led, driven and headed flat, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, went 2nd 8th until 5 out, outpaced from 3 out
jumped left in last, mistake 7th, closed 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, led flat, stayed on well
chased leader until 8th, 2nd again when pecked 5 out, lost 2nd when slow 3 out, stayed on same pace, not fluent last
Manetti was reluctant to line up and made mistakes when well behind the well-backed Lastin' Memories at Kelso. The latter is only 6lb higher and should be prominent again but ETTILA DE SIVOLA is weighted to reverse Ayr running with Manetti and, with Brian Hughes content to keep the partnership intact, James Ewart’s Newcastle scorer can pick up the winning thread again here. Uptown Harry may not have stayed 3m2f at Kelso last time but this may be an insufficient test of stamina.
Uptown Harry (IRE) 15-8fav (11-5) Led until after 1st, led 5th, headed 8th, led 3 out, headed approaching last, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 25 1/4l behind Perfect Man (11-11) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Ettila De Sivola (FR) 7-4 (11-10) Led until 3rd, chased leader, led again narrowly 9th, ridden between last 2, joined last, headed and unable to quicken run-in, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 4, 3 1/4l behind Manetti (11-0) at Ayr 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Manetti (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Slowly away, mistakes in rear, well beaten from normal 3 out, 7th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Lastin' Memories (10-0) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Lastin' Memories 15-8fav (10-0) Chased leaders, led bypassing omitted last, driven out, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Halcyon Days (11-7) by 4 1/4l, 8 ran.
