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15:05 Ayr

John Smith's Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 50y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.53s
  • Off Time: 15:06:04
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mugeba

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Eternal Legacy (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Neil's Legacy (IRE)

      6/1

        1(7)
        Silk - White, Red chevron, White and Black chevrons on sleeves, Black cap

        Mystical Ayr (IRE)

        8 C
        4/1
        • Form 223229
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 67

        tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out

        2(6)
        Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap

        Neil's Legacy (IRE)

        8 C
        6/1
        • Form 349176
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 67

        led for 2f, chased leader, led again over 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra

        3(9)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow epaulets, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow stars, Dark Green cap, Yellow star

        Ducal Pip Squeak

        13 BF
        11/1
        • Form 326380
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 64

        prominent, weakened well over 1f out

        4(2)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves

        Mugeba

        4 t D
        9/2
        • Form 288220
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 55

        held up, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on well

        5(3)
        Silk - Red and Yellow (quartered), Red sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap

        Grethel (IRE)

        8 C
        17/2
        • Form 433791
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 56

        slowly into stride, towards rear, effort over 2f out, never troubled leaders

        6(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Royal Blue chevrons, Dark Blue cap, Royal Blue star

        Eternal Legacy (IRE)

        8 D
        9/2
        • Form 359240
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 54

        prominent and keen, every chance over 2f out until no extra towards finish

        7(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue and Red quartered cap

        Queen's Echo

        149 C
        7/1
        • Form 4-22379
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 51

        tracked leaders, led after 2 furlongs, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        8(1)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red star, striped sleeves, Red cap

        Catherines Cafe (IRE)

        15
        12/1
        • Form 742150
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 50

        held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        9(8)
        Silk - Red, White hoop, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Karmest

        8 v
        20/1
        • Form 710870
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 53

        tracked leaders, hung left well over 1f out, one paced

        In depth

        Verdict

        Eternal Legacy is selected here ahead of Mugeba and Neil's Legacy. A heavy-going winner, Eternal Legacy gives the impression that he is capable of winning from his current rating so cannot be ruled out on that basis. Mugeba runs from just a pound below his Newmarket soft-ground winning mark of June and gets a fair shout based on that. Neil's Legacy is just three pounds above a winning mark and likes soft going, while Mystical Ayr also likes juice in the going but now races from nine pounds above a winning rating. These, for us, would be the key players, with Eternal Legacy selected.

        Formwatch

        Mystical Ayr (IRE) 15-2 (8-8) Mid-division, no impression from over 1f out, 9th of 13, 9l behind Vicious Warrior (9-8) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.

        Neil's Legacy (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 7l behind Vicious Warrior (9-8) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.

        Ducal Pip Squeak 9-4fav (8-12) Held up behind, headway when short of room and checked approaching final furlong, not recover, 10th of 11, 9l behind Crimson Fern (8-12) at W'hampton 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.

        Mugeba 11-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, never a factor, 11th of 15, 11l behind Tudor Prince (9-4) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.

        Grethel (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, all out, won at Ayr 1m 1f 3yo clm (5) sft in Oct beating Stay Active (8-7) by a nk, 12 ran.

        Eternal Legacy (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Led, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 19, 14l behind Memphis Man (9-3) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.

        Queen's Echo 14-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, 9th of 10, 4l behind Networker (9-1) at Hamilton 1m hcap (5) gf in Jun.

        Catherines Cafe (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 13th of 15, 17l behind Gala Sunday (10-1) at Redcar 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) gd in Oct.

        Karmest 22-1 (8-6) Dwelt, soon mid-division, one pace final furlong, 11th of 19, 14l behind Memphis Man (9-3) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.