16:00 Ayr

Monday 12 June 2017

All14:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:00

totepool Like Us On Facebook Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 33.88s

1^st

(6)

Dark Crystal

68-12

5/1

T: Miss L A PerrattJ: Lewis Edmunds (5)

Half-reared leaving stalls, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly to go clear inside final furlong op 11/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(8)

Magistral

79-0

18/1

T: R M SmithJ: P J McDonald

Held up in mid-division on outside, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd 100 yards out, one pace, no chance with winner op 28/1

3^rd

(10)

Vallarta

79-6

10/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, well held inside final furlong, lost 2nd and no extra final 100 yards op 9/1

4^th

(9)

Inexes

510-1

10/3f

T: Mrs Marjorie FifeJ: Barry McHugh

Held up in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders halfway, switched left to inside just over 2f out, 2nd and every chance 2f out, ridden opver 1f out, no extra final 100 yards op 9/2

5^th

(3)

Royal Duchess

79-2

14/1

T: Mrs L B NormileJ: D C Costello

Restless in stalls and hood off slightly late, slowly away, behind, some late headway, never able to get on terms op 11/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

(2)

Jay Kay

89-6

4/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee (5)

Slowly into stride, soon bustled along to chase leader, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong tchd 9/2

7^th

(11)

Mywayistheonlyway

49-8

28/1

T: Grant TuerJ: P Aspell

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 25/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

3 ¼

(5)

Dark Confidant

48-5

18/1

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Always towards rear, never on terms tchd 16/1

9^th

(4)

Rioja Day

78-4

22/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Connor Murtagh (7)

Chased leaders on inside, lost place halfway, weakened quickly and soon behind

10^th

2 ¾

(12)

Slemy

69-4

28/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: D Nolan

Steadied and switched left start, held up, never involved op 33/1

11^th

(7)

Dutch Artist

59-7

5/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Josh Doyle (3)

Held up and always towards rear, never on terms op 4/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

(1)

Donnelly's Rainbow³⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Rebecca Bastiman J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.60Pl:£1.70, £4.20, £4.50EX:£100.20Trifecta:£1,193.00Tricast:£855.42SF:£84.91Swingers:£18.70, £8.50, £27.10

Forecasts

Inexes (10/3), Jay Kay (4/1), Dark Crystal (5/1), Dutch Artist (5/1), Vallarta (10/1), Royal Duchess (14/1), Magistral (18/1), Dark Confidant (18/1), Rioja Day (22/1), Donnelly's Rainbow (25/1), Mywayistheonlyway (28/1), Slemy (28/1)

A tough one to call but VALLARTA, who represents an in-form yard that won this race last year, has plenty going for him and, with conditions to suit, he just edges the nomination ahead of course specialist Jay Kay, who always seems to up the ante when he races at Ayr. Dutch Artist will like the predicted ground conditions and may have turned the corner, while Inexes and Dark Crystal, are both respected but have 6lb penalties to cope with and need to be of best form to follow up.