Ayr Sat 20/9/08

[fintron]

Ayr 2.50 Underworld will probably be dangerous hailing from the Mark Johnston yard and with some decent handicap form of late. However, its uncertain he will go on bottomless ground, something that cannot be said for Ted Barron's Zero Tolerance. The latter loves a slog in mud and has repeatedly shown a liking for soft ground throughout his career. Last year he was winning races of marks off 100+ and has carried that form into the current campain where he has made the frame in all of his five starts. He won at Haydock last month to gain compensation for two head defeats at Beverley and the Curragh, and ran well enough off a 1 lb lower mark at the Curragh LTO when finishing 3rd. He remains on a decent mark relative to those he was winning off last year and recent runs suggest he's held his form. 9/4 is short enough but doubling up with Gallagher.

[Tedthewolf]

AYR~Sat 20/9/08 In the Gold Cup Thread i have put up RIVER FALCON at 20's and i think it has a big shout e/w but only 12's now. I noticed Tish put a big outsider up last night i also have it backed and fancy it e/w the horse is RAPTOR still available at 50's. Yesterday Silver cup winning trainer said you need a 7f horse to get 6f in the mud here. It has done most of its running over 7f and 8f but has won at 6f and on its only other run over it was a close 2nd in a decent race in Ireland. Started off in Germany winning his first 3 starts. Will love the ground. His only win in this country was a three runner affair at Yarmouth BUT his trainer said after the race that he thought there was a good handicap in him and could find success at listed level thats a pretty bold statement. The one thing that has stopped me making this my bbotd is the draw i think low numbers are best but even a high draw would have been better. Still as Tish pointed out it is over priced and is a massive 70.00 on BF.