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16:20 Ayr

Knight Frank Nursery Handicap (Class C)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.04s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Florida Heart

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Poppys Footprint (IRE)

    15/2

      3
      Silk -

      Showtime Annie

      50/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Purple, Pink spots, Purple sleeves

        Poppys Footprint (IRE)

        9
        15/2
        • Form 01016
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, ridden 3f out, headway from over 1f out, nearest finish

        2(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star

        Woody Valentine (USA)

        18
        10/3
        • Form 321
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-4

        led, ridden over 3f out, headed inside final furlong and weakened close home

        3(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

        Saida Lenasera (FR)

        20
        5/1
        • Form 4314
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-1

        prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

        4(9)
        Silk - Red, large White spots, sleeves and spots on cap

        Red Romeo

        25
        3/1
        • Form 201
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        prominent and keen early, ridden over 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(7)
        Silk - Black, Pink hoops, halved sleeves, Pink and White quartered cap

        Florida Heart

        16
        4/1
        • Form 405422
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, not much room until switched right and ridden over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, kept on well

        6(8)
        Silk - Black, Pink sleeves, Black diamonds, Pink cap

        Double Vodka (IRE)

        25
        10/1
        • Form 603
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-7

        towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 1f out, no danger

        7(2)
        Silk - White, White and Royal Blue hooped sleeves, Red cap

        Ace Coming

        13
        33/1
        • Form 423420
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-6

        always behind

        9(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White star, Red and White striped sleeves and cap

        Showtime Annie

        20
        50/1
        • Form 005400
        • Age 2
        • Weight 7-12

        in touch, ridden over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        8(4)
        NR

        Little Jimbob

        6
        • Form 432342
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-3

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Woodman colts tend to be fairly resilient creatures and we will tip Woody Valentine to land the spoils ahead of Florida Heart, Saida Lenasera and Little Jimbob. Mick Channon's in-form team are represented by Saida Lenasera. There is plenty of stamina in her pedigree and while her first run over the trip was a disappointment, it is worth remembering that she was giving plenty of weight away to her opposition. Florida Heart is still a maiden but her placed form does include two seconds at York. She doesn't look the hardiest of characters in the battle and may well need everything to fall right for her before we see her in the winners' enclosure. Little Jimbob was clear of the remainder when finishing second in a recent fast ground nursery at Musselburgh. He may well go up for that run so connections are obviously keen to try their look off the same mark. Red Romeo may have been flattered by his beating of Brunel at Newcastle. The second has gone on to score impressively since but there is every chance he didn't produce his best at Gosforth Park. Poppy's Footprint ran a big race off an unfavourable draw at Doncaster's big sales race but the burden of top-weight does dampen enthusiasm. In an open contest we will stick with Woody Valentine to take the race.