Racecards
17:30 Ayr
Jordan Electrics Ltd Handicap (Class 3)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 13y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 21-150P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
soon led, headed about halfway, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on well
- Form 240-432
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 87
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 432373
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Entihaa
218- Form 8114-44
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 231504
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey P Makin
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 20-1523
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place close home
- Form 320960
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey M Harley
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 3-29310
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey S De Sousa
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 1-63777
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 99975-3
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey D C Costello
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
- Form 16/13-62
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey P J McDonald
led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 21/9597
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
prominent, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 630/9-36
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey G Whillans
dwelt, held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 273211
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey F Lynch
slowly away, in rear,, good headway to lead about halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
Esteaming
22- Form 493045
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
Nonrunner
Verdict
INTENSE TANGO (NAP) drops in class after finishing second in Class 2 company at Newmarket and can go one better. Innocent Touch has been thereabouts of late and finished ahead of both Trendsetter and Esteaming when third at Hamilton last month while Ronald Gee beat Forced Family Fun and Love Marmalade when scoring at York last time, though the latter pair re-oppose on much better terms today. Corona Borealis finished runner-up at Carlisle off a similar mark on his penultimate start and is preferred to Entihaa, who can race off a lower mark back on Turf.
Formwatch
Hardstone (USA) 20-1 (9-7) Held up in touch in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, pulled up inside final furlong, at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Intense Tango 9-2fav (8-1) Mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, not pace off winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 3 3/4l behind Wadi Al Hattawi (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Innocent Touch (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Polarisation (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Entihaa 9-2 (9-6) Led until 2f out, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6 1/2l behind Gold Trail (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Trendsetter (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Polarisation (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Corona Borealis 7-1 (10-0) In touch, headway 3f out, soon pressed winner, hampered and switched left inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Amour de Nuit (9-1) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Dark Ruler (IRE) 22-1 (8-6) In touch, headway 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 14th of 16, 17 1/2l behind Nakeeta (8-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Knightly Escapade 7-2fav (10-12) Behind, blundered 5th, headway on outside when hit 3 out, one pace when not fluent next, weakened last, 8th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Mr Selby (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f (4) gd in Aug.
Spectator 12-1 (8-5) Mid-division, one pace when not clear run inside final 2f, soon ridden, hung left inside final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 15, 14l behind Wadi Al Hattawi (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Kashmir Peak (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, switched outside and ridden 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, never nearer, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Scrutinise (8-13) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Forced Family Fun 15-2 (9-6) Keen close up, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Ronald Gee (8-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Hanseatic 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 9l behind American Artist (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (3) gd in Sep.
Magistral 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway. ridden and dropped towards rear over 2f out, no extra, last of 12, 17 1/2l behind Venezia (9-12) at Navan 1m 5f hcp gf in Sep.
Uriah Heep (FR) 8-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 23l behind Brittleton (8-10) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Ronald Gee (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Keen in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Forced Family Fun (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Esteaming 12-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Polarisation (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Love Marmalade (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Ronald Gee (8-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.