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16:40 Ayr

Weatherbys Bank Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 10.77s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fruhlingssturm

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Real Quality (USA)

    4/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White sash with Yellow piping, Emerald Green and Yellow check sleeves, White cap with Pom Pom

      Fruhlingssturm

      21 D
      10/3
      • Form 50-5003
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 104

      made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink stars, Royal Blue cap, Pink star

      Howards Dream (IRE)

      49 t
      200/1
      • Form 000460
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 30

      slowly into stride and always behind

      3(1)
      Silk - Beige, Light Blue chevrons, Beige sleeves, Beige cap, Light Blue star

      Lucky Largo (IRE)

      38
      200/1
      • Form 80880-0
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 45

      in touch until weakened halfway, soon beaten

      4(4)
      Silk - Red, Yellow sash, Black and White quartered cap

      Real Quality (USA)

      28
      4/1
      • Form 21-1066
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 97

      tracked leaders, headway and every chance 2f out, soon ridden, not pace of winner final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Windsor Knot (IRE)

      392
      8/13
      • Form 411-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 110

      tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, every chance until weakened final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Windsor Knot, who was bought out of John Gosden's stable after the last of his two successes as a juvenile makes his belated debut for Godolphin over a trip that should stretch his stamina but he may still be good enough to beat some exposed rivals with the main dangers looking likely to come from Fruhlingssturm and Real Quality. The last mentioned looked useful when making a winning return at Doncaster earlier in the season but has three times disappointed since then and is probably best watched now. Neither Lucky Largo nor Howards Dream have any realistic chance of finishing any better than fourth and a more obvious danger is the Michael Jarvis-trained Fruhlingssturm, who ran up to his best in a Listed race at Windsor last time. However, Windsor Knot looks different class to these and looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to open his account for the season, provided that he stays well enough.

      Formwatch

      Fruhlingssturm 7-1 (9-0) Led for 2f, settled 3rd, chased winner far side inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Eccentric (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.

      Howards Dream (IRE) 50-1 (8-1) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 11, well behind Montara (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.

      Lucky Largo (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 36l behind Cherished Number (9-11) at Hamilton 1m clm (6) gf in Aug.

      Real Quality (USA) 11-2 (9-4) Mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind Ashkal Way (8-3) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Aug.

      Windsor Knot (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, won at Sandown 7f 2yo Grp 3 (A) sft in Aug '04 beating Embossed (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.