Racecards
15:35 Ayr
Ayr Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Class H)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Laouen (FR)
211- Form 12-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-11
held up, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, found nil
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey C McCormack
towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden and led over 2f out, kept on well
Coy Lad (IRE)
251- Form 44-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J FitzGerald
- Jockey K Renwick
held up, tracked leader 5f out, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened
- Form 44-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer A Whillans
- Jockey I Jardine
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey F Keniry
tracked leader, effort 6f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 655
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J Dodds
- Jockey J P McNamara
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never on terms
Rodber (USA)
267- Form 43-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs L Normile
- Jockey G Lee
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon one apce
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey D N Russell
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 4f out
In depth
Verdict
Not much form to go on but Laouen sets a fair standard and gets the TEAMtalk vote to defy top weight. Lennie Lungo's charge made a winning debut on testing ground over the course and distance in March and was then far from disgraced when runner-up in useful company on a return visit the following month. With conditions once again in his favour, a repeat performance of either effort should suffice against moderate rivals. Broken Knights and Tenacious Star hail from yards with a good record in similar events and both should be noted in the exchanges while Coy Lad, who has shown promise on both starts to date, looks best of those remaining to have raced previously.