chased leading pair, switched right over 1f out, soon 2nd, led inside final furlong, ran on well, ridden out
led until halfway, chased leader until ridden approaching final furlong, no extra
raced keenly, chased leader, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd inside final 100 yards
chased leading trio, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on into 2nd inside final 100 yards, no chance with winner
off the pace in 6th, pushed along and struggling halfway, never on terms
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never a factor
outpaced in last pair, pushed along and headway on inside 2f out, keeping on same pace in 5th and held when appeared to lose action 100 yards out and eased
chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace inside final furlong
MEGALEKA started her winning run on Polytrack in February from a mark of 55 and is now 30lb higher after scoring five times, including a hat-trick on Turf. She's run very well on her two latest starts and with her regular rider claiming 5lb she's taken to gain victory number six of the year. Mutafaakir scored here last June and has subsequently won three times at Ayr so he has to be a threat along with Cruise Tothelimit, who just failed to catch Rich Again at Haydock last week. Red Baron didn't have much chance at Newcastle but his close second to Robot Boy at Musselburgh puts him in the picture along with Silvanus, who beat him a neck on the Edinburgh track in April.
Silvanus (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Line Of Reason (9-9) at York 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Red Baron (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beatem hung left and well held over 1f out, 12th of 13, 33l behind Robot Boy (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp 105 (2) gf in Jun.
Megaleka 7-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran, on, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Taurus Twins (8-12) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Mutafaakir (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Raced alone towards centre, made all, ridden and hung right over 1f out, hung badly left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ayr 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf beating Jinky (8-8) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Cruise Tothelimit (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) With leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 11, ns behind Rich Again (8-9) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Economic Crisis (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Master Bond (9-10) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Blue Bullet (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Outpaced, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 9, 5l behind Rural Celebration (9-0) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in May.
Lady Poppy 10-1 (8-0) Always behind, last of 9, 18l behind Iffranesia (9-6) at Doncaster 5f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Saffire Song 50-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 6l behind Pearl Blue (9-8) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
