 places

Ayr 3.00 Willie Mullins has a strong hand with his three runners but some of the contenders further down the weights catch the eye. Czech Her Out returned from a break with a staying-on third here last month and with last year’s wins having come over 3m. Confidence in her chance will increase the more the ground dries out too. Advised Bet Czech Her Out 1/2 pt ew @ 25’1/ 20’1 firms offering 4 places

Newbury 3.15 Godwinson has been absent for a while but when last seen was only about 5l behind a subsequent Group 1 winner. The selection is open to further progress back on turf and should do well in handicaps this season. Advised Bet Godwinson 1/2 pt ew @ 10’1 / 9’1 firms offering 5 places

Ayr 3.35 Git Maker’s form is a bit of a standout somewhat given the form from Cheltenham , the make has been more or less left unchanged ; has never been further than that big-race second over 3m2f but has had entries in major staying handicaps and may well be suited by today’s test. Advised Bet Git Maker 3/4 pt ew @ 13’2 firms offering 6 places