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14:55 Ayr

Arnold Clark Renault Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 17.06s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Maritime Blues

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Loaded Gun

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Young Rooney

      8/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars

        Compton Dragon (USA)

        20 v
        7/2
        • Form 252060
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13

        held up, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong

        2(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PURPLE armlets

        Young Rooney

        15
        8/1
        • Form 4324-40
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        led and soon clear, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, headed inside final furlong

        3(4)
        Silk - Yellow, Maroon star, Yellow sleeves, Maroon stars, Yellow cap, Maroon star

        Maritime Blues

        13
        6/1
        • Form 106300
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out to lead inside final furlong

        4(5)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red star, striped sleeves, Red cap

        Scurra

        15
        4/1
        • Form 031246
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        always towards rear

        5(1)
        Silk - Yellow and Purple (halved), hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Loaded Gun

        211
        16/1
        • Form 205/00-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway from over 1f out, no extra close home

        6(7)
        Silk - Beige, Light Blue chevrons, Beige sleeves, Beige cap, Light Blue star

        Lucky Largo (IRE)

        3 b
        9/1
        • Form 260000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5

        tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(8)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved), halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Skiddaw Jones

        13
        13/2
        • Form 0-05062
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-0

        behind, ridden over 3f out, some headway to chase leaders until weakened inside final furlong

        8(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops and armlets, Emerald Green cap

        Repulse Bay (IRE)

        22
        5/1
        • Form 050000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 7-13

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon behind

        In depth

        Verdict

        Compton Dragon can defy topweight against Skiddaw Jones, Scurra and Maritime Blues. Compton Dragon left Gerard Butler after running in last year's Stewards Cup and has failed to add to his tally for Dandy Nichols. However he has started to slip down the handicap and it has to be said that he did not get the best of passages at Doncaster on his latest outing. He gets another chance here to prove that he truly stays beyond a mile, and gets the vote over Skiddaw Jones who kept on well behind Royal Indulgence here last time. The step up in trip should help and he can give the selection most to do. Scurra has been fairly consistent and is a course winner so has to be respected, while Maritime Blues may benefit from more restraint after trying to make all at Newmarket and can be fancied to reach the frame, but for the winner we return to Compton Dragon who can gain his first success in two years.