Osteopathic Remedy for Ayr punters

tips: Soft ground and Ebor-winning pilot Adam McNamara add to chances

OSTEOPATHIC REMEDY is taken to do the business in the Racing UK.com/ HD Training Series Apprentice Handicap at Ayr.

The soft-ground-loving 12-year-old has not won for an age but is handicapped accordingly.

Osteopathic Remedy also demonstrated at Carlisle last time that the fires still flicker brightly after he chased home Jordan James.

Michael Dods’ inmate has gone up 2lb.

However, he is still rated considerably lower than when he last hit the target in August 2014.

These races are often settled by which apprentice rider has the most wherewithal, so it is reassuring to see Ebor-winning pilot Adam McNamara at the helm.

It could be a good day for Dods as stablemate DARK COMMAND has a good chance to finally end a maddening sequence of results when he rocks up in the Racing UK Day Pass Just £10 Handicap.

The three-year-old gelding has hit the frame seven times in 15 careers, yet he is annoyingly still a maiden.

He has shown up reasonably well of late over seven and a mile, but fallen short of getting his nose in front.

The blinkers and an eyeshield should hopefully keep him on the straight and narrow in what is not a good race by any stretch of the imagination.

The meeting must pass a precautionary inspection at 7am.

Officials described the going as heavy after 4mm of rain overnight on Sunday, while another 4mm fell in the space of an hour yesterday.

With further rain forecast, an early check of conditions was deemed necessary.

Likely prospects at Sedgefield include SAFARI JOURNEY in the Shepley Handicap Chase.

SELECTIONS:.

AYR: 1.40 Equity, 2.10 Dark Command, 2.40 Rock On Bollinski, 3.15 Tres Coronas, 3.50 Munjally, 4.25 Goninodaethat, 5.00 Tiger Jim, 5.30 OSTEOPATHIC REMEDY (NAP).

SEDGEFIELD: 2.00 Mixboy, 2.30 Top Of The Glas, 3.05 Venue, 3.40 Safari Journey, 4.15 Theatre Act, 4.50 Irish Roe.

DOUBLE: Osteopathic Remedy and Dark Command.