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14:50 Ayr

Bramble Nursery Handicap (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: (Home Strght G/S, Back Strght Soft)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 46.73s
  • 14 Ran
1(7)
Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

Menuhin

24
4/1
  • Form 63321
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-7

mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

2(6)
Silk - Maroon, White spots, White cap, Maroon spots
  • Form 044
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

3(10)
Silk - Pink and Royal Blue check
14/1
  • Form 231
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

4(8)
Silk - Red and White stripes, diamonds on sleeves
  • Form 631040
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-11

towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous

5(2)
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond

Flake

33
25/1
  • Form 043610
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

mid-division, ridden and led 3f out, headed over 1f out, one-paced after

6(4)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap
  • Form 00622
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, ran on well

7(14)
Silk - Dark Blue, White sash and armlets, Red cap
12/1
  • Form 061
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-6

mid-division, ridden over 3f out to chase leaders, gradually weakened from over 1f out

8(3)
Silk - Red, White disc, Red sleeves, White spots, White cap
  • Form 0062
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-5

mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9(15)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and WHITE diamonds, chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 453
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-3

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression

10(11)
Silk - Red, black collar and cuffs, old gold cap
25/1
  • Form 026
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-2

in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong

11(1)
Silk - Red, Black sash and cap
  • Form 455023
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-1

led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened

12(5)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap
12/1
  • Form 004303
  • Age 2
  • Weight 7-13

tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, soon one-paced

13(9)
Silk - Mauve, Yellow epaulets, Yellow cap
16/1
  • Form 0053
  • Age 2
  • Weight 7-12

towards rear, ridden over 3f out to mid-division, soon one-paced

14(13)
Silk - Black, White sash and sleeves, check cap
50/1
  • Form 064
  • Age 2
  • Weight 7-12

towards rear, never dangerous

15(12)
NR
  • Form 65005
  • Age 2
  • Weight 7-12

In depth

Verdict

Not too many of these have shown form on a soft surface so a tentative TEAMtalk selection goes to Border Tale who put up his best two performances of the season on rain softened ground at Hamilton and Newmarket earlier in the season. He subsequently ran below this level of form at Sandown and Wolverhampton on unsuitable ground but should play a leading role here from a decent draw. Earlston is a course and distance winner and is highly regarded by connections. That win came on a soft surface but the form has been let down since and the time of that race was slow. Carenage has been brought along steadily and looks to be on a handy mark. If he takes to the rain-softened ground he should have a big chance. Topweight Menuhin has shown a consistent level of form all season and although will need to improve to land this was given a confidence booster at Wolverhampton recently where he won well over an extended mile.