16:10 Ayr

Saturday 23 June 2018

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Scottish Sun/British Stallion Studs EBF Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 58.09s

(9)

Dazacam¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Makin| T: M Herrington| OR: 77| D

50/1

Effective AW sprinter (4 from 15); 0 from 5 on turf so far, and whilst there's some scope for changing that in the future, this is aiming overly high; outsider with good reason.

Form: 466-643

(10)

Equimou¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: R Eddery| OR: 96| D

6/1

Three-time 5f winner who wasn't beaten all that far when finishing fourth of ten to Muthmir in the Achilles Stakes at Haydock (5f) a fortnight ago; respected on that and also her earlier fourth in the Group 3 Palace House at Newmarket.

Form: 440-404

(8)

Mayleaf Shine^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 89| D

25/1

Both of her wins have come with cut in the ground (5f), and she could prove vulnerable assuming that conditions continue to quicken up; blew the start when finishing in the pack in the Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap at Musselburgh latest.

Form: 5163-78

(2)

Rebecca Rocks⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: H Candy| OR: 89| D

4/1

Not looked back since moved into handicaps, winning all three of her starts at Goodwood, Windsor and Lingfield (5f good); stiffer assignment now introduced to a Listed contest, but you'd be foolish to dismiss the possibility of further improvement.

Form: 52/31-11

(5)

Sandra's Secret⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: J L Eyre| OR: 97| D

9/2

Pacy sort who shouldn't be unduly troubled by dropping back to 5f after a hat-trick of all the way 6f handicap wins at Ripon (x2) and York; massively progressive at the age of five, but this is a new level.

Form: 423111

(4)

Mrs Gallagher²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Josephine Gordon| T: W Jarvis| OR: 99| D

11/4

Found out in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock latest (20/1), but in fine fettle for this rider prior, winning the Lansdown Stakes (Bath) and the Polonia Stakes (Naas); every chance in this less competitive race.

Form: 379-119

(3)

Elnadim Star²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 91| D

10/1

A winner on three of her five career starts (5f-5.5f), but has done the bulk of her racing on good ground and softer; untested outside of handicap company so this is a tough, but not impossible assignment.

Form: 811-12

(6)

Sarshampla⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: D M Simcock| OR: 90| D

9/1

Kicked off her season in a very winnable 5f Newcastle novice stakes (13/8f), but hasn't proved quite good enough since, although not disgraced in stronger contests at York (5f-6f); not wholly exposed after just six starts.

Form: 716-154

(7)

Tricksy Spirit⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J F Egan| T: M R Channon| OR: 93

6/1

Improved over the course of the past six weeks since winning a Class 4 handicap at Bath in early May (5.5f good to firm); runner up to Haddaf in the Listed Scurry Stakes at Sandown last weekend.

Form: 413742

Non-Runners

(1)

Under The Covers⁴²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: R Harris J: David Egan

Forecasts

Mrs Gallagher (11/4), Rebecca Rocks (4/1), Sandra's Secret (9/2), Tricksy Spirit (6/1), Equimou (6/1), Sarshampla (9/1), Elnadim Star (10/1), Under The Covers (16/1), Mayleaf Shine (25/1), Dazacam (50/1)

A very strong Listed contest for fillies, with the admirable Mrs Gallagher likely to appreciate the ease in grade after locking horns with Battaash and others in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock latest whilst the Henry Candy-trained Rebecca Rocks is headed the other way out of handicap company and seeking a fourth straight win. However, in an open looking renewal we'll side with the reliable four-year-old EQUIMOU who might just be coming home strongest off a good early gallop having contested competitive races such as the Group 3 Palace House Stakes, the Epsom Dash and the Listed Achilles Stakes so far in 2018.