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15:45 Ayr

West Fm Breakfast Show Nursery Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 50.83s
  • Off Time: 15:45:22
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Foxxy

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Lemon Silk (IRE)

    15/2

      1(7)
      Silk - Dark green, white and black halved sleeves, red cap

      Princeton (IRE)

      12
      2/1
      • Form 144222
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 83

      chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

      2(4)
      Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets

      Celtic Step

      23
      5/2
      • Form 91
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 79

      led and raced keen, ridden over 2f out, headed final furlong, kept on same pace

      3(2)
      Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevrons, hooped sleeves, Pink cap

      Arch of Titus (IRE)

      15 BF
      3/1
      • Form 422
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 78

      held up and keen, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Orange, Olive Green stars, Orange sleeves

      Lemon Silk (IRE)

      31
      15/2
      • Form 55317
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 74

      held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led final furlong, fought close home

      5(1)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE and WHITE check, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Foxxy

      17
      16/1
      • Form 654
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 68

      chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on to lead close home

      6(6)
      Silk - Pink, Purple sash and sleeves, quartered cap

      Keep Your Distance

      28 t
      25/1
      • Form 5724
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 68

      weakened over 2f out

      7(5)
      Silk - Purple, Pink epaulets, Purple sleeves, Pink stars, Pink cap

      Bentley

      6
      50/1
      • Form 9669
      • Age 2
      • Weight 7-12
      • Official Rating 52

      in touch for 2f, tailed off over 2f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Arch Of Titus is going the right way and can get losses back today at the expense of Celtic Step, Princeton and Foxxy. Arch Of Titus was sent off as an odds-on favourite at Beverley a fortnight ago, but was put in his place by Montalembert. However, Michael Bell's colt was seven-lengths clear of the third horse, and as he had previously run a sound race when second on soft ground at Newcastle, hopes are high that he can make a winning nursery debut in receipt of a bit of weight from his main rivals. One of those is Princeton who has run up a sequence of seconds over the past month or so, including over today's track-and-trip last time. He will handle the going and should go close yet again. Celtic Step came out on top in what looked a fair maiden at Leicester, and should have no trouble adding to his haul in time, while Foxxy steps up to a trip more in keeping with her breeding, and is another to keep in mind. This appears to have the makings of a competitive contest despite the small field, and only a narrow vote goes to Arch Of Titus.

      Formwatch

      Princeton (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Smokey Oakey (8-7) at Ayr 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (2) gs.

      Celtic Step 11-1 (9-3) Led 2f, led again over 2f out, ridden, went right then left inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf beating Western Adventure (9-3) by 1l, 9 ran.

      Arch of Titus (IRE) 4-7fav (8-13) Raced keenly with leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Montalembert (8-9) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf.

      Lemon Silk (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 11, 17l behind Rosbay (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2yo hcp (3) gs in Aug.

      Foxxy 50-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Carillon (9-0) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf.

      Keep Your Distance 8-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed, every chance until weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Dancing Granny (8-2) at Musselburgh 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug.

      Bentley 25-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon behind, last of 9, 22l behind Leonide (9-7) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.