August 10 / 19.12 Ayr

19.12

Good To Soft

thescottishsun.co.uk Handicap

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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thescottishsun.co.uk Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £17.00
  • Place: £4.20

Form: 2-5956 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Won off a similar mark at Carlisle (1m1f, good) last August but has mixed record under both codes this year and he's been well held at Carlisle and Hamilton in his last two runs; hood now returns but others are more solid.
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2nd

7

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 1lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Inconsistent last season and tailed off over C&D when last seen; however, he's posted wins over C&D on two of his last four starts (good to soft/good) and can be bang there if at the top of his game on this return.

6/1

2nd

7

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:30 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 1lb

J: Mohammed Tabti

T: Iain Jardine

Inconsistent last season and tailed off over C&D when last seen; however, he's posted wins over C&D on two of his last four starts (good to soft/good) and can be bang there if at the top of his game on this return.

6/1

12th

1

(3)

10th Oct 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

13:40 Ayr

Cant Stop Now

9st 12lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Iain Jardine

took keen hold, soon led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

6/1

8/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 745218

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
3yo who won a Newcastle handicap (7f, AW) in June but he was laboured back on turf at York (1m, good to soft) last month; still lightly raced but has bit to prove again after that last run and this is another new trip.
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7th

6

(3)

19th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 219y

Class 5

15:33 Redcar

Titainium

9st 6lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Ended 2025 out of sorts after 1m2f Wetherby success last June; off 11 months before coming in a well-held eighth of 11 in 1m1f Carlisle handicap on his return last month; this course scorer needs to take a major step forward.

12/1

8th

8

(12)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

16:53 Carlisle

Titainium

9st 4lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Absent since a dismal effort on soft ground last July and again has a doubt over the forecast surface; has gained both turf wins on good to firm.

20/1

1

(8)

21st Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

20:50 Beverley

Titainium

10st 2lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Grant Tuer

Got back on the scoresheet when making virtually all for a narrow success at Wetherby (1m2f) last month; finished a tailed-off last of five at Nottingham seven days later but that may have come soon and it was an experiment at 1m6f; now drops back in trip and has claims if he can bounce back.

8/1

6/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: -87225

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Two eyecatching seconds (1m1f/1m2f) this summer and he had an excuse against a pace bias at Redcar ten days ago; record now stands at 0-9 but he should get a decent tow into this race and has possibilities with cheekpieces added; yard won this in 2021 and 2023.
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2nd

1

(8)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 26y

Class 5

17:30 Ayr

Elemental Eye

10st 2lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Seemed to benefit from combination of drop back in trip and change of headgear when clearcut winner at Wolverhampton (1m4f, AW; first-time blinkers) nine days ago; 6lb higher here and too inconsistent to rely upon heavily but the return to turf won't be a problem.

4/1

1st

12

(1)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 4f 98y

Class 5

16:58 Newcastle (AW)

Elemental Eye

9st 2lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

0-5 on AW and he was never a threat over C&D in March; remote third over 2m at Musselburgh (good) three weeks ago and he now drops back in trip with added blinkers.

12/1

3rd

5

(5)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 217y

Class 5

13:50 Musselburgh

Elemental Eye

8st 12lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Two wins last season, the latter gained by 10l here (1m6f, soft; also suited by much quicker ground) in October; not in same form on either outing since returned to the Flat in March (1m4f/2m; cheekpieces refitted last time) but still considered.

9/2

4th
1 (11)
Eeetee

9/1

Form: 8-6834 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Won four times for David O'Meara and latest success was off 5lb higher at Redcar (1m2f) last May; creditable efforts in last two of his four runs for current yard and he could be a big factor if he gets more luck than he did at Redcar (fourth of 11) last time; all wins have been on good/good to firm but has some old form on good to soft.
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8th

7

(5)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:10 Ripon

Eeetee

9st 5lb

J: Gianluca Sanna

T: John Wainwright

Two wins at Redcar (1m, good to firm/good to soft) last summer, the latest off today's mark; however, it was a tame end to the season and this 8yo needs to get back on track on his reappearance.

