SUN HILL can build on an eye-catching run at Thirsk last time to lift the Signsafe Traffic Handicap (Div I) (4.10) at Ayr.
Mick and David Easterby’s son of Dabirsim failed to trouble the judge on his first starts in novice stakes at Ayr, York and Nottingham. The handicapper gave Sun Hill a mark of 59 as a result, and there was enough on the three-year-old’s debut in the sphere in James Herriot country 20 days ago to make him of interest here.
Ridden as today by Jo Mason, my selection took a keen hold at the back of the field before being asked to improve with three furlongs of the mile remaining.
The way he came home in the closing stages to take third, beaten two and three-quarter lengths, to Ravenglass promised much for the short term. Competing from the same rating, Sun Hill can score at the fifth attempt here.
At Yarmouth, APHELIOS is fancied to continue a fruitful campaign by beating nine opponents for the National Horseracing Museum Supported By ARC Handicap (5.05).
Kodiac’s son, unraced at two, has yet to finish out of the first three in eight outings in 2022 and gets the vote to go one better after a neck defeat at York last time out.
Thursday racing tips
AYR
1.20 BALTIC VOYAGE
1.50 HI ROYAL
2.25 NEVER DARK
3.00 AL MUBHIR
3.35 MISTY DANCER
4.10 SUN HILL (NAP)
4.45 SHIMMERING SANDS
5.20 MONHAMMER
YARMOUTH
1.35 PLANTATREE
2.10 GLENFINNAN
2.45 ANANDA
3.20 NAMMOS
3.55 BOSS POWER
4.30 PLACATED
5.05 APHELIOS (NB)
5.35 MAOKAI
PONTEFRACT
1.42 MAGICAL EFFECT
2.17 REZ
2.52 HOBSON POINT
3.27 COLINTON
4.02 ANOTHER ROMANCE
4.37 DEREHAM
5.10 FIRTH OF CLYDE
5.40 MANGO BOY
CHELMSFORD CITY
5.00 SIR RODNEYREDBLOOD
5.30 CHARTWELL HOUSE
6.00 RADIO GOO GOO
6.30 SENOR POCKETS
7.00 AYR HARBOUR
7.30 GORDONS AURA
8.00 BANKAWI
8.30 TRAVESURAS
NEWCASTLE
5.45 TRINITY GIRL
6.15 GEREMIA
6.45 MENAI BRIDGE
7.15 DESERT LAND
7.45 YACOWLEF
8.15 BADRI
8.45 FAUSTUS
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