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20:20 Ayr

Akela Construction Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,857
  • 2nd: £1,445
  • 3rd: £722
  • 4th: £361
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 16.04s
  • Off Time: 20:21:13
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Namwahjobo (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Tro Nesa (IRE)

    13/8

      1(7)
      Silk - Pink, large maroon spots

      Strictly Pink (IRE)

      6 D
      8/1
      • Form 410874
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 79

      towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd place last 50 yards

      2(4)
      Silk - Maroon and white diamonds, white sleeves, light green diamonds

      Tro Nesa (IRE)

      22 DCD
      13/8
      • Form 15-4352
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 75

      dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd place last 50 yards, no chance with winner

      3(5)
      Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets

      Namwahjobo (IRE)

      18 D
      7/2
      • Form 5-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 74

      reared start, in touch, led over 1f out, stayed on well

      4(3)
      Silk - Red, Black seams, White sleeves, Black seams, Black cap, Red star

      Normandy Maid

      24
      13/2
      • Form 1371-47
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 71

      in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Light Green and Dark Green diamonds

      Finn's Rainbow

      24 D
      10/1
      • Form 022-119
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 70

      with leader, ridden and weakened 2f out

      6(2)
      Silk - White and Maroon check, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, Maroon cap

      Sweet Cheeks (IRE)

      335 BFD
      14/1
      • Form 16-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 67

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, eased when faltered inside final furlong, pulled up

      7(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Alkhawarah (USA)

      23
      7/1
      • Form 603
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 62

      prominent, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      Previous results

      2010
      (7)
      Silk -

      Thrust Control (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      2009
      (5)
      Silk -

      Grissom (IRE)

      9/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10

      2008
      (7)
      Silk -

      Pavershooz

      3/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      NAMWAHJOBO returned to action with a victory in a maiden at Redcar last month. Jim Goldie's colt has plenty of scope for improvement on his handicap debut and gets the nod in a race with question marks hanging over most of his rivals. Strictly Pink has every chance on her best form but is becoming increasingly temperamental, while the likely fast ground is against Tro Nesa. Normandy Maid has done her winning over the minimum trip and Finn's Rainbow prefers the Fibresand.

      Formwatch

      Strictly Pink (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, hung left over 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 7, 9l behind Fred Willetts (9-0) at Chester 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.

      Tro Nesa (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Mr Optimistic (9-2) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in May.

      Namwahjobo (IRE) 9-4 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Redcar 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in May beating Moral Issue (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.

      Normandy Maid 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 13l behind Barkston Ash (9-2) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.

      Finn's Rainbow 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, soon pushed along, weakened halfway, 9th of 10, 22l behind Barkston Ash (9-2) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.

      Sweet Cheeks (IRE) 11-10fav (8-8) Raced far side, tracked leaders, led and overall leader halfway, hung left and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 6th of 15, 3l behind Peppercorn Rent (8-3) at Ripon 6f 2yo sll (6) gd in Jul.

      Alkhawarah (USA) 16-1 (8-12) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Elmaam (8-12) at Beverley 7f fll mdn stks (5) gf in May.