Gordon Brown – Race Reporter
Gordon has a wealth of experience of racing through his background in the written and broadcast media. His current principle role is reporting and supporting the scene in Scotland on Racing TV and relaying the latest news with Scottish angles.
Glasses Up bids to continue a remarkable recent run for his trainer Mike Smith under top-weight in the Luxury Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap at Ayr.
Three days ago the Galston raider became the track’s modern-day record-holder when posting a ninth win at his local venue while Smith scooped a E100,000 handicap hurdle almost exactly 24 hours later courtesy of 50/1 chance Buy Some Time on the opening card of the Punchestown festival.
Glasses Up shoulders 9st 11lb, which includes a 4lb penalty for his gallant strike over 1m 5f on Monday and all bar two of his Ayr victories have been achieved over tonight’s trip of 1m 2f.
Smith tries to land the Book Day Dancing At Ayr Racecourse for the second-year-running with Ski Angel while his Zebra Star, a winner at this meeting twelve months ago over seven-furlongs, attempts to take the Events At Western House Hotel over a mile.
The evening gets underway with the Weddings At Western House Hotel Maiden Stakes over six-furlongs. Best form appears to have shown by Jedd O’Keeffe-trained Dan Tucker, who has been runner-up in three of his five starts including when narrowly beaten into second place at Nottingham on his seasonal return three weeks ago.