Racecards
13:50 Ayr
Unite The Union Celebrating Our Successes Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,650 added
- Winner: £5,574
- 2nd: £2,616
- 3rd: £1,307
- 4th: £654
- Form 2/2507-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
prominent far side, ridden to challenge final furlong, soon led, ran on well
- Form 560-704
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey J Fanning
handy near side, pushed along and weakened rapidly over 1f out
- Form 0045-51
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
in rear, headway from off pace final furlong, stayed on strongly, never nearer
- Form 350-400
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Craig Lidster
- Jockey S H James
mid-division far side, pushed along and outpaced over 1f out, plugged on
- Form 9699-21
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
held up, headway under pressure final furlong, soon outpaced and no extra
- Form 6-80774
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Ryan Sexton
mid-division near side, pushed along and weakened 2f out
- Form 686-076
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 73
led, ridden and challenged final furlong, soon headed, kept on in 2nd
- Form 047-437
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, late headway for 4th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
There has been give in the ground for all four of Showalong’s victories so far so we’ll give KUWAIT CITY a chance to prove his win on good to firm at York was no fluke. An easier surface would also have suited Beverley runner-up Sir Titus with Strong Johnson probably the pick of the remainder having hinted at a revival when fourth at Catterick. Sound Reason is well treated but looks to have lost the plot.
Formwatch
Sir Titus (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind The Dunkirk Lads (8-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Strong Johnson (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden and faded 1f out, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Ready Freddie Go (9-11) at Catterick 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Kuwait City (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Behind, switched left over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led close home, won at York 5f hcp (3) gf in May beating Jm Jungle (8-11) by 1/2l, 18 ran.
Resilience 28-1 (9-10) Front mid-division, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 16th of 17, 10 3/4l behind Good Earth (9-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Showalong 10-3 (8-10) Hampered and bumped start, towards rear centre, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, switched right to stand side and led inside final furlong, pushed out, readily, won at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in May beating Maxzeno (9-1) by 2l, 9 ran.
Jojo Rabbit 7-1 (9-9) Disputed lead, pushed along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Muker (9-2) at Ayr 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Sound Reason 17-2 (9-10) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Majeski Man (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gs in May.
Be Proud (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Chased leaders on outer, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 5 1/2l behind Abate (10-0) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gf in May.