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17:25 Ayr

Alexander Morton Homes Standard NH Flat Race (Cond/Amats) (Class 6)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 47.10s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Pink, White seams and armlets
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

held up, ridden, outpaced over 5f out, stayed on final 3f

2
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow spots, White cap
100/1
  • Form 6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always behind, struggling after 5f, tailed off 9f out, soon pulled up

3
Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

chased leaders, ridden over 6f out, headway over 3f out, led final furlong, stayed on

4
Silk - Mauve, White hoops, halved sleeves, Mauve cap
33/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always behind, ridden after 5f, tailed off 7f out, soon pulled up

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up behind, ridden 5f out, headway over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong

7
Silk - DARK GREEN and RED (quartered), YELLOW sleeves, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE diamond
50/1
  • Form 92
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

raced keen, led, soon clear until 7f out, ridden, headed over 4f out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Beige, Pink sleeves, quartered cap
5/1
  • Form 2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

chased clear leader, ridden over 3f out, one pace final furlong

9
Silk - Pink, black diamond and armlets, quartered cap
13/8
  • Form 23
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up, headway to chase leaders 7f out, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra

10
Silk - Dark blue, pink epaulets
9/4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up in touch, chased leaders 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

12
Silk - Dark Blue, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Red cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up, ridden, weakened over 4f out

13
Silk - Maroon and Light Blue check, Maroon sleeves, Light Blue cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

held up in touch, ridden, weakened over 3f out

5
NR

Neutron (FR)

12 BF
  • Form 5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

11
NR
  • Form 6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

An interesting bumper where we will take Modicum to be too good for Cheer Us On, Cavers Glen, Starting Point and Gold Thread. As usual the market will provide us with some clues as to where the confidence lies here, but Modicum has improved for two bumper outings, when placed both here and at Cheltenham and can put that experience to good use here. The Nicky Richards-trained gelding handles the cut well, and a reproduction or improvement on that latest effort should be good enough. Gold Thread is from a yard that is still not firing as it would like and as a debutante he is passed over on this occasion. Cheer Us On stayed on well in a 1m 5f bumper at Doncaster in November and has been given plenty of time to make further improvement at home. Market confidence in him, considering his yard, would be significant. Cavers Glen ran into a place at Carlisle last time but will need to find more to do the same again here, while Starting Point should enjoy conditions and is another improver who could go very well. But Modicum has perhaps shown the most ability thus far and is taken to score.

Formwatch

Askham Lad (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Held up, weakened over 4f out, last of 6, 19l behind Gunner Jack (11-4) at Ayr 2m nhf (6) sft.

Gold Thread (IRE) Oscar gelding out of a once-raced mare.

Needwood Danzig Connection gelding, half-brother to Flat winner Needwood Mystic.

Top Cloud (IRE) Cloudings gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.

Cheer Us On 4-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Burnt Oak (10-12) at Doncaster 1m 5f nhf (H) gd in Nov.

Modicum (USA) 5-1 (10-5) Held up, headway 5f out, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 16, 8l behind Burnt Oak (11-2) at Cheltenham 1m 4f nhf lst (1) gs in Jan.

Gunadoir (IRE) Needle Gun filly out of Rent Day, half sister to winning chaser Terrible Tenant.

Neutron (FR) 6-4fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, no impression after, 5th of 6, 17l behind Gunner Jack (11-4) at Ayr 2m nhf (6) sft.