Racecards
14:40 Ayr
Joe Carr Memorial Nursery Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form 6333
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 234651
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Mrs G S Rees
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 515780
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 258643
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
- Form 271607
- Age 2
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Dale Gibson
prominent stands side, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 557
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer A Dickman
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on to take 2nd near finish
- Form 5552
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey D Fentiman
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 809064
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Adele Rothery
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 8849
- Age 2
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey W Wharton
behind, ridden over 3f out, no impression
- Form 099
- Age 2
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey P Hanagan
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Lovers Kiss
90- Form 883564
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 47
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 79549
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Charlotte Kerton
dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden and hung left halfway, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
Tipsy Prince, Sweet Candy and Lovers Kiss are the three to concentrate on and the most tentative of votes goes to Tipsy Prince. The ground has to be a serious worry as very few of today's runners have shown any aptitude for it but Geraldine Rees would not have sent the gelding on the long journey North if she didnt believe that he could get away with it this once. Sweet Candy ran well in a sales race at Newmarket under similar conditions. Her recent run at Ascot can be forgiven as she was out of her depth. Lovers Kiss is not one of the more obvious runners here but the filly is in off a low weight and has shown an aptitude for the surface. She could provide definite each-way value in a race of imponderables. Davaye won a handicap on good-to-firm ground last time out and conditions could not be more different here. Merry Moon has an obvious chance on breeding but does have to reverse form with a number of these runners on previous meetings. Soviet Sound has shown little in maidens but is of obvious interest with Paul Hanagan aboard. A trappy affair in which Tipsy Prince is offered to minimum stakes.
Formwatch
Howards Tipple 7-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Sunnyside Tom (9-3) at Carlisle 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Aug.
Davaye 9-2 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug beating The Nifty Fox (8-11) by a nk, 7 ran.
Tipsy Prince 5-1fav (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led final furlong, kept on well, won at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp (6) gd beating Merlins Quest (8-11) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Sweet Candy 100-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 16th of 22, 25l behind Indian Ink (8-9) at Ascot 6f 2yo flls auc (2) sft in Sept.
The Italian Job 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Back In The Red (8-12) at Redcar 5f 2yo hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Merry Moon (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Tipsy Prince (9-4) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp (6) gd.
Ocean of Champagne 8-1 (8-4) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, effort when hampered over 1f out, not recover, 7th of 10, 10l behind Mundo's Magic (8-9) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Jul.
Muncaster Castle (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, hung left well over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Sunstroke (8-8) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo sll (6) gf in Aug.