Call Me Ginger shaped with plenty of promise on his recent return to action and should prove hard to beat in the Bet At racingtv.com Handicap today at Ayr.
Jim Goldie's sprinter won three times in the space of a month last summer, scoring at Hamilton and Doncaster before completing his hat-trick over this course and distance.
He was only narrowly beaten in his bid for the four-timer at Haydock and his last three runs of the campaign are excused due to soft ground.
Call Me Ginger made his first appearance in six months at Musselburgh just over a week ago and there was encouragement to be taken from his sixth place over an inadequate five furlongs (1000m).
Stepping back up to six furlongs (1200m) on a track where he has already visited the winner's enclosure, the six-year-old is expected to make his presence felt.
Gincident can get off the mark in the Join Racing TV Now Restricted Maiden Stakes.
A relatively cheap yearling purchase by trainer Richard Fahey, the Cotai Glory colt made his racecourse debut at Pontefract a fortnight ago. And while a slow start put him on the back foot from the off, he came home to good effect to finish third and this race looks an excellent opportunity for him to open his account.
Cosmic Desert is in a similar position ahead of the Cazoo Maiden Stakes at Windsor.
The gelded son of New Approach began his career in deep waters at Newmarket's Craven meeting, taking on two previous winners in stablemate New London and John and Thady Gosden's Aldous Huxley.
Trainer Charlie Appleby was talking about a Derby trial for New London in the aftermath, so for Cosmic Desert to finish five lengths behind in third place was no mean effort.
He will not need to improve much, if any, to go a couple of places better at the second time of asking.
Noble Masquerade gets the nod in the Cazoo Handicap.
Eve Johnston Houghton's charge won both here and at Kempton last term and did not really run a bad race all year.
A mile and a half (2400m) on turf seems to be his bag and while his fitness has to be taken on trust having been off the track since November, the booking of William Buick suggests connections mean business.
Twelfth Knight rates the best bet of the evening at Thirsk.
The betting suggested the Archie Watson-trained three-year-old was well fancied for his debut at Lingfield in early March as he was backed into odds-on in the hands of Hollie Doyle.
While favourite backers were left counting their losses, Twelfth Knight ran a respectable race to finish third behind Gold Medal, who brought strong form to the table and is currently rated in the mid-80s.
Twelfth Knight can recoup the losses of those who keep the faith as he switches to the grass for the betting.sites.ltd Promotional Sign Up Offers Restricted Maiden Stakes.
Way Of Life holds obvious claims in the Download The At The Races App Handicap at Lingfield.
Having signed off 2021 with successive wins, the four-year-old picked up where he left off to complete his hat-trick at Wolverhampton a couple of weeks ago.
The winning margin was only three-quarters of a length, but there was a degree of authority about his victory and a 3lb rise does not look insurmountable.
Global Esteem is of clear interest in the Cazoo Handicap at Southwell.
The Kodiac gelding ran a stormer to finish third behind two 100-rated horses in a conditions event here when last seen in competitive action.
Going back into handicap company from a perch of 82, he has a huge chance if reproducing that effort. - Press Association
SELECTIONS:
AYR: 14.45 Gincident, 15.15 Unashamed, 15.50 Briardale, 16.25 CALL ME GINGER (NAP), 17.00 Madame Bonbon, 17.30 Dubai Leader, 18.00 Smart Boyo.
LINGFIELD: 14.05 Way Of Life, 14.35 Glorious Romance, 15.05 Storm Asset, 15.40 Secret Glow, 16.15 Go Razzmatazz, 16.50 Monsieur Patat, 17.20 Blue Flame.
NAAS: 17.45 La Dolce Vita, 18.15 Nordic Passage, 18.45 National Gallery, 19.15 Majestic Colt, 19.45 Champagne, 20.15 Ivy League, 20.45 Lucky Number, 21.15 Magic Charm.
SOUTHWELL: 14.55 Estehwadh, 15.30 Glide Down, 16.05 Autonomy, 16.40 Return To Dubai, 17.10 Global Esteem, 17.40 The Mad Monk, 18.10 Dansemai, 18.40 Phoenix Aquilus.
THIRSK: 18.05 Khurumbi, 18.35 Cusack, 19.05 Twelfth Knight, 19.35 Come On John, 20.05 Run This Way, 20.35 War Of Words, 21.05 Asmund.
WINDSOR: 17.55 Cityjet, 18.25 Swear, 18.55 Atty's Edge, 19.25 Noble Masquerade, 19.55 Tregony, 20.25 Cosmic Desert, 20.55 Shabs.