Racecards
15:45 Ayr
Aon Consulting Claiming Stakes (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 20y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 151100
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey J Carroll
tracked leaders, ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Top Dirham
12- Form 115-000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
dwelt, soon lost action and pulled up
- Form 020000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on over 1f out, nearest finish
- Form 3261/40
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
Retirement
22- Form 523024
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey Ted Durcan
mid-division, ridden 3f out, some headway over 1f out, kept on, not reach winner
Exeat (USA)
21- Form 403566
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Tony Culhane
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 11110-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey L Enstone
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Lengai (USA)
95- Form 425-000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Monksford
39- Form 224510
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Denys Smith
- Jockey F Lynch
led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
Persuade
13- Form 00R001
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey P Mulrennan
mid-division, ridden 3f out, some headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 035020
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Anyhow (IRE)
12- Form 234401
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer A Reid
- Jockey L P Keniry
towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon one pace
In depth
Verdict
Anyhow appreciated the drop in grade to land a similar event over this trip at York last time when Sawwah and Top Dirham were both well behind and is the TEAMtalk selection to confirm the form. Sawwah is worse off at the weights today and has clearly had his problems over the last two seasons although the rain-softened conditions will be in his favour as he showed when an easy nine-lengths maiden winner in 2000. Exeat is lowered in class and has claims on these terms but recent selling winner persuade will find this tougher and Welsh Wind remains out of form.