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14:35 Ayr

Totesport Ayr Silver Cup (Handicap) (Class B1) (Class 1)

  • 26 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.90s
  • 26 Ran
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1
Silk -

Eisteddfod

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Cd Europe (IRE)

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Johnston's Diamond (IRE)

      33/1

        4
        Silk -

        Balakiref

        9/1

          1(10)
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

          Blackheath (IRE)

          14
          66/1
          • Form 145000
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-10

          in touch far side, ridden halfway and soon weakened

          2(27)
          Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap

          Mystic Man (FR)

          6
          7/1
          • Form 130430
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-10

          towards rear, stand side, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

          3(3)
          Silk - Maroon and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, Maroon armlets

          Native Title

          49
          22/1
          • Form 010030
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-9

          mid-division far side, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace

          4(1)
          Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE hoops, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and cap

          Cd Flyer (IRE)

          22
          25/1
          • Form 104356
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-9

          tracked leaders far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          5(2)
          Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue cap

          Ellens Academy (IRE)

          17
          33/1
          • Form 422356
          • Age 9
          • Weight 9-9

          tracked leaders far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          7(20)
          Silk - White, Red and White striped sleeves, Black and Red check cap

          Pieter Brueghel (USA)

          35
          12/1
          • Form 001332
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-9

          led outright stand side, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened

          8(14)
          Silk - Red, Yellow stripe

          Cd Europe (IRE)

          6
          14/1
          • Form 006002
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-8

          towards rear, stand side, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong

          9(22)
          Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap

          Eisteddfod

          29
          8/1
          • Form 13311
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-8

          tracked leaders stand side, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, to lead outright inside final furlong, kept on well

          10(28)
          Silk - Black, Beige triple diamond, Beige sleeves, Black diamonds and diamonds on cap

          Johnston's Diamond (IRE)

          7
          33/1
          • Form 000000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-7

          in touch stand side, led outright 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

          11(24)
          Silk - Maroon, white stars, white sleeves, maroon armlets, maroon cap, white star

          Queens Rhapsody

          9
          20/1
          • Form 404000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          mid-division stand side, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong

          12(11)
          Silk - Light blue and white diamonds, light blue cap, white diamond

          Machinist (IRE)

          22
          16/1
          • Form 001245
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5

          led far side, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

          13(8)
          Silk - Orange and Royal Blue diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and stars on cap

          Golden Dixie (USA)

          14
          25/1
          • Form 0-02550
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4

          mid-division far side, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten

          14(6)
          Silk - Dark Green, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green armlets, Dark Green cap

          Fonthill Road (IRE)

          21
          10/1
          • Form 132211
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4

          in touch far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on well to lead far side inside final furlong

          15(12)
          Silk - Red, White epaulets, White sleeves, Red spots, hooped cap

          Rising Shadow (IRE)

          30
          66/1
          • Form 5-62460
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3

          in touch far side, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

          16(13)
          Silk - Red, White hoops, Pink cap

          Sierra Vista

          15
          50/1
          • Form 516005
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-2

          tracked leader stand side, ridden over 2f out and every chance, weakened final furlong

          18(5)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green star on body and cap, Dark Blue sleeves, Emerald Green stars

          Sir Desmond

          22
          33/1
          • Form 003564
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-0

          always towards rear far side

          19(25)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Red seams, striped sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue star

          Million Percent

          69
          18/1
          • Form 062266
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-0

          tracked leaders stand side, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

          20(4)
          Silk - Black, Orange hoops, Red sleeves

          Kirkby's Treasure

          28
          40/1
          • Form 120226
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-12

          always towards rear, far side

          21(23)
          Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

          Indian Spark

          32
          20/1
          • Form 000060
          • Age 10
          • Weight 8-12

          chased leaders stand side, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

          22(16)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Pink cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

          Zoom Zoom

          107
          25/1
          • Form 31/105
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-12

          behind stand side, ridden halfway, some headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong

          23(26)
          Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue diamond

          Balakiref

          21
          9/1
          • Form 000513
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-10

          mid-division stand side, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

          24(17)
          Silk - MAUVE, PURPLE seams, striped sleeves and star on cap

          Hilites (IRE)

          10
          100/1
          • Form 630400
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-9

          behind stand side, ridden over 2f out, no impression

          25(21)
          Silk - Orange, Purple triple diamond, sleeves and diamonds on cap

          Skip of Colour

          84
          33/1
          • Form 512065
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8

          always towards rear, stand side

          26(18)
          Silk - Royal blue, yellow sash, emerald green sleeves, red cap

          Cheese 'n Biscuits

          4
          50/1
          • Form 005400
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-5

          always towards rear, stand side

          27(19)
          Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

          Bond Playboy

          21
          16/1
          • Form 000311
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-3

          always towards rear, stand side

          28(9)
          Silk - White and Red stripes, White sleeves, Red stars, Black cap

          Obe One

          3
          33/1
          • Form 040445
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-3

          always towards rear, far side

          6(7)
          NR

          Ptarmigan Ridge

          10
          • Form 651033
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-9

          Nonrunner

          17(15)
          NR

          Bridgewater Boys

          19 b
          • Form 112150
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-1

          Withdrawn

          Previous results

          2003
          (2)
          Silk -

          Native Title

          66/1
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-13

          2002
          (24)
          Silk -

          John O'Groats (IRE)

          14/1
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-7

          2001
          (17)
          Silk -

          Tayif

          12/1
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-8

          In depth

          Verdict

          Form over slightly further can be a good advantage here so the case in favour of Haulage Man is compelling enough to forgive the gelding a rare poor run last time and he is selected over a long list of dangers that includes: Fonthill Road, CD Flyer and Machinist, who are all very hard to ignore. The same can be said of the locally-trained Ptarmigan Ridge, who will appreciate the ground, Ellens Academy, who still retains plenty of enthusiasm, while Bond Playboy is very lightly weighted and arrives here at the top of his game. Add to that the other three David Nicholls-trained runners and the competition rises further. Nicholls sent out Native Title to win this race last year and he should make a bold bid in this repeat bid. However, he is 9lb higher in the weighs this time and will do well to come out on top this time. The Thirsk-based handler's best runner may prove to be Pieter Brueghel, who likes to be up with the pace and is handily drawn to nab the near side rail if he is live to the gates. However, he may be susceptible to a strong finisher and we take him on with Haulage Man, who is drawn just one from the stands rail and will benefit from the early tow as things unfold. Kevin Ryan's charge will be just getting going when others have cried enough and, as past results will bear out, Haulage Man's extra stamina can become a big bonus at this time of the year.