September 23 / 13.50 Ayr

13.50

Good To Soft

Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Doonside Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 7 runners
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Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Doonside Cup Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.30

Form: -43101 D

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Took his record on soft ground to 3-3 when bolting up in 1m2f Glorious Goodwood handicap in August; that was the performance of one who can make his mark outside of handicaps.
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3rd

4

(2)

19th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

15:55 Ascot

Royal Rhyme

9st 7lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Held by some of these rivals judged on recent form on good/good to firm; however, his form on soft/good to soft (unraced on heavy) comprises five wins at up to Group 3 level and a creditable fifth in this contest last year; the return to forecast slower ground is a big plus.

40/1

7th

4

(1)

14th Sep 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

15:25 Leopardstown

Royal Rhyme

9st 9lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

prominent against far rail, soon went third, weakened inside final furlong

33/1

6th

7

(10)

21st Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

15:35 York

Royal Rhyme

9st 8lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Impressive strike-rate on soft/good to soft ground includes Group 3 win at Sandown (1m2f) in May; far from disgraced in the York Stakes (behind Alflaila) most recently but that took his record on good/firmer to 0-4; interesting only if the surface is riding slow.

66/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 461713 D

Last run: 53 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Sixth win since joining this yard when just clinging on in the John Smith's Cup at York (about 1m2f, good to soft) in July; recorded another really smart handicap performance when third of 15 to Ancient Rome at Glorious Goodwood (1m2f, good to soft) since; has struggled to make an impact in three previous attempts at Listed level but it should be a different story this afternoon.
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5th

3

(6)

31st Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

13:44 Lingfield (AW)

Pride Of America

9st 10lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Amy Murphy

High-class handicap form in 2023 and rounded off that campaign with two good runs in Listed company; absent for 398 days before a low-key run at Newcastle 25 days ago; subsequent wind op (his fourth) suggests there was more to that than just needing the outing and cheekpieces are now added (worn once in 2020); chance if back to his best but a point to prove for now.

11/2

5th

3

(6)

31st Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

13:44 Lingfield (AW)

Pride Of America

9st 10lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Amy Murphy

High-class handicap form in 2023 and rounded off that campaign with two good runs in Listed company; absent for 398 days before a low-key run at Newcastle 25 days ago; subsequent wind op (his fourth) suggests there was more to that than just needing the outing and cheekpieces are now added (worn once in 2020); chance if back to his best but a point to prove for now.

11/2

9th

1

(8)

6th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 2

15:13 Newcastle (AW)

Pride Of America

10st 0lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Amy Murphy

Very useful performer whose overall strike-rate is 7-21 (3-6 on AW); landed a major 1m2f handicap on turf (off 1lb lower) in 2023 and went close in Listed grade when last seen 13 months ago; market instructive on belated reappearance.

6/1

OUR TIP

5/1

Form: 76-743 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Group 1 winner on testing ground in Ireland in spring 2021; seemingly not capable of close to that form nowadays but his latest third in Group 3 at the Curragh (1m2f, good) shows he's still useful.
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5th

2

16th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 50y

13:25 Navan

Helvic Dream

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

Group 1 winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2021; nowhere near as good a hurdler although third in valuable Listowel handicap and best run on latest when second in valuable 2m1f Down Royal handicap, not helped by untidy leap at the last after travelling best to lead; steadily improving but this likely a stiffer test here (blinkers replace cheekpieces).

11/2

5th

2

16th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 50y

13:25 Navan

Helvic Dream

11st 1lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

Group 1 winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2021; nowhere near as good a hurdler although third in valuable Listowel handicap and best run on latest when second in valuable 2m1f Down Royal handicap, not helped by untidy leap at the last after travelling best to lead; steadily improving but this likely a stiffer test here (blinkers replace cheekpieces).

11/2

2nd

10

2nd Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Helvic Dream

11st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Noel Meade

Group 1 winner of the Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2021; nowhere near as good a hurdler although third in valuable Listowel handicap was a good effort; left with too much to do on the Flat last time but on a decent mark back hurdling although ideally wants it softer.

12/1

Form: -65500

Last run: 53 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Very capable but he's drawn a blank since his soft-ground debut success at Goodwood in July 2021 and recent efforts suggest he's highly unlikely to be snapping that losing run here.
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6th

6

(5)

18th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Imperial Fighter

9st 7lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

Smart 2yo for Andrew Balding (Group 1 placed), but with this headgear applied he was ending a 21-race losing run when making all and just holding on over C&D a week ago; not certain to get his own way this time, but he is just 2lb higher and his back class makes him hard to ignore.

