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15:30 Ayr

News Scotland Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.14s
  • Off Time: 15:31:58
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Central Square (IRE)

5/6

    2
    Silk -

    Nicholas T

    9/2

      1(2)
      Silk - Grey

      Central Square (IRE)

      19 BFD
      5/6
      • Form 24-12
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leader, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out

      2(6)
      Silk - Brown, pink cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, pink cap

      Burano (IRE)

      7 v D
      6/1
      • Form 9-25240
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 88

      chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(5)
      Silk - DARK BLUE, LIGHT BLUE stars, striped sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, DARK BLUE star

      Spes Nostra

      65 b CD
      25/1
      • Form 7-01270
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 87

      led until over 1f out, weakened quickly, eased final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap

      Vercingetorix (IRE)

      19 D
      25/1
      • Form 4466/97
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 87

      held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms

      5(7)
      Silk - Black and white (quartered), white sleeves and cap

      Corton Lad

      16 pt DCD
      7/1
      • Form 564351
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 86

      chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, every chance when hung left over 1f out, no extra final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - Grey, yellow chevrons, sleeves and cap

      Gworn

      26 CCD
      8/1
      • Form 520-047
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 79

      held up in touch, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on same pace final furlong

      7(3)
      Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE stars, halved sleeves

      Nicholas T

      12 C
      9/2
      • Form 1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 76

      held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

      Previous results

      2015
      (1)
      Silk -

      Hit The Jackpot (IRE)

      10/3
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6

      2014
      (3)
      Silk -

      Strictly Silver (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      It could pay to stick with CENTRAL SQUARE in this. Roger Varian’s charge won a maiden at Windsor before going close in the Class 2 Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar last month and can return to winning ways. Corton Lad won a lower grade handicap at Ripon last time but is upped only 2lb while Nicholas T, a runner-up in a bumper, made a winning start on the Flat when landing a maiden here over a mile. Burano is back on a winning mark and Gworn is 2lb lower than when scoring over track and trip last season.

      Formwatch

      Central Square (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Revolutionist (9-10) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.

      Burano (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Always behind, 10th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Snoano (10-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jun.

      Spes Nostra 14-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 31 1/2l behind Felix De Vega (8-12) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.

      Vercingetorix (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, stayed with one rival in straight, driven along and beaten over 2f out, 7th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Master Of Irony (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in May.

      Corton Lad 11-2 (9-6) Disputed lead early, always prominent, driven over 2f, led well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Count Montecristo (9-3) by nk, 7 ran.

      Gworn 11-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 5l behind Le Chat D'or (8-9) at Ayr 1m hcp (3) gs in May.

      Nicholas T 6-1 (10-0) Awkward loading, steadied start, held up in rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Ayr 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating Glengarry (9-3) by 1/2l, 6 ran.