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16:35 Ayr

17th September Is Ladies Day Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 17.06s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Balakiref

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Highland Warrior

    5/2

      2(9)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Orange inverted triangle

      Ulysees (IRE)

      9
      7/1
      • Form 310500
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9

      held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

      3(8)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

      Highland Warrior

      27
      5/2
      • Form 046630
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7

      held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not pace of winner close home

      4(4)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue diamond

      Balakiref

      8
      5/2
      • Form U10005
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4

      towards rear, smooth headway to track leaders over 1f out, switched right and ridden entering final furlong to lead inside final furlong, kept on well

      5(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White triple diamond

      Legal Set (IRE)

      9
      14/1
      • Form 400204
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-13

      in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue seams, quartered cap

      Champagne Cracker

      22
      16/1
      • Form 031500
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      8(3)
      Silk - Pink, Black epaulets, Pink sleeves, Black stars, Black cap

      College Maid (IRE)

      13 v
      5/1
      • Form 566665
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-7

      led, ridden halfway, headed and no extra inside final furlong

      9(1)
      Silk - Beige, Light Blue chevrons, Beige sleeves, Beige cap, Light Blue star

      Pays d'Amour (IRE)

      3
      8/1
      • Form 503020
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-7

      prominent, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened

      1(7)
      NR

      Lord of The East

      21
      • Form 232100
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0

      Nonrunner

      7(6)
      NR

      Strawberry Patch (IRE)

      6
      • Form 005021
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Strawberry Patch is taken to follow up his recent win at the expense of Pays d'Amour, College Maid and Balakiref. Most of these, useful as they are on their respective day, are finding things hard at present, and it may be that the recent Newbury success of Strawberry Patch will prove good enough. Linda Perratt's five-year-old gained his first success in three years when getting the better of Brave Burt in a close finish at Newbury, and this well handicapped individual, whose target is the Ayr Silver Cup, can help his cause here with another victory. Stablemate Pays d'Amour has some placed form to his credit but ran badly at Hamilton last time, while College Maid finally gets the cut in the ground that she needs. Balakiref is a course winner and he would be a danger on his best form, but we are happy to side with Strawberry Patch.