Racecards
13:30 Ayr
Family Holidays In Stunning Surroundings EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,400 added
- Winner: £4,140
- 2nd: £1,232
- 3rd: £616
- 4th: £289
Fajjaj (IRE)
17- Form 14-220
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
- Form 41
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Connor Beasley
keen led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 65
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey A Mullen
close 3rd, ridden and weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
FAJJAJ is impossible to oppose in this. Rated 107, Hugo Palmer’s colt was well beaten at Ascot last month but finished runner-up in the German 2000 Guineas before that. Universal Gleam should win the race for second having picked-up a novices' contest over 1m1f here last time while Indie Groove has switched yards since disappointing at Sligo in May.
Formwatch
Fajjaj (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, 13th of 16, 20l behind Hunting Horn (9-0) at Ascot 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Universal Gleam 6-1 (9-2) Made all, stayed on well, driven out, won at Ayr 1m 1f stks (5) gd in Jun beating Addis Ababa (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Indie Groove (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Raced mainly in 5th, 4th from 2f out, soon no impression and dropped to 5th again inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 14l behind Sheberghan (9-5) at Sligo 1m 2f mdn Yielding in May.