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14:05 Ayr

Freephone Stanley 0808 100 1221 Summer Handicap (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 20y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 50.67s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Atlantic Quest (USA)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Finmar

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Sarraaf (IRE)

      5/1

        2(3)
        Silk - Aquamarine, Black cap

        Atlantic Quest (USA)

        9 v
        5/1
        • Form 000120
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11

        held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong

        3(9)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Sarraaf (IRE)

        10
        5/1
        • Form 004034
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-6

        tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, one paced inside final furlong

        4(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green and White striped cap

        Highland Warrior

        9
        3/1
        • Form 5036-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8

        towards rear, headway and effort 2f out, no extra final furlong

        5(4)
        Silk - PURPLE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Ben Hur

        2
        9/2
        • Form 04-2634
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one paced under pressure

        6(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red armlets

        Lennel

        323
        20/1
        • Form 000034-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous

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

        Finmar

        5
        9/1
        • Form 001043
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-3

        held up in mid-division, headway and effort 2f out, chance entering final furlong, kept on under pressure

        8(10)
        Silk - Light Green, White Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap

        Gargoyle Girl

        9
        33/1
        • Form 406-060
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-2

        held up in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression

        9(1)
        Silk - Dark Green, Orange disc, Orange cap

        Ace of Trumps

        2
        11/1
        • Form 305303
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-0

        tracked leaders, lost place halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        10(8)
        Silk - Mauve, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Mauve armlets, Yellow cap

        Buscador (USA)

        17
        10/1
        • Form 0660/03
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-12

        tracked leaders, effort and chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        1(7)
        NR

        Soller Bay

        10
        • Form 0-01010
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        These handicappers are much of a muchness, but if Atlantic Quest can be forgiven a disappointing run last time out, he could be good enough to beat the likes of Sarraaf, Finmar and Soller Bay. Atlantic Quest had Sarraaf back in third place when winning at Musselburgh at the end of May, and was then second to Tough Love, subsequently placed at Royal Ascot, at Haydock. Mark Johnston's gelding was bitterly disappointing on his only subsequent start in a better race at Newbury, but that race may have come a little too soon for him and he remains on a mark that he is capable of winning from. Linda Perratt saddles two runners at her local course, and Finmar is just preferred to Ace Of Trumps, having finished third at Musselburgh earlier this week and with the good apprentice David Allan booked. Soller Bay needs to dominate, and can be dangerous when allowed an uncontested lead, as he showed when winning at Windsor and Haydock earlier. Karl Burke's charge looks a big danger, but the Mark Johnston team is in irrepressible form at present, and Atlantic Quest just gets the vote.