August 08 / 19.00 Ayr

19.00

Good

Unite Ewing Hope’s Happy Retirement Handicap

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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Unite Ewing Hope’s Happy Retirement Handicap

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.60
  • Place: £1.90

Form: -05458 CD

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Well handicapped on his best form and some of that has been here, although not on his latest visit in July when only eighth; however, he's one of a few in here who would appreciate softening ground and firmly enters the reckoning.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

(1)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

13:20 Ayr

Theoryofeverything

9st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: David O’Meara

Took advantage of a drop into Class 4 company when winning over C&D last month; not in the same form at Beverley (1m2f, heavy) three weeks later but he is 4lb lower than when second to Thunder Roar in this race last year; each-way shout.

14/1

7th

1

(9)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

1m 1f 207y

Class 3

13:40 Beverley

Theoryofeverything

10st 2lb

J: Jason Hart

T: David O’Meara

Off a good mark he wore down a subsequent winner at Ayr (1m, good) and getting back on softer ground is a plus; raised just 3lb and he's on the shortlist; stays this far.

10/1

1st

1

(10)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Ayr

Theoryofeverything

9st 11lb

J: Jason Hart

T: David O’Meara

Well handicapped on his best form and some of that has been here, although not on his latest visit in July when only eighth; however, he's one of a few in here who would appreciate softening ground and firmly enters the reckoning.

4/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: -11322 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Likeably consistent dual winner who won't mind what the weather does, with recent seconds at about 1m coming on soft and good to firm; pretty solid, other than this is a step up in class.
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Verdict Starting price

10th

5

(11)

20th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 0f 68y

Class 4

16:00 Hamilton

Military Leader

9st 12lb

J: Sam James

T: Phillip Makin

Has a solid record and steadily progressive RPRs; won well at Thirsk (good) on penultimate start, then finished 1l second to Monoceros at Haydock (again over 1m; soft) latest; in the mix.

13/2

2nd

4

(8)

5th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 212y

Class 4

17:25 Haydock

Military Leader

9st 11lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Phillip Makin

Likeably consistent and overcame a wide draw with ease at Thirsk 22 days ago (1m, good) to earn this 9lb higher mark; that asks questions of him back in a higher grade, but the chances are he's very progressive; fine on soft ground.

5/1

1st

4

(15)

14th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

19:50 Thirsk

Military Leader

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Phillip Makin

Consistent dual winner who coped well with the rise in class when pushing a well-handicapped winner all the way at Ayr six days ago (1m, good; goes on all surfaces); not ideally drawn out in 15 but plenty to like otherwise.

3/1

6/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 232584 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Gave it a good go from the front at Southwell (7f; fine at 1m) recently but he's been found wanting a few times since his last win, off 7lb lower on the AW last August; rain is forecast and he's unraced on ground slower than good.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

(9)

21st Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 53y

Class 4

16:47 Leicester

Breakdancer

10st 2lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Dual AW scorer last term; close third at Ayr (1m) in most recent turf attempt; getting scant help from the assessor but Mason Paetel's useful 3lb claim could make a difference.

9/1

6th

3

(9)

19th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Breakdancer

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Often front-runner but not when he won twice on the AW last August, including here over 7f; 8lb above the most recent success but he gave it a good go from the front when third at Ayr (1m, good) 11 days ago; has to be considered.

6/1

3rd

5

(1)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Ayr

Breakdancer

9st 6lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Gave it a good go from the front at Southwell (7f; fine at 1m) recently but he's been found wanting a few times since his last win, off 7lb lower on the AW last August; rain is forecast and he's unraced on ground slower than good.

6/1

13/2

Form: 122071 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Kept on well for a seventh career success over C&D 19 days ago but he's gone back up 5lb and has never won anything better than a Class 5; others preferred.
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7th

3

(6)

17th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

16:08 Pontefract

Hale End

10st 0lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Michael Dods

Ayr winner in July (1m, good to firm) and solid runs since then off today's 5lb higher mark, finishing just ahead of Milteye (Walsingham further back) on his return to Ayr and then beating all bar a Prescott 3yo on the AW; hard to knock.

7/1

2nd

1

(5)

3rd Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

19:10 Southwell (AW)

Hale End

10st 0lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Michael Dods

Gained his seventh success when winning at Ayr (1m, good to firm) in July and ran another solid race there last month off the same mark as today's; respected but he is yet to win off a mark this high.

7/1

4th

7

(5)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Ayr

Hale End

9st 4lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Michael Dods

Kept on well for a seventh career success over C&D 19 days ago but he's gone back up 5lb and has never won anything better than a Class 5; others preferred.

13/2

10/1

Form: 61-018 D

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Ran moderately on most recent outing 50 days ago but mostly consistent for current yard and any rain would be much welcomed.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6th

1

(4)

17th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

16:08 Pontefract

Milteye

10st 2lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Harriet Bethell

Likes give underfoot but has won on good ground; on last winning mark (April) and he was closing on the principals in a Class 2 at Ripon late last month; respected in his bid to go one better than 12 months ago.

8/1

4th

7

(8)

31st Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Ripon

Milteye

8st 13lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Harriet Bethell

Ran creditably at Ayr in the latest start of his light 2026 campaign; steps back up in grade but could go well returned to this scenario, having gained his most recent success over C&D (in April).

12/1

5th

4

(3)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Ayr

Milteye

9st 8lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Harriet Bethell

Ran moderately on most recent outing 50 days ago but mostly consistent for current yard and any rain would be much welcomed.

