Ayr · GB · 2026-07-20 · 3:30
Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap Stakes
0m6f0y · Good To Firm · GOOD TO FIRM (GoingStick: 8.7) · Turf · Class 3 · 3yo+ · 0-90 · £15,462 · 9 runners · Stalls: 5f & 6f - Centre; 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside · Weather: Sunny & Warm
Tip
Veblen Good
Verdict
Veblen Good is our selection at Ayr, though barely so - Jordan Electrics is only a single point behind on our figures, with a third last time out for form. Lord Roxby and Gentle George have both landed a win among their recent starts, adding to a genuinely competitive book. With so little between the principals, confidence is low, but Veblen Good's own third last time out, and a win three starts back before that, edge it.
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Veblen Good67-103▾Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara
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Veblen Good heads our ratings in this nine-runner field on the strength of a win three starts back, and a solid third last time out. Nineteen days since that run, and already having raced over today's trip and going, he looks to have taken well to this grade and rates the one to beat, even with a below-form effort sandwiched in between.
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Lord Roxby-90145▾Alex Jary(3) · Nigel Tinkler
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Lord Roxby can point to a win three starts back as the peak of a mixed campaign, with a fourth and a fifth-placed effort among his other recent starts. Nineteen days on, and with today's trip and going already banked, he sits third of nine on our figures and remains capable of better on his day.
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Gentle George16-009▾Jason Hart · R Mike Smith
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Gentle George's form has been mixed this term, but a win five starts back shows the engine is there when it clicks. Fresh nine days ago, and with today's trip and going already in the book, he's fourth of nine on our figures and open to more if he rediscovers that level.
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Jordan Electrics695483▾Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie
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Jordan Electrics is second only to our selection on figures, with a third last time out the highlight of a steady sequence without a win. A rapid turnaround of just three days since his last run, and with today's trip and going already in the book, he rates the biggest threat to the top-rated runner in this field.
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Azure Zain35-016▾Warren Fentiman(3) · Richard & Peter Fahey
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Azure Zain's form is patchy, but a win two starts back, and a third five starts back, show he retains ability at this level. A month since his latest run, and with today's trip and going already in the book, he sits mid-pack on our figures in this nine-runner race.
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Clonmacash953543▾Clifford Lee · Adrian McGuinness
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Clonmacash has been consistent without breaking through, a third last time out, and another four starts back, the best of six runs without a win. Nine days since that latest outing, and with today's trip and going already banked, he's seventh of nine on our figures and needs more to trouble this field.
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Oriental Prince305074▾Rhys Elliott(5) · Jim Goldie
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Oriental Prince has managed only modest finishing positions in his last six starts, without a win. Seventeen days since his latest run, and with today's trip and going already in the book, he's our bottom-rated runner in this nine-runner field and hard to include with confidence.
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Dandy Magic230044▾Lauren Young(5) · Jim Goldie
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Dandy Magic once looked capable, with a second six starts back, and a third five starts back, but her last four starts have all been below that level without a win. Eleven days since her latest run, and with today's trip and going already in the book, she's second-bottom on our figures and hard to fancy off this form.
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The Caltonian-10050▾Andrew Mullen · Linda Perratt
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The Caltonian sits only fifth of nine on our figures but carries the fastest speed rating of any runner in this field, a win five starts back the highlight, with only modest efforts since. A fortnight since that latest run, and with today's trip and going already in the book, he looks capable of more than his rank suggests.