London Essence Co Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

20:12

London Essence Co Handicap

Date 2023-08-17

Distance 1m

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 43.64s (slow by 6.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Shifter (GB) Paula Muir · Wilf Storey	22/1	Won
2nd	Hostelry (GB) Alex Jary · Ruth Carr	5/2	0.1
3rd	Turbo Command (IRE) Mark Winn · Alison Hamilton	4/1	2.25
4th	Chinese Spirit (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Linda Perratt	6/1	2
5th	Retirement Beckons (GB) Paddy Mathers · Linda Perratt	13/2	1.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Fifty Sent (GB) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	9/4F

Runners (7)

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
NR (2)	Jkr Cobbler Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	134	—	U34111	61	77	62	10d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	34.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has won over 7f here in last three runs and he's a big player back up in trip
1 (3)	Fifty Sent Brown J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	135	—	123328	62	74	68	6d	—	—	-6	16.6	0.50/1	3 33%
Had a good spell in April-July but his form slumped at Musselburgh last week
3 (6)	Hostelry Chestnut J:Alex Jary(7) T:Ruth Carr	J:Alex Jary(7) T:Ruth Carr	129	p	323342	56	74	62	7d	—	—	-5	16.1	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Won here in May and has form figures of 323342 since; should make another bold bid
5 (1)	Chinese Spirit Grey J:Paul Mulrennan T:Linda Perratt	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Linda Perratt	126	—	227275	53	74	66	6d	—	—	-5	7.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Plenty of good efforts this season but his form has cooled in last two runs
6 (4)	Retirement Beckons Bay J:Paddy Mathers T:Linda Perratt	J:Paddy Mathers T:Linda Perratt	126	—	197751	53	69	56	10d	—	—	+6	12.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Two C&D wins this season and latest was last week; respected under a penalty
7 (5)	Turbo Command Grey J:Mark Winn(3) T:Alison Hamilton	J:Mark Winn(3) T:Alison Hamilton	123	—	187642	50	72	64	10d	—	—	0	6.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Went close behind Retirement Beckons over C&D last week; non-runner at Beverley Wednesday
4 (7)	Shifter Bay J:Paula Muir(3) T:Wilf Storey	J:Paula Muir(3) T:Wilf Storey	126	—	4027-6	53	71	31	19d	—	—	-2	1.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Inconsistent type with a record of 1-10 and was beaten 10l on her stable debut last month

Horse	bet365	Coral
Jkr Cobbler	9/4	15/8
Fifty Sent	3	3
Hostelry	10/3	3
Chinese Spirit	13/2	11/2
Retirement Beckons	14	12
Turbo Command	14	12
Shifter	40	33

Predictor

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

1st

Jkr Cobbler

34.2

OR: 2.8 Form: 22.6 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Fifty Sent

16.6

OR: 3 Form: 6.9 Odds: 6.7

3rd

Hostelry

16.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 8.4 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Retirement Beckons

12.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

Chinese Spirit

7.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Turbo Command

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

Shifter

1.7

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fifty Sent	62	74	68
Jkr Cobbler	61	77	62
Hostelry	56	74	62
Chinese Spirit	53	74	66
Retirement Beckons	53	69	56
Shifter	53	71	31
Turbo Command	50	72	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fifty Sent	6d ago	Quick return
Chinese Spirit	6d ago	Quick return
Hostelry	7d ago	Quick return
Jkr Cobbler	10d ago	Quick return
Retirement Beckons	10d ago	Quick return
Turbo Command	10d ago	Quick return
Shifter	19d ago	Fit