19:05 Ayr

Friday 23 June 2017

All18:3019:0519:4020:1020:4521:15

Caledonia Best Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 2f  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:09  |   Winning time: 2m 12.32s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(1)
Horse silk
Royal Regent11(ex 6)
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: Sammy Jo Bell(3)| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR:  76| CD
7/1
Won a stronger race than this here over 1m1f (soft) last time and now carries a penalty. Already has a C&D win to his name and conditions won't pose a problem, but will need to improve to win this off top weight.
2
(7)
Horse silk
Testa Rossab22
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Mooney(7)| T: J S Goldie| OR:  79| CD
22/1
Won races over C&D in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and this is his first run over the trip this season. Conditions no problem and is 7lb higher than when winning an amateurs' race by 6L here (1m) last month, so ought to be very competitive, though may still need a career best.
3
(3)
Horse silk
Gworn11
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: R M Smith| OR:  78| CD
5/1
Has been in great form here of late, winning twice over C&D on good ground and beaten just ½L over 1m1f last time. Races from the same mark again today and looks to have serious claims.
4
(2)
Horse silk
Kasperenko44
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: D R Lanigan| OR:  85| D
7/4
Finally nailed a maiden at Chelmsford last time (1m2f), for which he has gone up 5lb. Still unexposed, however, and with a profile of steady improvement, so looks likely to be a leading contender if as effective on turf.
6
(6)
Horse silk
Glorious Forever15
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: E Walker| OR:  84
6/4
Landed a 1m Windsor maiden last year on good to soft and has put in decent efforts in handicap defeat both over that trip at Sandown (good) last time and also over 1m2f at Doncaster on his reappearance in April. Still going the right way and very much respected.
7
(5)
Horse silk
Intiwin23
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-9| J: T Eaves| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR:  66| C
40/1
Hasn't win for a couple of seasons and is now 11lb lower than his last success. Has far too much to find at these weights.

Non-Runners

5
(4)
Horse silk
Euro Nightmare2
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 3
T: K Dalgleish  J: Rowan Scott
NR

Forecasts

Glorious Forever (6/4), Kasperenko (7/4), Euro Nightmare (3/1), Gworn (5/1), Royal Regent (7/1), Testa Rossa (22/1), Intiwin (40/1)

Verdict

A very interesting contest here and there are several in it with serious claims. Testa Rossa is one of them, but he is more exposed than some and the same goes for Royal Regent. Gworn loves it here and whatever beats him will probably claim first prize and that can be EURO NIGHTMARE, who arrives in cracking form and will be doing her best work at the finish. Kasperenko is another with an allowance here and if he is as good on turf as he has been developing on the All Weather, then he cannot be ruled out.
  1. Euro Nightmare
  2. Gworn
  3. Kasperenko

Prize Money

1st: £6,469.002nd: £1,925.003rd: £962.004th: £481.00

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