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Ayr

16:10

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Date 2023-05-04

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 2m 9.14s (slow by 4.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Royal Countess (GB) Paula Muir · R Mike Smith	7/1	Won
2nd	Flying Moon (GER) Paddy Mathers · R Mike Smith	11/2	1
3rd	Berry Edge (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Michael Dods	4/1	.5
4th	Graces Quest (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	7/2F	0.3
5th	My Macho Man (IRE) Phil Dennis · Katie Scott	12/1	1.75
6th	Kalahari Prince (IRE) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	13/2	1.75
7th	Golden Valour (GB) James Sullivan · R Mike Smith	5/1	2.25
8th	Lochnaver (GB) Cam Hardie · Jim Goldie	16/1	26

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (3)	Graces Quest Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	135	—	12345-	65	79	66	230d	—	—	-6	14.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Two wins last season; resumes on a workable mark but would appeal more over further
2 (4)	Berry Edge Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Michael Dods	J:Andrew Mullen T:Michael Dods	136	p	23238-	66	77	69	192d	—	—	-2	15.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Off since below-par AW run in October but placed four times on turf last year
5 (2)	Golden Valour Bay J:James Sullivan T:R Mike Smith	J:James Sullivan T:R Mike Smith	133	p	74364-	63	75	61	192d	—	—	-4	8.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Signed off with fairly good AW run in October but hasn't won since 2020; others preferred
6 (5)	Flying Moon Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	127	—	86408-	57	80	72	210d	—	—	-7	5.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Triple C&D winner in 2022; out of form in the autumn but has pretty good record when fresh
8 (8)	Royal Countess Bay J:Paula Muir(3) T:R Mike Smith	J:Paula Muir(3) T:R Mike Smith	116	—	68807-	46	81	73	202d	—	—	-7	2.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Course regular with modest strike-rate; out of form when last seen in the autumn
1 (6)	Kalahari Prince Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	137	v	610-80	67	79	18	7d	—	—	-3	7.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Three poor runs since win in October, the last two for new stable last month; new headgear
7 (1)	Lochnaver Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Jim Goldie	J:Cam Hardie T:Jim Goldie	123	h	63146-	53	76	70	198d	—	—	+1	9	2.00/1	9 11%
Twice maiden all at Hamilton last year (1m3f/1m4f); may find 1m2f here inadequate
4 (7)	My Macho Man Chestnut J:Phil Dennis T:Katie Scott	J:Phil Dennis T:Katie Scott	135	tb	1762/	65	-	-	—	—	—	+8	13.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Placed off lowly hurdle mark in March but looks opposable on first Flat start since 2020

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Graces Quest	3	3	11/4	11/4	11/4
Berry Edge	9/2	4	9/2	4	9/2
Golden Valour	11/2	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Flying Moon	11/2	5	5	5	11/2
Royal Countess	15/2	15/2	7	7	15/2
Kalahari Prince	15/2	7	13/2	7	15/2
Lochnaver	9	9	8	8	9
My Macho Man	16	16	14	16	16

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Berry Edge

15.5

OR: 4 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Graces Quest

14.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

11/4

3rd

My Macho Man

13.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 8 Odds: 1.4

Lochnaver

OR: 0.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.4

Golden Valour

8.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Kalahari Prince

7.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Flying Moon

5.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Royal Countess

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kalahari Prince	67	79	18
Berry Edge	66	77	69
Graces Quest	65	79	66
My Macho Man	65	—	—
Golden Valour	63	75	61
Flying Moon	57	80	72
Lochnaver	53	76	70
Royal Countess	46	81	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kalahari Prince	7d ago	Quick return
Berry Edge	192d ago	Long break
Golden Valour	192d ago	Long break
Lochnaver	198d ago	Long break
Royal Countess	202d ago	Long break
Flying Moon	210d ago	Long break
Graces Quest	230d ago	Long break
My Macho Man	—	—