Racecards
14:55 Ayr
Duke Of Perth Handicap (Class D)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 301020
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Hiatt
- Jockey Dean McKeown
led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 4000-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Tony Culhane
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 6000-43
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer I Semple
- Jockey D McGaffin
in touch, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 2600-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J Carroll
towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 0-45235
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
towards rear, never dangerous
Noble Nick
32- Form 50400-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 600-000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, held on well towards finish
- Form 00-0006
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
mid-division, pushed along halfway, kept on final furlong
Friar Tuck
38- Form 21000-0
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey K Dalgleish
towards rear, pushed along halfway, no impression
- Form 00003-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
mid-division, headway and effort over 1f out, one pace
Zhitomir
26- Form 150-600
- Age 5
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Dale Gibson
towards rear, never dangerous
Oases
26- Form 2-50601
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey G Duffield
towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
- Form 0000-02
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey N Mackay
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 10/60-00
- Age 7
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey T Williams
led after 1f, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 400005
- Age 6
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey J Currie
raced keen, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
I T Consultant
132- Form 00065-0
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Miss L Perratt
- Jockey D Allan
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway halfway, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 02-0000
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Iona Wands
chased leaders, effort 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 50030-0
- Age 6
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer D Nolan
- Jockey T Hamilton
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Perhaps not as competitive a sprint as the size of the field would otherwise imply and the vote goes to Sundried Tomato while Noble Nick, Extinguisher and Oases rate the main dangers. The selection has proved a model of consistency this term and gained a richly deserved success when displaying a most willing attitude to land a valuable event at Ripon last month. The son of Lugana Beach has continued to run creditably in defeat since and was far from disgraced when beaten two lengths in a highly competitive Goodwood handicap last week. This represents a drop in grade and Peter Hiatt's charge should prove hard to keep out of the frame from a favourable high draw next to the stands' rail. Oases comes here in good heart following a convincing win at Hamilton last time so has to be respected despite a subsequent 6lb rise while Noble Nick shaped well on his recent return and remains on an attractive mark so should give another good account. The latter's stable mate, Extinguisher, has also tumbled down the weights and showed signs of an imminent return to form at Kempton last time so is another for the short list. Pips Magic is on a long losing sequence but represents a bang in-form yard and is thrown in on his old form so shouldn't be far away while Cd Flyer has been knocking on the door of late but has a low draw to overcome.