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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11

(8)

5th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 3

16:50 Haydock

Wreck It Ryley

9st 0lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Alan Brown

Third of 26 in a 6f handicap at Glorious Goodwood but then disappointed when 4-1 at Hamilton; lacks the same appeal as some in here, especially when 6f has always looked his trip.

20/1

7th

5

(2)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

19:15 Hamilton

Wreck It Ryley

9st 11lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Alan Brown

Scored at Leicester (6f) in April; running well since and just edged out when third of 26 in 6f Goodwood handicap 23 days ago; that form is proving very strong, so he merits serious consideration despite 2lb rise.

13/2

3rd

12

(16)

29th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

Wreck It Ryley

9st 7lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Alan Brown

The handicapper has been in command since his runaway win at Leicester (6f, good) in April; respectable sixth of 19 at York (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago but suspicion he'll prove vulnerable for win purposes again.

40/1

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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12th

2

(4)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 York

American Affair

10st 1lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Said goodbye to handicaps when winning over C&D in May 2025 and just two runs later he won the Group 1 King Charles III at Royal Ascot (good to firm; handles good to soft); off the track for nearly a year after and he's been slowly working his way back to form since, looking more his old self when winning a Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood latest; a likely force.

7/1

1st

2

(9)

31st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

American Affair

9st 4lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Jim Goldie

Won the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) last June then missed the rest of the season; mixed form this year but he showed spark when second to Night Raider at Haydock in May and today's expected frenetic gallop will be right up his street; not ruled out.

11/1

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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5th

1

(2)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 195y

Class 6

17:28 Carlisle

Rwenearlytheredad

9st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Had wind surgery prior to Ayr reappearance effort that seemed to be needed; gained most recent success off 4lb higher over C&D (good to soft) just over a year ago and looks interesting back here.

4/1

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

Non-runners

Seagrave Fox

+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