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13:25 Ayr

John Smith's Nursery Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 18.95s
  • Off Time: 13:25:50
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Paint Stripper

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Red Skipper (IRE)

    8/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White chevrons, hooped sleeves and cap

      Tobar Suil Lady (IRE)

      32 D
      10/3
      • Form 321
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      held up in rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong

      2(6)
      Silk - Purple, Grey disc, Grey cap

      Style Award

      35
      10/3
      • Form 622444
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 72

      close up, every chance over 1f out, one pace

      3(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow disc, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap, Yellow spots

      Andrasta

      14 D
      12/1
      • Form 793179
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 70

      in touch, effort over 2f out, one pace

      5(1)
      Silk - Maroon and White diamonds, Maroon cap, White diamond

      On Instinct (IRE)

      25
      7/1
      • Form 6346
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 65

      close up, keen, weakened well over 1f out

      6(7)
      Silk - White, Black star and star on cap

      Paint Stripper

      8
      4/1
      • Form 07062
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 56

      prominent, effort to dispute lead over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, led post

      7(8)
      Silk - Red, large White spots, sleeves and spots on cap

      Red Skipper (IRE)

      12
      8/1
      • Form 849700
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 56

      led, hard pressed from over 1f out, headed post

      8(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue and Red quartered cap

      Prunes

      4 p
      7/1
      • Form 364839
      • Age 2
      • Weight 7-12
      • Official Rating 51

      in touch, ridden 2f out, one pace

      4(2)
      NR

      Atephobia

      25
      • Form 564726
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 66

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      In the nursery, Tobar Suil Lady is selected ahead of Style Award and Atephobia. Having shown Turf promise, Tobar Suil Lady won well on the all-weather last time and, although testing going is always a variable when assessing races, her mark looks reasonable, most of the opposition look modest and she can go well. Having won earlier in the year on heavy going, the consistent Style Award gets plenty of respect, while Atephobia has bits of form enough to grant him some thought, and we do not rule out a fair show from Bryan Smart's On Instinct. Finally, Andrasta now has it to prove from her revised mark, with, once again, the selection being Tobar Suil Lady.

      Formwatch

      Tobar Suil Lady (IRE) 11-8fav (8-1) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, driven out, won at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Oct beating Kyllis (8-6) by 2l, 12 ran.

      Style Award 11-2 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Not My Choice (8-12) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.

      Andrasta 20-1 (8-9) With leader and keen, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 11l behind Cross Fell (8-9) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.

      On Instinct (IRE) 13-2 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 7l behind Geordie Girl (7-11) at Catterick 7f 2yo fll hcp (4) gd in Oct.

      Paint Stripper 20-1 (7-12) Held up, headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Kaldoun Kingdom (9-4) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.

      Red Skipper (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 17l behind Resplendent Light (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.

      Prunes 11-1 (8-2) Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 22l behind Khana Ras (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (6) pol in Oct.

      Atephobia 3-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over halfway, headway well over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 6l behind Princess Rhianna (8-12) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.