August 09 / 20.42 Ayr

20.42

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Book Festive Day Dancin @ayrracecourse Classified Stakes

  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Book Festive Day Dancin @ayrracecourse Classified Stakes

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

20/1

  • Place: £7.90

Form: -76037

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Well clear of Transfuse and Royal Countess when about 6l third over C&D last month (soft), but jury out again as to whether this is his trip now following a weakly subsequent return effort; blinkers added.
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4th

7

(9)

2nd Sep 2026

Soft

1m 3f 15y

Class 6

19:50 Hamilton

Falaise Blanc

8st 12lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Katie Scott

Poor strike-rate but there have been several good runs in defeat this year and his record at Hamilton reads -30222; has run well on soft but a slightly quicker surface may be ideal.

11/1

4th

7

(6)

27th Aug 2026

Good

1m 3f 39y

Class 6

17:00 Carlisle

Falaise Blanc

8st 13lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Katie Scott

Sole win from 27 starts came on the AW at Newcastle last August but he's been runner-up on turf six times, including when caught late at Hamilton (1m4f, good) two weeks ago; switch of headgear today; shortlisted.

3/1

2nd

8

(9)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 15y

Class 6

20:30 Hamilton

Falaise Blanc

9st 4lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Katie Scott

Inconsistent gelding who went close over C&D in early June and came back to that sort of level when behind Patrick Street three days ago (8lb better off back into a handicap); often pulls hard and it will depend on his mood.

6/1

11/2

Form: 8-1255

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Not quite able to translate all of this year's good work on Tapeta to turf at Catterick latest (1m4f, soft), and still a bit to prove on this surface; debuted blinkers ideally need to wring a bit more out of her.
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11

(5)

4th Nov 2025

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

14:40 Lingfield (AW)

Advertorial

8st 12lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ed Dunlop

In-form 3yo who ran well at Southwell (2m) last time when attempting to follow up her Wolverhampton success (1m6f); still unexposed beyond 1m4f and receives weight all round in this field; shortlisted.

6/1

11

(5)

4th Nov 2025

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

14:40 Lingfield (AW)

Advertorial

8st 12lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ed Dunlop

In-form 3yo who ran well at Southwell (2m) last time when attempting to follow up her Wolverhampton success (1m6f); still unexposed beyond 1m4f and receives weight all round in this field; shortlisted.

6/1

11

(5)

4th Nov 2025

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

14:40 Lingfield (AW)

Advertorial

8st 12lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Ed Dunlop

In-form 3yo who ran well at Southwell (2m) last time when attempting to follow up her Wolverhampton success (1m6f); still unexposed beyond 1m4f and receives weight all round in this field; shortlisted.

6/1

6th
12 (10)
Searcog

10/1

Form: 70-054

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Yet to rediscover the level of last year's peak 2yo maiden efforts, but it's still fairly early days and last month's Killarney fourth (11.5f) was another small step back in the right direction; cheekpieces retained.
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3rd

3

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 161y

17:07 Sligo

Searcog

11st 4lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Modest Flat winner is 0-6 hurdling although improvement of late, finishing a decent fourth of 20 in 2m1f Galway handicap and chased home a ready winner in 7-runner 2m2f Downpatrick mares' maiden, both on good ground; place prospects again.

9/2

2nd

3

9th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 165y

13:58 Downpatrick

Searcog

11st 4lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Modest Flat winner is 0-5 hurdling although creditable effort on latest when decent fourth of 20 in 2m1f Galway handicap last month (good); place claims back in maiden company.

15/2

4th

20

27th Jul 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 130y

17:40 Galway

Searcog

11st 3lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Winner on the Flat and very lightly raced over hurdles by comparison; good run in a 1m handicap at Leopardstown in April, but little in her profile marks her out as a potential winner of this.

33/1

Form: 007646

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 44

Form & Verdict
Mixed results during a busy past few weeks, though did set a new personal best when beaten only 2l in a C&D handicap (good) two starts ago; needs to bounce back from last week's Hamilton flop.
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7th

13

(9)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:42 Ayr

Transfuse

9st 1lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Mixed results during a busy past few weeks, though did set a new personal best when beaten only 2l in a C&D handicap (good) two starts ago; needs to bounce back from last week's Hamilton flop.

16/1

8

(8)

2nd Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 35y

Class 6

21:00 Hamilton

Transfuse

8st 9lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Lucinda Russell

0-8 but probably his best run yet when coming from behind to be 2l off Dwindling Funds at Ayr (1m2f, good); that was only his second run in blinkers.

7/1

10

(6)

28th Jul 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Ayr

Transfuse

8st 6lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Lucinda Russell

Lightly raced 3yo who produced one of his better runs when 3l sixth of eight in first-time blinkers (retained) at Musselburgh (1m4f, good) last Tuesday; however, he needs another step forward to get off the mark today.

9/1

Form: 8/580-

Last run: 298 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Dual fast-ground 1m4f Leicester scorer in 2022-23, but longer still since he last showed sufficient on any of his occasional returns to shorter; okay last-time hurdles effort, at least.
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2

(6)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:42 Ayr

Blazer Two

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Dual fast-ground 1m4f Leicester scorer in 2022-23, but longer still since he last showed sufficient on any of his occasional returns to shorter; okay last-time hurdles effort, at least.

16/1

2

6th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 145y

Class 5

15:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Blazer Two

11st 9lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

Lowly rated on the Flat nowadays; belied 80-1 odds when second in Kelso novice hurdle (2m, soft) in February but was swallowed up after racing too freely in the lead in Perth handicap (2m, good to soft) in April.