10/1

Form: 2-0030 C

Last run: 57 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
All four wins have been at 7f but he hasn't had many chances at this trip, over which he ran third on his penultimate start at Carlisle; had a break since a bad run in June and has possibilities.
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7th

2

(3)

22nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 75y

Class 4

16:25 Beverley

Count Palatine

10st 1lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Michael Dods

Narrow win in a 7f handicap at Carlisle (good to soft) last month; stretched by 8.4f on heavy ground here 23 days ago; shouldn't be too far away back in trip.

8/1

6th

6

(10)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

1m 0f 100y

Class 4

15:20 Beverley

Count Palatine

9st 5lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Michael Dods

Versatile ground-wise and comes into this off the back of a narrow success at Carlisle (7f, good to soft) 11 days ago; only 3lb higher but he may be better over a furlong shorter.

6/1

1st

4

(8)

19th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 195y

Class 4

16:20 Carlisle

Count Palatine

9st 7lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Michael Dods

Versatile ground-wise and all four wins have been at 7f on turf; his mixed record this season but he wasn't beaten far at Ayr (1m) last time and is now only 1lb higher than for his last success; not ruled out back in trip.

10/1

Form: 310805 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
On a perfectly good mark, he won't mind rain and he ran surprisingly well to be fifth in last week's Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwood; lots to like.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(5)

17th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

16:08 Pontefract

Walsingham

10st 2lb

J: Jason Watson

T: David O’Meara

Fifth of 18 in the Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwood (good to firm) and a chance on that effort; following run perhaps came too soon and last time he had to deal with heavy ground; 3-4 at this track, he's a serious player.

6/1

8th

3

(12)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

1m 0f 100y

Class 4

15:20 Beverley

Walsingham

9st 8lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: David O’Meara

100-1 when fifth of 18 in the Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwood (good to firm) last month and his run at Ayr eight days later may have come soon enough; now back off his last winning mark and has shown good form on soft ground; high on list.

9/1

20/1

Form: 7-5000

Last run: 92 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Successful in France and Ireland; impossible to make a case on his five runs for Ian Williams but he'll probably come good again at some point and any rain wouldn't harm his cause.
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11th

1

(8)

12th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:42 Chester

Bravais

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Successful in France and Ireland; first run of note for this yard when beaten just over 4l at Ayr (1m, good) a month ago; likely to come good sooner or later and his yard has done well at Chester this season.

14/1

8th

3

(7)

8th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Ayr

Bravais

9st 9lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Ian Williams

Successful in France and Ireland; impossible to make a case on his five runs for Ian Williams but he'll probably come good again at some point and any rain wouldn't harm his cause.

20/1

11th

10

(8)

8th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 2

13:30 Chester

Bravais

8st 11lb

J: David Probert

T: Ian Williams

Winner in France and Ireland, but has beaten a total of one rival in four starts on the AW since joining this yard; down another 3lb, but hard to warm to unless the market suggests otherwise; stable also runs Echalar; non-runner 4.10 Chester Thursday.

50/1

13/2

Form: 784814 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Did well to come from so far back and win at Carlisle (1m, good) last month and the race wasn't run to suit at Hamilton since; this could be a better fit for her and she's back in good form.
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6th

1

(5)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 50y

Class 4

16:50 Ayr

Jannas Journey

9st 9lb

J: Lauren Young

T: Jim Goldie

When successful in a division of this race 12 months ago she was recording her seventh win of the year; just one win to her name this time around but she has run several good races, including a close third at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) four weeks ago; solid claims.

5/1

3rd

4

(3)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

19:15 Hamilton

Jannas Journey

9st 12lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Jim Goldie

Successful seven times (including over C&D) in 2025; back to winning ways at Carlisle (1m) in July but she went too freely when ninth of ten in 1m Ayr handicap 13 days ago; she's the sort to bounce back.

20/1

20/1

Form: 5-3010

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Made all on his final start for Ross Burdon at Yarmouth (11.5f, soft) in June, after which he changed hands for 19,000gns; rain would be a bonus but he did trail home last at Hamilton only last week (1m5f) and has a good bit to prove at 1m.
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6th

10

(3)

17th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 5f 26y

Class 3

17:01 Ayr

High Point

8st 12lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Made all at Yarmouth (11.5f, soft) in June (final start for Ross Burdon) but has failed to beat a rival in three starts for Iain Jardine; the return to a softer surface may help but could only consider if lively in the betting.

33/1

10th

5

(6)

15th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:55 Ripon

High Point

9st 10lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Iain Jardine

Made all on his final start for Ross Burdon at Yarmouth (11.5f, soft) in June but has failed to beat a rival in two recent starts for new trainer Iain Jardine; can only be watched at present.

66/1

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Payout
Exacta £22.40
Straight Forecast £15.96
Tricast £158.74
Trifecta £181.00

Selections

POSTDATA:

Jannas Journey

SPOTLIGHT:

Theoryofeverything

TOPSPEED:

Hale End

NEWMARKET:

Breakdancer

Daily Record:

Military Leader

Daily Mail:

Walsingham

Telegraph:

Breakdancer

The Times:

Jannas Journey

Daily Mirror:

Jannas Journey

The Star:

Jannas Journey

RP RATINGS:

Theoryofeverything

D Express:

Theoryofeverything

The Guardian:

Hale End

The Sun:

Hale End