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19:30 Ayr

Brian Murphy Insurance Grand Event Claiming Stakes (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 50y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.01s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mystic Man (FR)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Miss Wizz

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Samuel Charles

      14/1

        1(4)
        Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap

        Mystic Man (FR)

        9 b BFD
        7/4
        • Form 402014
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 79

        chased leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, stayed on to go clear inside final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - White, Red and White striped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Onlytime Will Tell

        42 D
        2/1
        • Form 46187-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 94

        held up in touch, headway and switched right when not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong

        3(1)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops and armlets, Emerald Green cap

        Ballyhurry (USA)

        9 CDDC
        9/2
        • Form 195754
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 68

        held up behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        4(2)
        Silk - Yellow and Purple (halved), hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Samuel Charles

        96 D
        14/1
        • Form 36-3129
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 72

        led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace

        6(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Red stripes, Red and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue and White striped cap

        Cat's Whiskers

        7 t D
        10/1
        • Form 75-7000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 67

        chased leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        7(6)
        Silk - Red and White stripes, White sleeves, hooped cap

        Lord Baskerville

        23
        100/1
        • Form 534397
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 39

        chased leaders, weakened over 1f out

        8(8)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Procreate (IRE)

        9 p
        66/1
        • Form 76-0807
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 31

        always towards rear

        10(9)
        Silk - Yellow, red chevron, red sleeves, yellow armlets, quartered cap

        Miss Wizz

        9 p
        20/1
        • Form 003062
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 37

        chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to chase winner towards finish, no impression

        9(10)
        NR

        Gladys Aylward

        22 D
        100/1
        • Form 904/57-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 35

        Withdrawn

        5(7)
        NR

        Musiotal

        7 CD
        • Form 828840
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 50

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        This is a trappy affair with a fair amount of guesswork required and the three for the shortlist are Onlytime Will Tell, Mystic Man, and Ballyhurry, with preference for the last named. David Nicholls has his string in fine form and Onlytime Will Tell has the assistance of jockeys¿ title favourite Robert Winston. He is sure to have his supporters as he is taking a big drop in grade and must have an outstanding chance. However, his latest run saw him beaten over 40 lengths and it¿s anyone¿s guess how his current form equates. In a decent contest of its type, Mystic Man is asked by Kevin Ryan to concede the weight. He ran respectably in a similar contest at Epsom finishing a close fourth and he is respected, although the weight may take its toll. For the selection however, we turn to Ballyhurry, a winner earlier in the season. Trained locally by Jim Goldie, he ran well in a good class handicap at Musselburgh recently behind H Harrison, who has underlined the strength of the form since. A repeat of that effort may be good enough here and Ballyhurry gets the vote.

        Formwatch

        Mystic Man (FR) 13-8fav (9-8) Close up, ridden 2f out, soon hung left, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Lord of The East (9-5) at Epsom 7f clm (5) gd in Jul.

        Onlytime Will Tell 40-1 (9-9) Mid-division, driven along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 46l behind Sierra Vista (8-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.

        Ballyhurry (USA) 6-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind H Harrison (8-12) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.

        Samuel Charles 7-2 (9-13) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 23l behind Sandorra (8-12) at Newcastle 7f app clm (6) gs in May.

        Cat's Whiskers 40-1 (8-8) In touch switched to far side 8f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 19l behind Bridge Loan (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Jul.

        Lord Baskerville 25-1 (8-11) Keen early, towards rear, pushed along 4f out, never on terms, last of 7, 11l behind Bessemer (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f clm (5) gf in Jul.

        Miss Wizz 25-1 (8-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon led until headed and no extra final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind What-A-Dancer (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m clm (5) gf in Jul.

        Musiotal 10-1 (10-11) Chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 20, 6l behind Kallista's Pride (10-9) at Thirsk 6f ldy sll hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jul.