Racecards
16:30 Ayr
Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap (Div 2) (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f 50y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £387
- Form 504764
- Age 10
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Ray Dawson
towards rear, pushed 3f out, stayed on at same pace
- Form 602835
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
slightly better than mid-division, niggled 3f out, ridden 2f out, switched right to challenge 1f out, stuck on gamely
Gloves Lynch
13- Form 84-6708
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Wigham
- Jockey T Hamilton
slowly away, in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor
- Form 1-30
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey G Lee
niggled to hold midfield position, dropped towards rear, nudged 3f out, ridden enter final furlong, stayed on steadily
Arranmore
36- Form 108-039
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey R Kingscote
mid-division, asked to quicken 3f out, stayed on at the one pace
- Form 1-06080
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
broke well before anchored to sit midfield, pushed 3f out, ridden 2f when outpaced, weakened
- Form 693384
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
fast away and soon led, smoothly extended advantage 3f out, pushed 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, held on gamely
- Form 28-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 79
broke well to be prominent, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, could not sustain challenge
Asmund (IRE)
76- Form 2313-64
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey B A Curtis
towards rear, pushed 3f out, made no impression
- Form 6-88650
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey S A Gray
awkward leaving stalls, towards rear, keen widest of all, steady headway, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly
- Form 524411
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer K Scott
- Jockey Andrew Breslin
close-up, travelled powerfully, nudged 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased leader entering final furlong, just failed
- Form 296484
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Ben Robinson
fractious in stalls, mid-division, pushed 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on steadily
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
David O’Meara sent out last year’s winner and veteran So Beloved carries topweight with Danny Tudhope partnering stablemate King Of Tonga, who is fitted with first-time headgear. Byron's Choice is back on a winning mark still looking to end a long losing run while True Blue Moon wasn’t beaten far at Haydock last week and is preferred to Asmund over today’s trip. Amaysmont returned a losing favourite at York last time while With Respect and Vega Magic are unexposed but the progressive GWEEDORE won with a bit to spare at Musselburgh despite the narrow winning-margin and may not have stopped improving yet.
Formwatch
So Beloved 14-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out went 4th inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 15, 3 3/4l behind Shelir (9-11) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Byron's Choice 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Shelir (9-11) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Gloves Lynch 12-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 8th of 19, 2 1/4l behind My Style (9-1) at Ascot 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
With Respect (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 12th of 13, 10 1/2l behind First Winter (9-2) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Arranmore 9-1 (8-11) Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, 9th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Lord Rapscallion (9-11) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Aug.
King Of Tonga (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Switched to nearside group 5f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 10th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Abel Handy (9-6) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Amaysmont 5-1fav (8-9) Mid-division in centre, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, squeezed through and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Alben Spirit (8-7) at York 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
True Blue Moon (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Marshal Dan (9-12) at Haydock 7f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Vega Magic (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led in centre and slight lead overall until 3f out, no chance with leaders towards far side, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 16 3/4l behind Magical Morning (9-9) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.
Asmund (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) In touch centre, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Chairmanic (9-5) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Luxor 9-1 (9-4) Slowly away and settled towards rear, travelled quite well over 2f out but found little for pressure, 14th of 20, 10 3/4l behind Betsey Trotter (9-7) at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Gweedore 13-2 (9-2) Midfield, headway between horses when ridden over 2f out, upsides over 1f out, found more to lead close home, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating How Bizarre (9-6) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Tommy G 18-1 (9-7) Stumbled leaving stalls, raced in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well, lost third final strides, 4th of 20, 3 3/4l behind Goddess Of Fire (9-2) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gd in Sep.