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15:55 Ayr

MacDonalds Solicitors Handicap (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 50y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in the Back Straight)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 32.50s
  • 14 Ran
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Silk -
2
Silk -
3
Silk -
1(2)
Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE stars, halved sleeves
10/1
  • Form 310100-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-13

held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong, kept on towards finish

2(14)
Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond and armlets, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 5110-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway and effort 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

3(8)
Silk - White, Pink hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap
5/2
  • Form 000000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead final furlong, edged left and headed close home

4(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red hoop, hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap
  • Form 100-000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on

5(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue braces and sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 0046-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13

in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and not much room final furlong, kept on

6(13)
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW epaulets
  • Form 010140
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13

towards rear, never dangerous

7(11)
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue star, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink stars
  • Form 465-505
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5

mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong

8(1)
Silk - Red, Pale Blue hoops, Red sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 000-050
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-5

towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and effort over 1f out, stayed on inside, final furlong, nearest finish

9(3)
Silk - Black, White diamond
6/1
  • Form 000104
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-5

held up in rear, ridden 3f out, some headway final furlong, never dangerous

10(6)
Silk - Green, red hoop, silver cap
6/1
  • Form 460-53
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, held when hampered inside final furlong, soon weakened

11(5)
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue check, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue seams
20/1
  • Form 600400
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-3

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten

12(12)
Silk - Purple and Yellow check, Purple cap
33/1
  • Form 33600-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-13

mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead close home

13(7)
Silk - White and Red diabolo, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue and White check cap
  • Form 024353
  • Age 5
  • Weight 7-13

tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed final furlong, one pace

14(9)
Silk - Red and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 000-000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-10

in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

In depth

Verdict

A 14-runner, seven-furlong handicap and, despite the long run in, Ayr tends to favour horses drawn low in races at this distance. True Night has been disappointing since joining David Nicholls but, if making a return to form, has a clear chance. Thanks Max is on a winning mark for local trainer Linda Perratt, while Shouf Al Badou, Desert Royal and three-time course winner Jeffrey Anotherred can't be discounted while Francis Flute has more scope for improvement than most. It looks a competitive affair and the list of those mentioned is by no means an exhaustive one.