Racecards
20:50 Ayr
La Barrique Fine Wines Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f 50y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Form 08-5264
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
tracked leader, left in lead well over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 3431-25
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 82
led and raced keen, hung badly right and headed well over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 116621
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 72
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
- Form 60-7671
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey P McDonald
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 3065-03
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Allan
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 256-617
- Age 9
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
held up in rear, headway on inner 2f out, led 1f out, kept on well
- Form 3131-14
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 73
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
IMPRIMIS TAGULA carries our support here, ahead of Strawberry Moon and Kiwi Bay. A regular winner on the all-weather, on both Fibresand and Polytrack, Alan Bailey's gelding will appreciate any rain that's come, and has a good draw in stall two. He's coming into this in-form, which is more than can be said of some of them. He's well in at the weights, and may be a nice price to break his duck on turf, in what's a wide open race. Strawberry Moon can front run, and that can be a good tactic here. She returns to the trip at which she won her last outings. Kiwi Bay's not won for a year, and may have too high a mark here to be competitive. Tony Hamilton won this last year, and Zabeel Tower wouldn't be without a chance. However, we'll side with Imprimis Tagula.
Formwatch
Jewelled Dagger (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 11l behind Esoterica (9-2) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Errigal Lad 7-2fav (8-13) In touch, ridden halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Oceana Blue (8-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Kiwi Bay 6-1 (8-9) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Oceana Blue (8-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Imprimis Tagula (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, led over 3f out, pushed along over 1f out, eased near finish, won at Southwell 7f clm stks (6) fbs beating Hits Only Jude (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Woodsley House (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, led after 1f, soon clear, quickened 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right well inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Infinity Bond (8-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Zabeel Tower 12-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Esoterica (9-2) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Stellite 4-1fav (8-13) Held up, headway and effort on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 9l behind Woodsley House (9-1) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Zomerlust 20-1 (8-6) Mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Celtic Sultan (8-13) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Strawberry Moon (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Sunnyside Tom (8-10) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.