Racecards
20:05 Ayr
Totequadpot Handicap (Class E) (Class E)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 192y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 60-1251
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on, no extra final furlong
- Form 040240
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P Mulrennan
mid-division, ridden 3f out to chase leaders, kept on and headway to lead close home
- Form 041343
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon challenged and weakened over 1f out
Quarrymount
14- Form 000-021
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
led, ridden 3f out, kept on until no extra and headed close home
Prelude
8- Form 50066
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey J Fanning
towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon chased leaders, one pace final furlong
- Form 045
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer T Etherington
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
Saameq (IRE)
23- Form 0-60034
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
held up, ridden 3f out, soon chased leaders, kept on inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
For us, Richtee just shades things here from Charlie Tango and Quarrymount. Richtee comes here in good heart, having won two of her last four races. In the most-recent one, she finished two lengths ahead of Prelude and is now three pounds worse off at the weights. She is also three pounds worse off with Charlie Tango for the neck that that gelding beat him at Redcar in June. Clearly that brings the Mick Channon-trained gelding into the picture, but we are going to stay loyal to the selection. From the Sir Mark Prescott stable, Quarrymount has to be respected as he has suddenly started to improve. His presence adds further intrigue to the race but, once again, we will give the vote to Richtee.