Timeform UK SmartPlays: Friday September 19

Richard Fahey trains our selection in the Gold Cup

"Richard Fahey has won the Bronze Cup (14:40) twice since its inception in 2009 and holds a very strong hand with Gatepostand Polski Max."

Timeform's SmartPlays team focus on Ayr on the eve of their Gold Cup card.

The 14:05 has the look of a warm nursery. Enlace gets the vote, as she has left the impression that she has a bigger effort to come, something endorsed by the fact she still holds entries in Pattern races. Glorious Goodwood winner Son of Africa is an obvious player, while Honeysuckle Lil likely has more to offer.

Richard Fahey has won the Bronze Cup (14:40) twice since its inception in 2009 and holds a very strong hand with Gatepostand Polski Max. The former was a fine fifth in the Silver Cup two years back and gets the vote after good efforts over further the last twice. David Nicholls also has solid claims of gaining further success at this meeting, with his new recruit Galvanize arguably the most interesting of his four.

In the listed Roseberry Stakes, Jane's Memory's placed form in France (at up to Group 3 level) reads very well in the context of this, so she demands a place on the shortlist, but Squats deserves a place in this company following back-to-back nursery wins and is marginally preferred. Primrose Valley is all speed, so looks best of the rest back at the minimum trip.

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All at Ayr

Back Enlace @ 7.87/1 in the 14:05
Back Gatepost @ 16.531/2 in the 14:40
Back Squats @ 4.131/10 in the 15:45

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