Racecards
14:45 Ayr
Gerrard Nursery Handicap (Class D)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, good in places on home straight
- Form 231511
- Age 2
- Weight 9-8
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 3221
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey G Carter
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
Carradale
16- Form 13
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Denys Smith
- Jockey Tony Culhane
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, not much room over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 553
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey J Carroll
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out
- Form 516
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey D Mernagh
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon one pace
- Form 00425
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
behind, ridden and headway 2f out, not much room over 1f out, one pace
- Form 014
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J Fortune
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 1365
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 245
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey K Darley
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 043536
- Age 2
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey S Hitchcott
prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
In depth
Formwatch
Villa Del Sol Improving filly who is on to the hat-trick including recent easy success latest; 6lb higher but good claimer booked; solid claims in an open event.
Twilight Sonnet Temperament slightly suspect but won weak maiden easily latest and open to plenty of improvement over extra furlong.
Carradale Better suited by this trip rather than minimum and not disgraced in minor event latest; open to improvement on handicap bow.
Elusive Treasure (IRE) Makes handicap debut and looks on stiff mark on what little she has achieved to date.
Algunas Veces By prolific winning juvenile Timeless Times; narrow winner in modest A/W maiden; more to do here.
Loughlorien (IRE) Finished a place behind Travelling Times latest and is now 2lb worse off; wears visor for first time.
Travelling Times Has 18lb pull for six-length beating behind Villa Del Sol at Chester earlier this month; excellent chances over this longer trip of being involved at finish.
Marion Haste (IRE) Ran respectably in York nursery latest and may improve for cut in ground; not out of it.
Rosheen Donn (IRE) Has hinted at ability over shorter and may make an impact off plater's mark on handicap debut.
It'safact Scraped home in poor seller latest; more needed at this level.
Thorntoun Connect Modest maiden who will struggle from 3lb out of handicap.