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15:20 Ayr

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  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 34.00s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - BEIGE, BROWN hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
  • Form 41111/1-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

held up, headway 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

2
Silk - White, large Dark Blue spots, armlets and cap
12/1
  • Form 51-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

in touch, pushed along after 7th, hit 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next

3
Silk - GREY, YELLOW sleeves, PURPLE cap
  • Form 34FU-61
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13

held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, one pace from next, went 3rd last, no impression

4
Silk - Pink, Pink and Purple check sleeves and cap
  • Form 26120F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, took closer order 5th, weakened from 4 out

5
Silk - White, Black braces, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap

Katmandu

195
7/2
  • Form 3241-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-11

held up in touch, went 2nd 4 out, ridden last, kept on towards finish

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap
5/1
  • Form 03013-1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10

tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place approaching 7th

7
Silk - DARK BLUE and RED (halved), RED sleeves and cap
  • Form 62-46F1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7

led, headed 5th, hit 3 out, soon ridden and weakened last

8
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, RED cross belts, BLACK and RED hooped sleeves, RED cap
50/1
  • Form 301P06
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-7

always behind

9
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
5/1
  • Form 30/U26P-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-4

with leader, led 5th, ridden last, kept on well

10
NR
  • Form 005610
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

In depth

Verdict

Brooklyn Breeze is interesting on his reappearance back over hurdles but Len Lungo's gelding faces no easy task giving weight away all round and preference is for Katmandu, who gets the vote over Gracilis. The last mentioned should strip fitter for a recent spin on the level and with improvement to come over hurdles after just three runs is hard to ignore. Caesar's Palace, from the in-form Lucinda Russell stable, has only gone up 2lbs for his win at Aintree last month and has to be respected along with Lazy But Lively, a winner at Uttoxeter over fences when last seen. Nicky Richards complicates matters by saddling two runners, Bob's Gone and Lord Jack, although neither looks to have an obvious chance and more solid claims are held by Snowy. Alistair Charlton's gelding has to race off a 6lb higher mark than when scoring at Kelso on his reappearance last month and with improvement to come, has solid claims. The vote though goes to Katmandu. Howard Johnson's lost no caste in defeat behind Powder Creek in a decent novices' hurdle at Wetherby in April when last seen and the son of Sadler's Wells looks well treated on his handicap debut. Fitness should not be a problem for the five-year-old as the stable's horses have been in good form and Katmandu is taken to make a winning return.