19:35 Ayr

Saturday 11 August 2018

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QTS Training Handicap

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 2m 9.77s

(6)

Royal Regent¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 76| CD

3/1

Won and placed here last year but struggled in three starts so far this season. Well held on the AW at Newcastle over this trip last time out and others make more appeal.

Form: 236-857

(9)

Regarde Moi^t⁸²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: M A Barnes| OR: 75

40/1

Winner of 22 of his 49 career starts but well held at Carlisle (1m, good-to-firm) on stable debut and first start in nearly a year back in May. Probably best watched on his return from a break.

Form: 31469-8

(3)

Testa Rossa^b¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: George Downing| T: J S Goldie| OR: 71| CD

9/1

Ran well to finish third over this C&D on good-to-firm ground just over a month ago. Disappointing the last twice however and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 693360

(1)

Gworn¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: R M Smith| OR: 71| CD

6/1

Successful four times over C&D but held here last time out. Races off a mark 7lb lower than for his most recent success.

Form: 528554

(8)

Six Silver Lane^v⁹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 70| C| D

3/1

Victorious over an extended 1m2f at Dundalk in April. Well held over 1m4f at the same venue the following month and returning from a break for a yard who had a couple of winners here earlier this week.

Form: 223218

(2)

Blue Medici^b1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P Makin| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 67

11/4

Running well in defeat since switched to handicaps including when a close third over this trip at Redcar (good-to-soft) earlier this month. One to note with blinkers tried for the first time.

Form: 646423

(7)

French Flyer^h1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: M Dods| OR: 66| C

11/1

Sole success came over 6f on good ground here on debut. Well held in two starts over this trip in the spring and struggled over 1m last time out. Wears a hood for the first time.

Form: 342-099

(4)

Lyrical Pursuit⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 61

25/1

Signs of ability over 5f on second start at two. Struggled this season however and plenty to prove stepping up markedly in distance.

Form: 928-705

Non-Runners

(10)

She's Pukka⁵⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: G Lee

(5)

Maulesden May⁴⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: K Dalgleish J: P Makin

Forecasts

Blue Medici (11/4), Royal Regent (3/1), Six Silver Lane (3/1), She's Pukka (4/1), Gworn (6/1), Testa Rossa (9/1), French Flyer (11/1), Maulesden May (20/1), Lyrical Pursuit (25/1), Regarde Moi (40/1)

Trainer John Feane can boast a 38% strike-rate (5/13) here in recent seasons and his SIX SILVER LANE can get back to winning ways by taking this 1m2f handicap. The selection is returning from a break and with the trip and forecast ground both in his favour he can record a second victory at this venue with the unexposed Blue Medici taken to claim second in first time headgear. Third place can go the way of She's Pukka who is making her first start in handicap company.