Racecards
13:40 Ayr
E.b.f. Maiden Stakes (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey D J O'Donohoe
chased leaders, lost place 4f out, soon ridden and behind
- Form 255
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final 2f, held on under pressure final furlong
- Form 564
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, rallied inside final furlong, no extra near finish
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
mid-division, ridden and headway on inside 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd over 1f out, no impression with leading pair
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey D Fentiman
mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon lost place and behind
- Form 0796
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 32
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Billy Cray
behind, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous
Mrs E
27- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung left and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
Verdict
Having run some solid races in fair maidens CORSICA sets a useful standard and is taken to break his duck at the fourth time of asking, although, Godolphin's Balerius should build on his first run and Monkton Vale was also promising enough on debut to suggest another challenge. It's true that the pick has not built on a promising debut when he found just one to good but he has continued to shape like a potential winner in two starts since and the lines from all of his starts make encouraging reading. Balerius showed plenty on inexperience on debut but still ran a solid race. We expect more from this well bred type this time and he should be close near the end. Monkton Vale defied odds of 50/1 to place in a maiden here over a furlong less on debut and wouldn't have to find a great deal of improvement to challenge again while Mr Emirati is the most interesting newcomer and should go well over this trip. Not the easiest race to start with but Corsica sets the standard and is the one with which we side.
Formwatch
Balierus (GER) 12-1 (8-11) Went right start, chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and edged left 2f out, soon lost action and eased, 6th of 10, 10l behind Fareej (9-0) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) gf.
Corsica (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, prominent, ridden halfway, weakened entering final 2f, 5th of 9, 9l behind Hot Prospect (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Danceintothelight 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 13, 6l behind Burnett (9-0) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) gs.
Monkton Vale (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Hanson'd (9-3) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Mr Emirati (USA) Mr Greeley colt out of Kathy K D.
One Cat Diesel (IRE) One Cool Cat gelding out of Awaaser.
Stanley Bridge 50-1 (8-8) Always behind, last of 6, 20l behind Petougg (8-11) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) hvy in Jul.
La Di Da Oratorio filly out of So Admirable.
Mrs E 40-1 (8-7) Dwelt, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 16l behind Zahoo (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.