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20:30 Ayr

100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 50y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £3,726
  • 2nd: £1,749
  • 3rd: £875
  • 4th: £437
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.47s
  • Off Time: 20:31:12
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Merricourt (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Taskheer (IRE)

    5/4

      1(3)
      Silk - Purple, White halved sleeves, White cap, Purple spots

      Chookie Dunedin

      20 CD
      11/4
      • Form 673112
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 72

      close up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders

      2(4)
      Silk - Black and Yellow diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Yellow cap

      Diamond Haze (IRE)

      197 D
      4/1
      • Form 3/67285-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 72

      raced wide led early, tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong

      3(2)
      Silk - Dark blue, white disc, light blue sleeves, white spots and cap

      Taskheer (IRE)

      10
      5/4
      • Form 4195-43
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 70

      keen tracked leaders, ridden to join winner over 1f out, every chance when rider lost iron inside final furlong, no extra close home

      5(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White hoops, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap

      Merricourt (IRE)

      10 p C
      7/1
      • Form 1539-54
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 64

      made most, ridden and joined from over 1f out, driven and asserted gamely close home

      6(5)
      Silk - Pink, Royal Blue chevrons and armlets

      Yaaser (IRE)

      22
      18/1
      • Form 6/7960-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 57

      steadied start, keen close up, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

      4(6)
      NR

      Astro Jakk (IRE)

      8
      6/1
      • Form 753644
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 70

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2021
      (5)
      Silk -

      Midnite Bride

      7/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13

      In depth

      Verdict

      CHOOKIE DUNEDIN missed out on a hat-trick at Catterick last time but was beaten less than a length and this looks less competitive. Taskheer drops down in trip having finished in front of Merricourt when third at Musselburgh recently and is preferred to Astro Jakk, a prolific winner on the all-weather but without a win on this surface so far. Diamond Haze still looks high enough in the weights looking to end a long losing run.

      Formwatch

      Chookie Dunedin 11-2 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Carnival Zain (8-12) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gs in Apr.

      Diamond Haze (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Led, asked for effort 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace towards finish, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Kats Bob (8-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) sft in Oct.

      Taskheer (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Makeen (9-10) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.

      Merricourt (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 4l behind Makeen (9-10) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (5) gs in Apr.

      Yaaser (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching 2f out, 11th of 12, 35 1/2l behind Clansman (8-13) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.

      Astro Jakk (IRE) 28-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, late headway out wide, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Soar Above (8-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Apr.