August 17 / 19.12 Ayr

19.12

Good

Britvic Soft Drinks Handicap

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 0m 7f 50y
  • Class 6
  • 5 runners
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Britvic Soft Drinks Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 229653

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Won a Southwell handicap (5f) in February and was runner-up four times in the spring; his form has been shaky in last four starts but he caught the eye with his close fifth at Pontefract (6f, good to firm) on his penultimate run and looks worth another try at this trip; not ruled out.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

8

(9)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 2y

Class 4

18:38 Doncaster

Wreck It Ryley

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Alan Brown

Handicapper hit him hard after he made it 2-2 at Leicester off 7lb lower last month and he's struggled in two runs since; hit and miss now and, while it's possible he'll bounce back, others have more pressing claims.

16/1

8th

4

(10)

8th May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:15 Ripon

Wreck It Ryley

9st 7lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Alan Brown

6yo who hit a personal best with his emphatic win at Leicester (6f, good) last month but he flopped off this revised mark there 12 days later; has won at Ripon but he's not easy to predict and needs to bounce back again after that last run.

9/1

4th

2

(5)

25th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

14:44 Leicester

Wreck It Ryley

9st 11lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Alan Brown

Winner of both C&D starts, in October (good to soft) and when pulling well clear (good) 12 days ago; has won on good to firm so the warm weather shouldn't be a problem but the new 9lb higher mark might be.

3/1

11/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 516402 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Won a 7f novice at Wetherby (good) in May; no major impact in four handicaps since but his 5l second over C&D (soft) last time was a respectable effort behind an improver who made all; still unexposed at this trip and has claims if he can build on that last run.
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2nd

3

(10)

23rd May 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:30 Haydock

American Affair

9st 6lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Highly progressive in 2025, winning the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); also won on good to soft last year; it was his first run since when down the field at York recently and he may have needed it, but a dramatic transformation is required just ten days on.

9/1

10th

3

(12)

13th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:30 York

American Affair

9st 10lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Has built up a good strike rate over 5f/5.5f and registered a neck success at Royal Ascot (good to firm) upped to Group 1 level when last seen; landed a handicap at this meeting 12 months ago; very progressive and has possibilities provided he's as effective back at 6f.

9/1

1

(16)

17th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

American Affair

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Made outstanding progress in 5f handicaps and the way he raced to the front at York (good to firm) in May showed that a switch to Group company wouldn't be at all fanciful; unable to show what he was made of behind Mgheera in a Group 2 at Haydock (5f, good) since, as a gap shut as he was about to go through it, and he remains one to keep on the right side.

14/1

5/1

Form: -90633

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
0-9 but he's run pretty well from the front in blinkers in his last two runs, including over C&D last Monday; visor is now tried and has claims if he can find something extra; his best form has been on good/good to soft.
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8th

4

(9)

19th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

15:14 Newcastle (AW)

Vortigan

9st 8lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Michael Dods

Still to register a win and his recent form in a pair of 7f Wolverhampton handicaps is not encouraging either; others are preferred.

14/1

9th

3

(5)

6th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Vortigan

9st 8lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Michael Dods

12-race maiden; prominent racer; return to Class 6 company in his favour and he showed some aptitude for the surface here last time; Paul Mulrennan takes over today.

16/1

7/2

Form: 5-68

Last run: 113 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Has not offered a great deal in three 7f novice events but handicaps should be more like it and interesting to see what the market makes of her.
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5th

10

(8)

14th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Labiqa

8st 13lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charles Hills

raced in second

7/2

1st

12

(1)

5th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

15:45 Lingfield (AW)

Labiqa

9st 0lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Charles Hills

Couldn't live with the easy winner but saw off the rest in a 13-runner handicap at Kempton last week (1m; Class 6); could do with settling better but 1m looks worth exploring.

11/2

2nd

9

(8)

27th Sep 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Labiqa

9st 5lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Charles Hills

Modest novice efforts but duly went handicapping off a low mark at Ayr (7f, good) and was perhaps unlucky not to have won (had to be switched and beaten only 1l); down 2lb.

7/2

Form: 661164

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Two sprint wins on turf (good/good to firm) late in June but his progress has stalled in last two runs; ran into some trouble when a fair fourth at Pontefract (6f, good to soft) last time but he needs to find more at this new trip.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

8

(4)

20th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:42 Ayr

Rwenearlytheredad

9st 1lb

J: Harry Smith

T: Declan Carroll

His form went the wrong way after he made a winning reappearance at Carlisle last May but he returns having had wind surgery and the break may have helped; 2lb lower than when last successful and could be involved.

9/1

8th

4

(10)

4th Oct 2025

Good

1m 2f 1y

Class 5

14:46 Redcar

Rwenearlytheredad

9st 7lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Made virtually all off 1lb higher on seasonal debut at Carlisle (7f, good to soft) in May but not really firing on all cylinders since (six more runs) and has stamina to prove on first venture beyond 1m.

10/1

1

(10)

24th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Redcar

Rwenearlytheredad

10st 0lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Mainly below his best since winning at Carlisle (7f, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie) in May, including when well beaten with blinkers applied (retained) here over 1m eight days ago; back to 7f.

9/1

Non-runners

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+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.50
Straight Forecast £13.00
Trifecta £37.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

American Affair

RP RATINGS:

Vortigan

Daily Mirror:

Rwenearlytheredad

The Star:

Labiqa

The Guardian:

Wreck It Ryley

Telegraph:

American Affair

Daily Mail:

American Affair

D Express:

American Affair

Daily Record:

American Affair

POSTDATA:

Vortigan

The Times:

Vortigan

The Sun:

Vortigan