Trainer Andrew Balding has won two of the last nine runnings of this Listed contest over a mile and a quarter, and he has every chance of adding to that with the lightly raced Almeric, a son of Study Of Man who took his maiden at the second attempt last season, and returned with a length victory at Newmarket in the Listed Feilden Stakes over nine furlongs in April when staying on nicely, suggesting the added furlong here will not be an issue.
I am hoping his absence has been down to wating for an Autumn campaign as he seems to prefer a bit of cut in the ground, but my bets will be reduced as it may be for very different reasons which is a concern. The form of his last win has been franked with runner-up King Of Cities winning a Group Three on his latest start, and the firth winning a novice and a handicap, and if he is ready to do himself justice, he can improve enough to take this.
Daily Sport Recommended Bet 1pt Win Almeric 1.50pm Ayr 13/8 bet365