19:20 Ayr

Saturday 12 August 2017

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QTS Ladies' Night Grand Spectacular Handicap

Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 58.74s

(6)

Gamesome¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 85

7/2

A 1-28 record shows how hard he is to catch right. In capable hands and dropped in grade. Down to a career low mark and early season efforts put him right in the mix with the promise of a good gallop and two frail front-runners.

Form: 346030

(2)

Pomme De Terre^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 82

6/4

Has travelled well in recent races only to buckle under pressure in the closing stages. Looks sure to be in the mix dropping to 5f and chances probably hinge on how much he needs to find off the bridle.

Form: 09-8332

(7)

Fast Act¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 81| D

14/1

Improved to win two races at the back end of last season. Below-par this year whilst the yard have been under a cloud. Would not be the first to bounce back spectacularly with the yard in better shape now and worth a check in the market.

Form: 711-066

(8)

Memories Galore^p1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 80| D

16/1

Has been flying much higher than this and now drops to the grade which has yielded all three successes. However, having finished last on his two starts for this yard he would be a speculative risk. Cheekpieces are worn for the first time.

Form: 13-5000

(4)

Rosina^p1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 76| D

18/1

Stable are out of form and are just 2-54 around here. Not won since her two-year-old days and hard to see cheekpieces producing the improvement necessary.

Form: 3523-90

(9)

Desert Ace^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 75| D

6/1

Form can be hit and miss with his chances depending on whether he can dominate from the front. The presence of Pomme De Terre makes that unlikely.

Form: 771962

(5)

Foxy Boy¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 74| D

7/1

Landed three races in 12 days before those exertions and the handicapper caught up with him. Up in grade for this and remains to be seen if his in form trainer can produce any more.

Form: 511153

(3)

Economic Crisis⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: P Mathers| T: C J Teague| OR: 71| D

20/1

Handicap mark is dropping but recent efforts suggest it has further to go. Will find it hard to bounce back against horses in better shape.

Form: 205366

(1)

Gnaad¹⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Richard Oliver⁽⁵⁾| T: A Bailey| OR: 66| BF| D

22/1

Having first run since switching from Robert Cowell's yard. Up considerably in class and probably best watched after a spell on the sidelines.

Form: 231313

Forecasts

Pomme De Terre (6/4), Gamesome (7/2), Desert Ace (6/1), Foxy Boy (7/1), Fast Act (14/1), Memories Galore (16/1), Rosina (18/1), Economic Crisis (20/1), Gnaad (22/1)

There will be plenty of pace on here with Pomme De Terre and Desert Ace unlikely to do each other any favours. GAMESOME is dropped in grade and gets in here on a career low mark. He was below his best last time on slower ground at Chester but had been well supported at Pontefract prior to that. Solid efforts at Goodwood, York and Beverley early this season off much higher marks suggest he can take advantage of this mark, particularly as the front-runners will set this up nicely for him. Kevin Ryan has his horses firing on all cylinders and there is a chance that Fast Act can bounce back now that he is down to his last winning mark.