15:20 Ayr

WHEELBAHRI (best price 15/8) has been given time to get over his gutsy victory at Kelso over the Christmas period and that pause that refreshes will hopefully see Stuart Coltherd’s gelding return to make a bold bid to complete his hat trick.

In rampant form all through last Winter, the son of Bahri has continued his rise up the ranks this term and on the evidence of his performance at the Borders venue, he still remains a force to be reckoned with at this level.

In what looked a very competitive contest 47 days ago, the nine-year-old ensured it was a brutal test at the trip and having shaken off all bar one of the runners by the home turn, he then had the energy levels to keep up the gallop all the way to the line.

The fact the front pair were 40 lengths clear of the third and most of the remainder were pulled up indicates how strong a gallop he set and with similar tactics likely to be in operation again today, this reliable sort can prove hard to peg back from the front.

Wheelbahri - 1pt