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15:45 Ayr

Sharp Minds Betfair : Back And Lay Classified Stakes (Class D) (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 50y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.42s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Obrigado (USA)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Winning Venture

    3/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Purple, Mauve cross of lorraine, striped sleeves, White cap, Purple star

      Flur Na H Alba

      31
      11/1
      • Form 2000-10
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5

      tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace

      2(2)
      Silk - Dark Green, Beige stars on sleeves

      Manaar (IRE)

      11
      Evs
      • Form 20-0502
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      tracked leaders until brought down on bend after a furlong and a half

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, White sleeves, Royal Blue diamonds

      Winning Venture

      24
      3/1
      • Form 305-603
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4

      held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, headway to lead over 2f out, kept on and headed close home

      5(6)
      Silk - White, Red braces, Black cap

      Obrigado (USA)

      32
      11/2
      • Form 216-020
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leader, soon led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on well final furlong to lead again close home

      6(5)
      Silk - Light Green, Red chevron, White sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

      Atlantic Quest (USA)

      14
      8/1
      • Form 500150
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      slowly into stride and behind, brought down on bend after a furlong and a half

      7(1)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue hollow box, Yellow cap

      Rosselli (USA)

      17
      200/1
      • Form 000000
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2

      led and soon tracked leader, clipped heels and fell after a furlong and a half, dead

      8(8)
      Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE hollow box, RED cap

      Telepathic (IRE)

      5
      150/1
      • Form 460565
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten

      3(7)
      NR

      Stoic Leader (IRE)

      8
      • Form 242652
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Manaar is taken to go one better here at the expense of Obrigado, Stoic Leader and Winning Venture. Jeremy Noseda's four-year-old has improved for the step up to seven furlongs this season, posting two good efforts at Ascot on his latest couple of outings. Seventh in a big field at the Royal meeting, he returned to the Berkshire track 11 days ago to run True Night to a neck after challenging in the centre of the track. He is starting to get a bit of respite from the handicapper and looks ready to strike. Obrigado was well behind the selection the time before last and surely has a mountain to climb to make up the leeway, while Winning Venture ran fairly well at Doncaster but is fully exposed. A bigger danger may be Stoic Leader who may well have beaten Tony Tie here eight days ago if he had not hung to the left in the closing stages. A similar effort can see him go close, but Manaar has that bit of class and is the pick.