ayrgoldcup.co.uk Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.13s

(3)

Axe Axelrod²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| BF

2/13

125,000 gns juvenile ($165,000 yearling); half-brother to 6f-1m winner Certify; inexperienced on debut (green) when beaten 1L by Howzer Black at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) last month.

Form: 2

(6)

Bobs Authority⁶¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth

66/1

€11,000 yearling; 40/1 and tailed off last of six on debut over C&D in June; impossible to recommend.

Form: 6

(2)

Carlow Boy²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob J Fitzpatrick⁽⁵⁾| T: C N Kellett

100/1

20,000gns yearling; half-brother to the miler Daisy Mountain; failed to beat a single rival in two starts so far including at odds of 200/1 in a C&D novice auction latest.

Form: 04

(5)

Fuente²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P Makin| T: K Dalgleish

5/1

£55,000 yearling; half-brother to 6f winner Gabrielle, and dam also a 6f winner; slowly away and down the field on debut (sixth) over 6f at Carlisle in June; possibly sharper for the experience and stable in better form at present.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

(4)

Kuwait Station³⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 2

T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan

(1)

Jordan's Chris⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: Miss L A Perratt J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Axe Axelrod (2/13), Kuwait Station (5/4), Fuente (5/1), Jordan's Chris (50/1), Bobs Authority (66/1), Carlow Boy (100/1)

A race in which only three can be considered, and that's with Fuente taking a big step forward from his Carlisle debut, so best to concentrate on Kuwait Station and AXE AXELROD. The selection was turned over at short odds on debut, but in truth was far too green to do himself justice, and he should've taken plenty on board from that experience. Furthermore, his conqueror Howzer Black wasn't beaten too far (eighth of 25) in the valuable Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.