Racecards
13:10 Ayr
Coral Best Odds Guaranteed Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 20y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 3/322U7-
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Alan Doyle
led, reached at 7th, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner flat, one pace
- Form 871-542
- Age 8
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Theo Gillard
held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 11th, outpaced 13th, well beaten 3 out, went 4th last stride
- Form 3652P-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer A B Hamilton
- Jockey William Shanahan
chased leaders on inside, slow 6th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out, lost 4th last stride
- Form 4423U1-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
chased leader, ridden and edged left after 3 out, lost 2nd before last, no impression on winner flat, one pace
- Form 8UP222/
- Age 12
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer I A Duncan
- Jockey Thomas Willmott
chased leaders on outside, saddle had slipped forward after 9th, blundered and lost place next, not fluent 12th, well beaten 4 out
- Form 5087-21
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Lewis Dobb
held up in rear, closed from 11th, 3rd 3 out, led before last, drew clear flat, easily
Verdict
Camp Belan is still a maiden and meets race-fit rivals after a long break as does the veteran King Of Fashion. Taxmeifyoucan has managed to win ten races though has only had three starts over fences and though Gipsy Lee Rose scored at Carlisle in April she's generally needed her first start after a break. Straight Swap returned after an absence with a battling success at Hexham for which he's only been raised 1lb but this can go to BIG CHANGES, who was having only his second start over fences when scoring comfortably at Sedgefield last weekend and a 7lb penalty can be overcome.
Formwatch
Camp Belan (IRE) 7-2fav (11-12) In touch, ridden and weakened 4 out, 7th of 10, 31l behind No Cruise Yet (10-13) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Help up in rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Valley Of Flowers (8-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Straight Swap (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until before 10th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied into 2nd before last, switched right and 3 lengths down flat, stayed on to lead close home, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep beating Graystown (10-7) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Gipsy Lee Rose (FR) 8-1 (11-9) Midfield, pecked 1st, not fluent 12th, headway to chase leaders 14th, went second 2 out, pushed along to lead approaching last, ridden and stayed on well from last, won at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gs in Apr beating Wavelength (11-7) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
King Of Fashion (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Mid-division, closed 4th, went 2nd from 8th, ridden and no impression on winner last, kept on, 2nd of 9, 12l behind Mannochmore (10-8) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Big Changes 15-2 (10-12) Front mid-division, pushed along and headway 2 out, led approaching last, good jump final fence, ridden run-in, won going away, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Quiet Flow (10-9) by 4l, 9 ran.