Keep Busy can outclass field in Ayr after impressing at Ascot

Keep Busy can live up to her name in style with victory in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Land O'burns Fillies' Stakes at Ayr.

John Quinn's four-year-old wasinactionondayoneofroyal Ascot when she outran odds of 50-1 to be a very honourable and close fifth behind Oxted in the Group One King's Stand Stakes.

She therefore has just seven daystogetoverthoseexertions, on good to firm ground.

Keep Busy is, however, taking a significant drop in class here, is abundantly clear on ratings andadaptableintermsofgoing should further rain fall in the west of Scotland.

In addition to her run in the King'sstand,thenightofthunder filly has lots of other classy forminthebook,too–topofthe listbeingherclosesecondtothe top-notch Glass Slippers in a Group One in Ireland last year.

She followed that up with a fine fifth place in the Abbaye on Arc day and if she is anything like her best form, then she should be very hard to beat on the way back to mixing it in Group-race company.

Arranmore is the one to be with in the opening Summer Staycations At Western House Hotel Handicap. David

O'meara's four-year-old comfortablygotthebetterofoldrival Six Strings – who had beaten him twice previously, but was back in fifth this time – at Carlisle last week.

Thatvictory,overthistrip,was a continuation of Arranmore's return to form since joining O'meara just last month.

He has incurred a 5lb penalty, which means he must concede weight to all but one of his rivals here. But Arranmore is still more than a stone and a halfbelowtheratinghereached in Ireland two years ago – and after re-discovering the winning knack, there is every reasontoanticipatehecanprosper again in this grade and conditions which suit.

Bravado has largely performed with credit in some decidedly decent company, despite failing to win any of his lastsixstarts,andarevivalcould be on the cards in Scotland for the Book Now For Ladies Night Handicap.

Mark Johnston's three-yearold must restate his case after finishing a distant last of 11 in a very competitive Goodwood handicap last month.

Johnston has had him gelded since, however. Bravado won his first three career starts last autumn and through the winter, including a notable defeat of subsequent dual Group and Royal Ascot winner Rohaan at Lingfield in January.

He had Rohaan behind him again at Kempton later the same month.