50/1

9

(1)

23rd Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Eeetee

9st 4lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: John Wainwright

Has gained all wins on turf, mostly at Redcar; has gone off the boil since last success and this return to AW seems unlikely to help, with record in this sphere far from solid.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: -64054 C

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Acts on good to firm and soft ground; his last win was in July 2021 but he was well backed here (1m5f, good; 100-30) last time and travelled well for a long way before fading into fourth of seven; wasn't beaten far in that race and he could get involved back at this trip; stablemate of Elemental Eye.
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2nd

3

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

14:48 Perth

Ravenscraig Castle

11st 6lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Iain Jardine

Won over C&D (Class 5, good; same mark) last July; has mixed hurdling with Flat racing this year and wasn't beaten far when third over C&D (good; 7-1, Just Dottie fifth) 25 days ago; highly likely to give his running, even though he isn't a frequent winner.

7/2

3rd

3

7th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 4

15:17 Perth

Ravenscraig Castle

11st 10lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Iain Jardine

Good fourth at Musselburgh in March but tailed off in his last run over hurdles and down the field on the Flat last week; others look more likely.

10/1

5th

4

(1)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 39y

Class 6

16:10 Carlisle

Ravenscraig Castle

9st 6lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Tailed off over hurdles last time but ran well in that code in March; he's on a handy mark on last year's best Flat form; not ruled out.

14/1

6th
4 (8)
Shifter

15/2

Form: 711305 CD

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Made it 2-2 here when scoring over C&D (good) in May; followed up at Redcar (1m2f, good) two weeks later and she ran another good race when a close fifth in Class 4 at York (1m4f, good to soft) last month; that form is working out and she looks interesting on this drop back in trip and grade.
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4th

6

(5)

19th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 6

17:17 Redcar

Shifter

9st 2lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Wilf Storey

Two-time course scorer who came in a close third at Ayr (Off Spin in second) before extending her run of good efforts with a close fifth of 12 in 1m2f handicap there 13 days ago; a player once more eased 1lb.

11/4

5th

11

(11)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:00 Ayr

Shifter

9st 3lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Wilf Storey

Dual course winner (1m/1m2f); not the force of old but returned from break with respectable runs of late, most recently when a never-nearer third over C&D (good) yesterday; should be in the thick of it if turning out again.

8/1

3rd

6

(8)

5th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:25 Ayr

Shifter

9st 6lb

J: Paula Muir

T: Wilf Storey

C&D scorer in 2024; back in good form of late, runner-up in nine-runner handicap over C&D 16 days ago; a likely player again, nudged up 1lb.

6/1

Form: -76113 D

Last run: 73 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
5yo who has been as good as ever this season, with two wins on slow ground in May and a good third at Beverley (8.4f, soft) in her final run for Roger Fell and Sean Murray; this step back up in trip is no problem and she should go well again for new yard.
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6

(8)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Shes Got Bottle

9st 3lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Disappointing (0-13) since joining Lizzie Quinlan, last of 12 at Catterick (7f, soft; 50-1) over a fortnight ago; hopes pinned squarely on these newly applied cheekpieces and an AW return (0-7) providing the spark; risky even from this plummeting mark.

66/1

11

(13)

1st Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 6y

Class 5

16:50 Catterick

Shes Got Bottle

9st 1lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Lizzie Quinlan

0-12 (Flat and hurdles) for current stable; edging down the weights but she doesn't look in the sort of form required to capitalise, especially from the widest stall.

33/1

9

(6)

18th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Ayr

Shes Got Bottle

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Lizzie Quinlan

Runner-up at Carlisle (1m, soft) last September and now 4lb lower but she's struggled on her four starts this year (two hurdles, two Flat).

33/1

8th
10 (12)
Tilsitt

11/2

Form: 8-4353 CD BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Three-time course winner (1m-1m2f), who ran well for a long way over 1m5f here (third of seven) last month; this drop back in trip is a positive but his losing run is up to 22 now and that last win was was over two years ago; mixed messages.
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9th

9

(4)

23rd Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

15:33 Newcastle (AW)

Tilsitt

9st 7lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: R Mike Smith

Proving expensive to follow but continues to run well now and again and can't be left out of calculations even though down the field here yesterday.

20/1

9th

9

(4)

23rd Nov 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

15:33 Newcastle (AW)

Tilsitt

9st 7lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: R Mike Smith

Proving expensive to follow but continues to run well now and again and can't be left out of calculations even though down the field here yesterday.

