Racecards
17:25 Ayr
Sporran Handicap (For The Eglinton & Winton Challenge Cup) (Class D)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 105y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Missouri
9- Form 560520
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey Ted Durcan
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 500/011
- Age 9
- Weight 9-12
held up in touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon weakened (wore cheek pieces)
Activist
13- Form 103400
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey L Enstone
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression (wore cheek pieces)
Il Cavaliere
25- Form 2S12-00
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey F Norton
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden and one pace
- Form 600106
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
tracked leaders, lost place halfway, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
- Form 4401-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
held up mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden to lead 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 203600
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
held up towards rear, headway and effort over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 54215
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey J Fanning
in touch, headway 5f out, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 363513
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey J Quinn
held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 051120
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
led 2f, stayed prominent, led again halfway, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
Polish Flame
132- Form 3/462-11
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey T Eaves
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 111411
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C Thornton
- Jockey D Kinsella
mid-division, headway and effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 00-0050
- Age 7
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey Clare Roche
with leader, led after 2f, headed halfway, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Sixhills is a lightly raced and generally progressive type so it was disappointing that she ran well below par at Chester last time. However, she may not have been suited by the track and is worth chancing to confirm previous winning form at Kempton. The daughter of Sabrehill stayed on willingly to take the spoils and gets the TEAMtalk vote to resume winning ways on a course that should suit. Polish Flame is on to the hat-trick but had to dig deep to prevail last time and is now 7lb higher while Callisto finds little under pressure and Master McGrath returns from a lengthy absence.