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15:30 Ayr - 21 July 2025 - Results - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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15:30 Ayr

Monday 21 July 2025

All14:0014:3015:0015:3016:0516:4017:15

Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   6f  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   18 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:32  |   Winning time: 1m 13.36s
1st
Horse silk
7
(1)
2/1f
T: W J HaggasJ: C Lee
Mid-division, smooth headway far side of group tracking leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly, impressive op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 15/8
2nd
Horse silk
5
1
(13)
810-0
16/1
T: M HerringtonJ: Dylan Hogan
Mid-division, pushed along and headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with impressive winner tchd 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
13
(10)
79-4
20/1
T: J S GoldieJ: Lauren Young (7)
Held up in rear, pushed along inside final 2f, shaken up and good headway far side of group inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final stride, no chance with winner op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
nse
17
(2)
25/1
T: I JardineJ: Mohammed Tabti (5)
Pulled hard and prominent, ridden inside final 2f, ran on between horses inside final furlong, lost 3rd post op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
15
(4)
12/1
T: K A RyanJ: S A Gray
Led over 1f, chased leader, led again inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost two places towards finish op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
½
9
(12)
99-7
33/1
T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley
Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, not clear run from inside final 2f, tenderly handled and good late headway between horses when in the clear inside final furlong, never any chance with winner op 28/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
6
(7)
12/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Mid-division towards far side of group, losing place when hampered over 2f out, never dangerous after op 10/1 tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
4
(3)
16/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Slowly into stride, towards rear far side of group, some headway between horses inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
½
19
(11)
100/1
T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: William Pyle (3)
In touch with leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong op 50/1
10th
Horse silk
½
11
(5)
40/1
T: Miss L A PerrattJ: Kaiya Fraser
Slowly into stride, towards rear far side of group, some headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 66/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
16
(19)
28/1
T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr
Raced near side of group, mid-division, weakening when hung left final furlong op 14/1
12th
Horse silk
3 ½
3
(9)
20/1
T: S SpencerJ: D Swift
Chased leaders near side of group, led halfway, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly over 1f out op 28/1 tchd 18/1
13th
Horse silk
nk
14
(15)
20/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, not much room inside final 2f, weakening when hampered soon after op 16/1 tchd 22/1
14th
Horse silk
½
12
(14)
17/2
T: J S GoldieJ: K Stott
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never a factor op 20/1
15th
Horse silk
3
10
(8)
25/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly final 2f op 22/1 tchd 20/1
16th
Horse silk
2
5
(16)
5/1
T: S & E CrisfordJ: J Mitchell
Chased leaders near side of group, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, hampered soon after op 11/1
17th
Horse silk
11
18
(17)
125/1
T: J S GoldieJ: Rhys Elliott (5)
Off the pace and always towards rear op 80/1
18th
Horse silk
34
8
(18)
4/1
T: E BethellJ: Callum Rodriguez
Steadied and switched left start, mid-division, ridden and struggling in rear after halfway, never a factor, tailed off and eased final 2f tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2
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Non-Runners

2
(6)
Horse silk
Queen's Guard38
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 4
T: I Jardine  J: A Mullen
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.40, £3.70, £4.60, £4.90EX:£58.70Trifecta:£1,456.00Tricast:£598.96SF:£40.45Swingers:£8.90, £17.20, £91.50

Forecasts

Almeraq (2/1), Wicket Keeper (4/1), Apotheosis (5/1), Mostar Dreams (17/2), Magic Basma (12/1), Pals Battalion (12/1), Badri (16/1), Fivethousandtoone (16/1), Queen's Guard (16/1), Yaaser (20/1), Archduke Ferdinand (20/1), Alpha Magic (20/1), Hour By Hour (25/1), Oriental Prince (25/1), Monsieur Kodi (28/1), Woven (33/1), The Caltonian (40/1), La Rochette (100/1), Bonito Cavalo (125/1)

15:30 Ayr - 21 July 2025 - Results - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

ALMERAQ makes his handicap debut with untapped potential and the well-bred 3-y-o is taken to make an immediate impact. Wicket Keeper looks similarly unexposed and rates the main danger ahead of soft-ground winner Hour By Hour, who shaped promisingly on return and should last longer now.

  1. ALMERAQ
  2. WICKET KEEPER (IRE)
  3. HOUR BY HOUR

Previous Winners

2024
Alfa Kellenic
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 3
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,462.002nd: £7,251.003rd: £3,627.004th: £1,812.005th: £906.006th: £453.00

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