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18:20 Ayr

Hats By Christine Selling Stakes (Class H) (Class H)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.60s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Forest Air (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Desert Heat

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Scurra

      8/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Desert Heat

        5 b
        3/1
        • Form 212004
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        slowly into stride, ridden over 3f out, headway to lead 2f out, ran on and no extra and headed close home

        2(8)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow chevrons and armlets, hooped cap

        Tinian

        15
        4/1
        • Form 303040
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-8

        led til headed over 4f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong

        3(9)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Blue Bijou

        60
        20/1
        • Form 0-05
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        4(5)
        Silk - White, red epaulets, red and white halved sleeves, white cap, red diamond

        Royal Windmill (IRE)

        15
        6/1
        • Form 3206-00
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        keen early and soon prominent, led over 4f out til ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

        5(3)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red star, striped sleeves, Red cap

        Scurra

        9
        8/1
        • Form 0320-60
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace

        6(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon stars

        Sennen Cove

        8
        16/1
        • Form 0-00636
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

        7(4)
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green diamond

        Welcome Archie

        66/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        always behind

        8(10)
        Silk - Yellow, Black stripe, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Bettys Valentine

        9
        66/1
        • Form 000/40
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

        9(6)
        Silk - White and Red (quartered), checked sleeves

        Forest Air (IRE)

        3
        5/1
        • Form 50300-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway to challenge inside last, kept on to lead close home

        10(1)
        Silk - Red, Yellow hoops, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap

        Smeorach

        20/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        slowly into stride, never dangerous

        In depth

        Verdict

        Forest Air is put forward as the tentative choice to turn over Desert Heat in this wide open class H selling stakes. The selection ran well in a handicap behind Pharoah's Gold at Hamilton last time, and as that was his first run of the season he may be capable of better here. He has the services of Paul Hanagan and could go well at a decent price. Desert Heat is the one our selection will have to beat as he is dropped in grade slightly after running well in a similar race at Wolverhampton last time. He is capable of winning a race of this type but he is no world beater and it might just pay to take him on. Tinian could be capable of going well if he could reproduce the pick of his form from Germany, and he certainly can't be ruled out lightly in this type of event. Sennen Cove has had plenty of chances so is passed over, while Royal Windmill would have a chance on the pick of his form from last year when he won well at Musselburgh in a better race than this, but he has been below his best for a while now and is probably best watched until he offers some signs of encouragement. This is a race that will not take a great deal of winning, and we will put forward Forest Air as our selection.