16/1

9th

4

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 47y

Class 5

17:36 Perth

Blazer Two

11st 10lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

took keen hold, raced wide early, midfield, prominent 2nd

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0-3905 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 38

Form & Verdict
April's Gowran Park third (9.5f, yielding) is a sole podium finish in her last 18 runs, but she ran to that sort of level again back there last time, reaffirming she can still operate on sounder surfaces also.
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14

(2)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 130y

17:42 Clonmel

Dazzling Spirit

8st 10lb

J: Jimmy Dalton

T: Cian Collins

Last of her four wins was in September 2023; respectable fifth in handicap at Gowran (1m1f, good) in July but she missed the break and was tailed off in a classified event at Ayr last month (1m2f, good); 4lb wrong.

18/1

3

(13)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:42 Ayr

Dazzling Spirit

9st 9lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Cian Collins

April's Gowran Park third (9.5f, yielding) is a sole podium finish in her last 18 runs, but she ran to that sort of level again back there last time, reaffirming she can still operate on sounder surfaces also.

16/1

Form: 5-4122 BF

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Finally off the mark at Hamilton in June (1m1f, good) and has consolidated that effort on both starts since, one a 1m classified here; respected accordingly, for all he's 0-10 over Flat trips of 1m2f or further.
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1

(8)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

13:42 Newcastle (AW)

Gemini Man

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Won twice in June, here over 1m2f and over this trip at Musselburgh; put two lesser runs behind him when second at the latter track (1m5f, good) in July but found the drop back to 1m1f against him there four weeks ago; steps back up in trip with claims.

5/1

4th

4

(4)

7th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

13:50 Musselburgh

Gemini Man

9st 4lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Iain Jardine

Won twice in June (1m2f/1m4f) and put two poor performances behind him when clear second here (1m5f, good) a week ago; can cope with this drop back in trip and is still on a workable mark; ought to make his presence felt.

4/1

2nd

2

(2)

31st Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:45 Musselburgh

Gemini Man

9st 9lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Iain Jardine

Won minor events at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) and here (extended 1m4f, good) in June; reportedly bled from the nose in his hat-trick bid and then ran poorly at Newcastle last week; not easy to assess.

9/2

Form: 8-6996

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Unable to land a blow in any of his races for current connections so far (including in a swiftly discarded hood latest), but only one of them has been over the 1m2f of his peak 2024 efforts for Marcus Tregoning; most interesting on this first dip below 0-65 company.
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10th

2

(3)

10th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Ayr

Royal Blaze

10st 1lb

J: David Nolan

T: Ewan Whillans

In-form 5yo who won twice over C&D last month (good/good to firm); probably doesn't have much margin for error after latest 4lb rise but ought to be on the premises again.

4/1

1st

1

(9)

27th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:20 Ayr

Royal Blaze

9st 9lb

J: Greg Fairley

T: Ewan Whillans

Triple turf winner who made it 2-2 over C&D when bouncing back with a comfortable success (good) three weeks ago; remains feasibly treated off only 3lb higher and he won't mind if the forecast rain arrives; key player.

4/1

1st

7

(1)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:00 Ayr

Royal Blaze

9st 11lb

J: David Nolan

T: Ewan Whillans

Needs to rebound from a substandard AW run ten days ago but made the frame on two of three turf starts in the spring (both times over 1m1f) and this longer trip probably suits better; can't be ignored off current mark.

12/1

Form: 57-598 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 9lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 41

Form & Verdict
C&D scorer on fast and slow ground, but not for over two years now and never in headgear; two 18l defeats here last month to forgive.
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9

(8)

9th Oct 2025

Heavy

1m 5f 26y

Class 6

17:05 Ayr

Royal Countess

8st 11lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: R Mike Smith

All three wins have come here but the latest was in May 2023 and this 9yo has struggled to get competitive this year.

33/1

7th

11

(9)

13th Sep 2025

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:10 Musselburgh

Royal Countess

9st 0lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: R Mike Smith

Without a win since May 2023, and her form over the last two seasons does not suggest she can end her drought.

50/1

6

(7)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:42 Ayr

Royal Countess

9st 9lb

J: Amie Waugh

T: R Mike Smith

C&D scorer on fast and slow ground, but not for over two years now and never in headgear; two 18l defeats here last month to forgive.

33/1

Form: 498322

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Last week's Newcastle classified short-head second (1m2f) was her nearest miss yet, the pace battle with Fuel The Fire not obviously affecting her late effort; player on form of that or her previous Nottingham second granted the same trip and race type.
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1st

5

(10)

2nd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:15 Newcastle (AW)

Sassy Glory

9st 4lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Mark Walford

Gained a second C&D success in June; not disgraced (in a change of headgear) with fifth of 12 in 1m2f classified event at Ayr 25 days ago; considered.

8/1

5th

7

(2)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Ayr

Sassy Glory

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Mark Walford

Runner-up (beaten over 4l) in this last year, but yet to win on turf (0-17); gamely fended off the frustrating Little Ted at Newcastle (1m; 11-2) on penultimate start, but reportedly ran flat back there on latest; stable have more obvious chance with Wicklow Way.

8/1

12th

5

(7)

25th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Sassy Glory

9st 9lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Mark Walford

Held on gamely to make all in 1m handicap here last month and is now 2-31; evidently in good nick but this drop back in trip is not sure to suit.

7/2

Non-runners

Aighear, Fuel The Fire, Satyress

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £21.00
Straight Forecast £19.48
Trifecta £568.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

Gemini Man

The Times:

Sassy Glory

SPOTLIGHT:

Royal Blaze

Daily Mail:

Satyress

NEWMARKET:

Advertorial

The Guardian:

Sassy Glory

Daily Mirror:

Sassy Glory

The Sun:

Sassy Glory

RP RATINGS:

Royal Blaze

Telegraph:

Gemini Man

D Express:

Gemini Man

The Star:

Gemini Man

Daily Record:

Gemini Man