Truckers starts out over hurdles

Smart chaser Truckers Tavern will be out to take advantage of a lenient handicap mark over hurdles when he appears at Ayr on Sunday.

Ferdy Murphy’s gelding was successfully operated on for a wind ailment in the summer, and if all goes well, he could tackle the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on November 27 if the ground comes up soft.