Book Unite Scotland Summer Raceday Handicap

Ayr

20:00

Date 2023-05-23

Distance 7f50y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 29.04s (slow by 2.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Espressoo (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	4/1	Won
2nd	Manigordo (USA) Jason Hart · Tim Easterby	7/1	.5
3rd	Touchwood (IRE) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	11/1	1
4th	Judgment Call (GB) David Allan · Linda Perratt	5/1	2.5
5th	How Impressive (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Hugo Palmer	10/1	0.2
6th	Darkness (FR) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	18/5	1.75
7th	Black Friday (GB) Paddy Mathers · R Mike Smith	16/1	1
8th	Classy Al (GB) Cam Hardie · Jim Goldie	7/2F	0.05

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
1 (7)	Darkness Bay J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	135	v	4-2640	85	101	64	10d	—	—	-4	14	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran flat in recent 7f Ascot handicap; chance on previous Newmarket 4th now down in grade
7 (6)	Judgment Call Brown J:David Allan T:Linda Perratt	J:David Allan T:Linda Perratt	126	—	782-41	76	98	85	19d	—	—	-5	10.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won 3 of last 6 runs at 7f; on career-high mark up in grade but can give it a good shot
2 (1)	Espressoo Grey J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	66649-	83	97	79	225d	—	—	-4	13.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won C&D maiden and 7f AW handicap before best form in defeat at York in May; now 2lb lower
8 (4)	Classy Al Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Jim Goldie	J:Cam Hardie T:Jim Goldie	120	h	4512-3	70	96	90	19d	—	—	-4	13	1.00/1	5 20%
Unexposed at 7f; good 3rd over C&D on reappearance; may do better yet at the trip
4 (5)	How Impressive Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Hugo Palmer	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Hugo Palmer	128	tp	526-25	78	96	45	17d	—	—	-1	10.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Useful 7f handicap form on AW in April; soft going may not have suited on turf debut since
3 (2)	Manigordo b/br J:Jason Hart T:Tim Easterby	J:Jason Hart T:Tim Easterby	130	tp	5113-4	80	96	87	23d	—	—	0	10.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two 7f wins in August (good); comes to hand early but probably high in weights now
5 (3)	Touchwood Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	126	—	762-03	76	96	71	8d	—	—	+1	8.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Both wins at 6f but has plenty of 7f form; close 3rd on 2nd run for this yard; thereabouts
6 (8)	Black Friday Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	J:Paddy Mathers T:R Mike Smith	126	—	44-262	76	96	83	15d	—	—	+3	7.9	4.25/1	18 6%
7f winner in 2019; five wins since at sprint trips; others usually stronger at this trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Darkness	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Judgment Call	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Espressoo	4	7/2	4	4	4
Classy Al	4	5	5	5	5
How Impressive	13/2	6	6	6	6
Manigordo	8	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Touchwood	12	11	11	11	11
Black Friday	18	18	18	18	18

Predictor

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

1st

Darkness

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Espressoo

13.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Classy Al

OR: 5 Form: 3 Odds: 5

Judgment Call

10.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Manigordo

10.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

How Impressive

10.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Touchwood

8.7

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Black Friday

7.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Darkness	85	101	64
Espressoo	83	97	79
Manigordo	80	96	87
How Impressive	78	96	45
Judgment Call	76	98	85
Touchwood	76	96	71
Black Friday	76	96	83
Classy Al	70	96	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Touchwood	8d ago	Quick return
Darkness	10d ago	Quick return
Black Friday	15d ago	Fit
How Impressive	17d ago	Fit
Judgment Call	19d ago	Fit
Classy Al	19d ago	Fit
Manigordo	23d ago	Fit
Espressoo	225d ago	Long break