Ayr 2:38 Result

This is a weak-looking 2yo maiden and What A Girl Wants stands out clearly on form and experience. She's the only runner with an official rating (75) and a proven consistent record - 204432, including multiple placed efforts and a recent run just 12 days ago, showing fitness and a workmanlike pattern of improvement. Six starts also means she's battle-hardened for heavy ground and a stiff test, unlike most of these once or twice-raced maidens. The hood likely helps keep her sharp/focused. Nigel Tinkler is a competent handler with plenty of experience placing horses at this level, and Rowan Scott is a sound booking. Her rivals are mostly short of experience: Naval Architect has no form at all (debutant), Melody Man and Sneakin Pete have single non-descript run each, Pirates Whisper was well beaten last time (9), and Luna Lacy's 65 form is fair but unproven compared to What A Girl Wants' deeper CV. Heavy ground is a leveller but her sustained placed efforts suggest she handles testing conditions and is fit and ready to go one better. She looks the most exposed to a winning effort given the calibre of this small maiden field. I'll take her as the most solid, professional type in a race lacking depth elsewhere.