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Ayr

16:05

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Date 2023-07-10

Distance 1m5f26y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,308

Winning Time 2m 54.02s (slow by 8.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Geremia (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	9/4F	Won
2nd	Ravenscraig Castle (GB) Jason Hart · Iain Jardine	5/2	0.3
3rd	Charging Thunder (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	7/1	2.5
4th	Alpine Stroll (GB) Andrew Mullen · Ed de Giles	9/2	2
5th	La Pulga (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	17/2	1.75
6th	Zimmerman (GB) James Sullivan · Tim Easterby	10/1	6

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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 (5)	Geremia Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	123	—	3-4136	83	110	100	15d	—	—	-7	17.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has the form to feature and won't mind good to soft ground providing he breaks on terms
4 (4)	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Jason Hart T:Iain Jardine	J:Jason Hart T:Iain Jardine	123	tv	0-2452	83	106	98	12d	—	—	-7	14.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Nearly snapped his losing run at Carlisle; thereabouts if taking to the visor
6 (3)	Alpine Stroll Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ed De Giles	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ed De Giles	116	b	039822	76	108	102	23d	—	—	+3	20.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In good form after beating all bar an unexposed 4yo at Sandown; acts on good to soft
1 (6)	Charging Thunder Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	135	p	-75590	95	108	88	20d	—	—	+2	14.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has form claims but ground on the soft side of good is worrying
2 (1)	La Pulga Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	-64123	88	108	71	17d	—	—	+13	24.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
6lb higher than for his Hamilton win in June but has continued to run well
5 (2)	Zimmerman Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	J:James Sullivan T:Tim Easterby	120	p	10-246	80	107	77	19d	—	—	+3	9.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Knows how to win and could bounce back from last time at Ripon under ideal conditions

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Geremia	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4
Ravenscraig Castle	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Alpine Stroll	9/2	4	7/2	9/2	9/2
Charging Thunder	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
La Pulga	7	6	13/2	13/2	13/2
Zimmerman	12	11	12	12	12

Predictor

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

1st

La Pulga

24.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Alpine Stroll

20.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Geremia

17.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Ravenscraig Castle

14.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Charging Thunder

14.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Zimmerman

9.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Charging Thunder	95	108	88
La Pulga	88	108	71
Geremia	83	110	100
Ravenscraig Castle	83	106	98
Zimmerman	80	107	77
Alpine Stroll	76	108	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ravenscraig Castle	12d ago	Quick return
Geremia	15d ago	Fit
La Pulga	17d ago	Fit
Zimmerman	19d ago	Fit
Charging Thunder	20d ago	Fit
Alpine Stroll	23d ago	Fit