6/1

6th

6

(5)

18th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Imperial Fighter

9st 7lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

prominent early, led after 1f

6/1

1st

6

(7)

11th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Imperial Fighter

9st 9lb

J: William Carver

T: Jamie Osborne

0-21 since debut win and fortunes have been slipping for a good while now; virtually tailed off last week at Lingfield and new headgear a cry for help.

40/1

9/1

Form: 514-0

Last run: 94 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Useful at two (won novice and fourth in 1m2f Group 3); gelded prior to finishing well held in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot (1m6f, good) on his reappearance in June, after which he left Ralph Beckett; takes a significant drop back in trip now starting out for Kevin Ryan after another three months off.
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8th

8

(8)

14th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Batemans Bay

8st 12lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Kevin Ryan

led

16/1

9th

3

(10)

15th Nov 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 3

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Batemans Bay

9st 9lb

J: David Probert

T: Kevin Ryan

took keen hold, prominent

10/1

8th

7

(13)

14th Oct 2023

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 2

15:35 York

Batemans Bay

9st 3lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

dwelt start, in rear

12/1

Form: 13100-

Last run: 365 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Persistent tail-flasher but it didn't stop her winning the Group 3 Sweet Solera at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) last August; found life much tougher in stronger Group races in the autumn and now makes a belated reappearance over a 3f longer trip.
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3rd

2

(3)

6th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

13:35 Lingfield (AW)

Lakota Sioux

9st 6lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Charlie Johnston

Persistent tail-flasher who won the Group 3 Sweet Solera at Newmarket (7f) last August; well below that form in next three runs but she got back on track with a creditable fifth of 13 in a Listed race at Newcastle (1m2f, AW; 50-1) last month; now makes her belated handicap debut and has each-way claims if she can build on that last run.

9/1

5th

12

(6)

11th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 1

13:30 Newcastle (AW)

Lakota Sioux

9st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Charlie Johnston

Persistent tail-flasher but it didn't stop her winning the Group 3 Sweet Solera at Newmarket (7f) last August; however, she found life much tougher in stronger Group races later in her 2yo campaign and was well below par when sixth of seven in a 1m2f Ayr Listed race on her belated reappearance in September.

33/1

6th

7

(6)

23rd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Ayr

Lakota Sioux

8st 9lb

J: Joe Fanning

T: Charlie Johnston

raced in third, flashed tail repeatedly and weakened from over 2f out

12/1

10/1

Form: 2512-

Last run: 341 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Went close in 1m Listed race at Pontefract (good to soft) on final 2yo start; this sister to the yard's 1m4f Group 3 winner Antonia De Vega has the potential for better again now stepping up in trip but the length of absence has to be a bit of a concern.
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14th

12

(1)

7th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:47 Lingfield (AW)

Luckin Brew

9st 0lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Kempton novice winner (1m, Polytrack) in September last year and just lost out in a Pontefract Listed contest (1m, good to soft) the following month; failed to beat a rival on her return from 341 days off at Ayr (1m2f, good to soft) in September and that leaves her with enough to prove.

6/1

7th

8

(2)

23rd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Ayr

Luckin Brew

8st 9lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Ralph Beckett

midfield, weakened 3f out, soon eased

10/1

9

(1)

22nd Jun 2023

Good

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Luckin Brew

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Ralph Beckett

Went close in 1m Listed race at Pontefract on final 2yo start and this sister to the yard's 1m4f Group 3 winner Antonia De Vega has potential now up in trip; however, this is a very tough assignment for her reappearance.

33/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £4.10
Straight Forecast £3.98
Trifecta £10.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Royal Rhyme

RP RATINGS:

Pride Of America

D Express:

Luckin Brew

Daily Record:

Helvic Dream

POSTDATA:

Royal Rhyme

The Times:

Royal Rhyme

Telegraph:

Royal Rhyme

Daily Mail:

Royal Rhyme

The Star:

Royal Rhyme

TOPSPEED:

Pride Of America

NEWMARKET:

Pride Of America

The Guardian:

Pride Of America

Daily Mirror:

Pride Of America

The Sun:

Pride Of America