Dark Crystal has a good record at Ayr and having dropped below her last winning mark looks worth a punt at 9/1 in the 8.40 there today.
Linda Perratt’s six-year-old mare is a five time winner at the venue and three of those wins have come over this evening’s trip of 7f.
In the last of those successes 11 months ago she stayed on gamely to score by 1 1/4 lengths off a mark of 66.
Dark Crytsal is now able to race off 3lb lower comes into the race on the back of two promising efforts over 1m and 1m 1f at Musslebrugh and this venue respectively.
Those runs should have tuned her up and the back drop down to 7f over which she has won five of her seven career wins is a big plus.
Adam McNamara also takes off another valuable 3lb with his claim and another plus is Dark Crystal boasts a healthy strike rate of 27% in class 6 company.
Daily Sport recommended bet: 2pts each-way Dark Crystal (9/1 BetVictor, Paddy Power, William Hill – BOG)