19:50 Ayr

Saturday 12 August 2017

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QTS Training Handicap

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 2m 10.94s

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(7)

Maulesden May¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: G Lee| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 73| CD

6/1

Only poor run this season came on soft ground during a busy spell for the filly. Showed the benefit of a break to score in better company over C&D last month and represents a yard that took this in 2012 and 2016.

Form: 5-32161

(4)

Archipeligo^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 73| D

4/1

Seems to reserve best for AW tracks and Hamilton but arrives here in excellent shape for an in form yard. Remains to be seen if he can defy his revised mark on a different circuit.

Form: 962521

(2)

Beauden Barrett^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 70

15/2

Winner of a weak Lingfield maiden over 6f on second career start for Jeremy Gask. New yard stepped him up to a mile last week and now ask him to go even further. Probably high enough in the weights at present and up against in form rivals proven in this grade and better.

Form: 25-0035

(9)

Akamanto¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 70| D

6/1

Claimed for 10,000 gns after landing a Leicester seller 10 days ago. Looked better than that in his early season maidens and more attractively weighted now than on his previous starts in handicaps. Had a hard race last time and looked a difficult ride so it may be best to see how he reacts to that and his new surroundings.

Form: 575851

(6)

Somnambulist²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 70| BF

4/1

It seems to be a lack of a turn of foot rather than a lack of effort that has seen him maintain his maiden status after eight races. Tackles a new trip minus a hood in a bid to find the right answer. However, he looks held by Broadway Dreams on running at Hamilton in June.

Form: 2-83253

(3)

Snookered¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 69| D

5/2

Landed a Leicester nursery over a mile off a mark of 57 and appreciated the step up to this trip at Beverley last time to score by a neck. Doubtful that effort is worth the extra 5lb he shoulders here.

Form: 843231

(8)

Red Star Dancer²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: S A Gray| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 56

25/1

Well beaten on all four starts with nothing revealed to suggest he can take advantage of this mark on his handicap debut.

Form: 5836

Non-Runners

(5)

Broadway Dreams³²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Mrs Marjorie Fife J: K Stott

(1)

Intiwin³⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Sammy Jo Bell

Forecasts

Snookered (5/2), Somnambulist (4/1), Archipeligo (4/1), Maulesden May (6/1), Akamanto (6/1), Beauden Barrett (15/2), Broadway Dreams (10/1), Intiwin (12/1), Red Star Dancer (25/1)

Archipeligo arrives in good shape for an in form yard but his best efforts have clearly come on AW tracks and Hamilton and today's mark and opposition will demand everything is in his favour. Keith Dalgleish has enjoyed success in this event on a couple of occasions recently. Maulesden May looks the pick of his pair but we particularly like the look of BROADWAY DREAMS. There are plenty of positives to take from his last two runs which have worked out well and which put him on a decent mark for his handicap debut.