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16:15 Ayr

Ayr & District Flower Show Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £10,308
  • 2nd: £4,834
  • 3rd: £2,418
  • 4th: £1,208
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.96s
  • Off Time: 16:16:41
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Paddy The Squire

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Chriszoff (IRE)

    5/6

      1(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, red chevron, diabolo on sleeves, red cap

      Knockbrex

      17 D
      3/1
      • Form 812400
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 88

      led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      2(1)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Chriszoff (IRE)

      22 CD
      5/6
      • Form 5111
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 88

      tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, pressed entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

      3(3)
      Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE stars, halved sleeves

      Sophiesticate (IRE)

      16 CD
      12/1
      • Form 801359
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 71

      close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Dark green, white stars, light green and dark green check sleeves, dark green cap, white star

      Paddy The Squire

      36 t BF
      10/3
      • Form 4022
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 80

      tracked leader, pushed along and every chance from over 2f out, ridden to press leader entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on

      5(2)
      Silk - Purple, pink star, striped sleeves and stars on cap

      Kondo Isami (IRE)

      7 v D
      125/1
      • Form 09990-9
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 70

      slowly away, close up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      Previous results

      2022
      (3)
      Silk -

      Tilsitt (FR)

      9/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7

      2021
      (2)
      Silk -

      Platinumcard (IRE)

      9/2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3

      2020
      (3)
      Silk -

      Glasses Up (USA)

      4/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Sophiesticate didn’t stay 2m at York last time but looks held by CHRISZOFF on earlier course and distance running. Archie Watson’s three-year-old goes from strength-to-strength and there is plenty of scope for further improvement on Turf. Knockbrex has his sights lowered though hasn’t run well in his last two starts but Paddy The Squire has had a wind operation since a beaten favourite on his handicap debut at Pontefract and should be winning soon.

      Formwatch

      Knockbrex 18-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Killybegs Warrior (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

      Chriszoff (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Held up, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside final furlong, led final 100 yards, ran on well, won at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jul beating Tilsitt (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Sophiesticate (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Led and soon clear, reduced lead 6f out, pushed along and headed well over 3f out, dropped away quickly and eased, last of 9, dist behind Robert Johnson (9-0) at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.

      Paddy The Squire 10-3fav (8-8) Dwelt, raced keenly in front mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran well final 110 yards, just denied, 2nd of 10, shd behind Forceful Speed (8-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Kondo Isami (IRE) 100-1 (9-9) Dwelt, close up, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Golden Shot (9-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jul.