20/1

10th

8

(1)

22nd Nov 2024

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

15:39 Newcastle (AW)

Tilsitt

9st 10lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: R Mike Smith

Has never attempted this far on the AW before, but he has run well over similar trips on turf; losing run of 31 is a concern, though.

10/1

Form: 6-7756

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Won at Pontefract (1m, good to soft) in October 2022; well treated on that form but he's been lightly raced since and has finished down the field in his four runs this season; wasn't beaten far here (1m) last time but he still has stamina to prove at this trip and others are more persuasive.
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6th

3

(8)

20th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Ayr

Cisco Disco

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: R Mike Smith

Won four handicaps here (1m-1m2f, good or slower) in the second half of 2025; yet to fire this time around and may need both slower ground and further help from the handicapper.

25/1

10th

5

(7)

5th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Ayr

Cisco Disco

9st 11lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: R Mike Smith

Ended 2025 when completing a hat-trick over C&D (third C&D success) in October but he's yet to fire this summer, soon ridden when only seventh of ten over C&D 16 days ago; has something to prove now.

20/1

7th

2

(10)

19th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

19:17 Ayr

Cisco Disco

9st 6lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: R Mike Smith

Enjoyed a revival in second half of last season, winning four times here (1m-1m2f, good-heavy); well down the field on last month's reappearance outing, though, and remains on a tough mark.

16/1

Form: 0344/7

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Won over hurdles at Doncaster (2m3f, good) last March but he's generally struggled since including when returned to the Flat at Newcastle (1m4f, AW) on his recent stable debut; has lots to prove and this trip is sharper ideal.
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7th

5

(5)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 26y

Class 5

17:30 Ayr

Galahad Threepwood

9st 4lb

J: Greg Fairley

T: Ewan Whillans

Well handicapped on old form but hasn't won on the Flat since 2021 and, following a 406-day absence, he finished last in recent 1m3f Hamilton race won by Annandale; has too much to prove.

40/1

7th

2

(4)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 15y

Class 6

17:52 Hamilton

Galahad Threepwood

9st 13lb

J: David Nolan

T: Ewan Whillans

Dual AW Flat winner (1m4f) in 2021 who also won a 2m3f hurdle race in March 2023; that's from 44 starts and he may prove best watched on this first appearance since May 2025, despite the reduced mark.

20/1

3rd

1

7th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

15:25 Kelso

Galahad Threepwood

12st 0lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Dual AW Flat winner (1m4f); only hurdle win was for Ben Pauling off 11lb higher at Doncaster in March 2023 (2m3f, good); some fair form last term, stable in good form and he's a possible.

7/1

Form: 487222

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
0-12 but he's finished runner-up in his last three starts and he ran into an improver here (1m, good) last time; probably needs precision timing but this new trip is worth exploring and he still looks feasibly treated; shortlisted.
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6

(7)

10th Aug 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

19:12 Ayr

Helter Skelter

9st 11lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: Rebecca Menzies

midfield

100/30

2nd

4

(5)

22nd Jul 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Ayr

Helter Skelter

9st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: Rebecca Menzies

0-11 but has run really well in second the last twice at Carlisle (1m, soft) and Hamilton (1m, good to soft); beaten just a nose last time when wearing a first-time visor; every chance he'll go one better today.

15/8

2nd

6

(5)

13th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 68y

Class 4

20:00 Hamilton

Helter Skelter

9st 7lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Rebecca Menzies

Expensive to follow for this yard but he's well capable off this sort of mark and he was a good second at Carlisle 26 days ago (Arkenstaar third); new visor replaces cheekpieces this time.

7/1

Non-runners

Naturalia

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £149.70
Straight Forecast £137.61
Tricast £866.12
Trifecta £1054.00

Selections

The Guardian:

Helter Skelter

SPOTLIGHT:

Shifter

The Times:

Elemental Eye

POSTDATA:

Eeetee

The Sun:

She's Got Bottle

The Star:

Cisco Disco

Daily Mail:

Helter Skelter

D Express:

Helter Skelter

Daily Mirror:

Helter Skelter

Daily Record:

Helter Skelter

RP RATINGS:

Shifter

Telegraph:

Shifter