Sunny outlook for Rainy City

RACING: Perth winner backed to shrug off 7lb weights rise for Jardine at Ayr

RAINY CITY can defy a 7lb rise in the Book The Ayrshire Magazine Noughties Racenight Handicap Chase at Ayr.

Iain Jardine’s eight-year-old swept to victory by 11 lengths at Perth two weeks ago and can follow up if he shows the same form.

DAWAALEEB can return to winning ways in the Our Monica’s 70 Reasons To Drink Champagne Handicap at Beverley.

Les Eyre’s four-year-old went to Pontefract two weeks ago on the back of a narrow success at Newcastle and looked like doubling up when he hit the front two furlongs out.

However, he was run out of it close home and had to settle for third place behind Gulf Of Poets.

Dawaaleeb remains very much unexposed after just seven career starts and looks sure to be make his presence felt once again.

LIFE FOR RENT put up an encouraging display when third to Fortunate Vision at Ripon last month after a 197day absence.

The Tim Easterby-trained threeyear-old would be an appropriate winner of the Mark Birch Memorial Handicap. The race is named after the former long-standing jockey to the Easterby stable, who died in 2016.

Life For Rent can only improve from his comeback run and should take plenty of beating.

Trainer Chris Gordon keeps the eight-year-old to that discipline for the Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap Hurdle at Kempton and that decision can pay dividends. SELECTIONS

AYR: 2.10 Top Billing, 2.45 Return Ticket, 3.20 Kennedys Field, 3.55 Miles To Milan, 4.30 Tyrell, 5.05 Bialco, 5.35 Rainy City, 6.10 Lily’s Gem.

BEVERLEY: 1.55 The Great Heir, 2.30 Big Ace, 3.05 Life For Rent, 3.40 Nature Boy, 4.15 Jacbequick, 4.50 DAWAALEEB (NAP), 5.25 Rococo, 6.00 Admiral Rooke.

DOUBLE: Dawaaleeb and Rainy City.