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14:50 Ayr

Burns An' A' That! Festival Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 20y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 57.46s
  • Off Time: 14:50:56
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Primo Way

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Bay Boy

    9/2

      1(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

      Emerald Bay (IRE)

      13
      15/8
      • Form 080-103
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 85

      held up and keen, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Purple, Mauve chevron, chevrons on sleeves, hooped cap

      Abbondanza (IRE)

      273
      14/1
      • Form 36/180-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 82

      led after 2f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out

      3(6)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Shot To Fame (USA)

      15 t BF
      10/3
      • Form 0-73534
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 79

      led for 2f, chased leader, led over 3f out, headed well inside last, kept on

      4(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White sash and armlets, Red cap

      Frank Crow

      19 C
      6/1
      • Form 0/70-201
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 75

      chased leaders, one pace final 2f

      5(1)
      Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

      Primo Way

      8 b C
      15/2
      • Form 532-464
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 71

      held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, just held on

      6(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Beige stars, Beige sleeves, Dark Blue stars

      Bay Boy

      30 b BF
      9/2
      • Form 524379
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 71

      chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on towards finish, just held close home

      In depth

      Verdict

      Abbondanza goes well fresh and Howard Johnson's charge can get the better of Frank Crow and Shot To Fame . The selection returned from a long break to win a Newcastle maiden in good style, beating two horses rated in the mid-eighties. He was highly tried after that and has also had a few training problems. If back to his best his current mark of 82 could be very fair indeed. Shot To Fame is a consistent performer in this type of company but the slight concern is the step up in trip. He hasn't found much at the end of his races and so he is given the elbow on this occasion. The last time Frank Crow ran further than a mile he flopped badly. However he did win very gamely last time and does look a major tthreat. Primo Way looks to be the best of the rest, but Abbondanza could be nicely treated here and he gets our vote.

      Formwatch

      Emerald Bay (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Goodbye Mr Bond (9-4) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.

      Abbondanza (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Prominent and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, 16th of 17, 49l behind Topatoo (8-9) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Aug.

      Shot To Fame (USA) 11-4fav (9-4) Led, headed after 1f, remained in touch, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind H Harrison (8-3) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

      Frank Crow 9-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on to lead again close home, won at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Mount Usher (9-0) by a hd, 6 ran.

      Primo Way 4-1 (9-1) Chased leaders stands side, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Blue Sky Thinking (9-7) at Newcastle 1m clm (6) gs.

      Bay Boy 13-2fav (9-4) Held up and keen, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 17, 8l behind Flighty Fellow (8-11) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.