Ayr · GB · 2026-07-20 · 4:30
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1m2f0y · Good To Firm · GOOD TO FIRM (GoingStick: 8.7) · Turf · Class 6 · 3yo+ · 0-60 · £3,664 · 10 runners · Stalls: 5f & 6f - Centre; 7f - Outside; Remainder - Inside · Weather: Sunny & Warm
Tip
Falcon Nine
Verdict
Four runners share the top rating of 65 in this red-hot renewal, and we side with Falcon Nine among them on a more progressive profile than his rivals. Taylormade Lad, Motawaared and Toy Soldier are the obvious dangers on the same figure, all with claims of their own on recent form. Braes Of Doune and Glasses Up are others who could feature, but confidence in this verdict is low given how tightly this field is rated. Falcon Nine is our selection.
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Motawaared-77656▾Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie
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Comment
Motawaared has stayed competitive without breaking through, sixth last time out, and fifth two runs back. He steps out fit after four weeks off, has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 65 puts him right among the leading dangers - though he remains without a win through that run of starts.
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Taylormade Lad9-3355▾Sean Kirrane · Michael Dods
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Taylormade Lad has twice been third in his last five starts, fifth last time out, and third three runs back. Wearing cheekpieces and fit having run recently, he has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 65 - the joint-highest in this race - marks him among the leading dangers, though he's yet to convert that form into a win.
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Falcon Nine-77249▾Sam James · Iain Jardine
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A ninth last time out, but a runner-up three starts back, Falcon Nine's profile is more solid than that recent finish suggests. He wears blinkers, has run over today's trip and going before, and returns fit having had a fortnight off. A rating of 65 makes him our selection, though he remains without a win in this sequence.
NR
Braes Of Doune425-66▾Lauren Young(5) · Jim Goldie
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Braes Of Doune found the frame four starts back, a second, but has since been no better than fifth, including a sixth last time out. Wearing cheekpieces and race-fit after just a week off, he has run over today's trip and going before, with a rating of 62 keeping him competitive without standing out.
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Toy Soldier004226▾Lexie Clarkson(7) · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
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Toy Soldier was runner-up two starts back, and again three starts back, before a sixth last time out. He's fit having run 15 days ago, has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 65 makes him one of the leading dangers - though he remains without a win across that campaign.
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Glasses Up356751▾Clifford Lee · R Mike Smith
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Glasses Up won last time out, his only success in six recent starts, after a run of mostly modest efforts, the best a third. He has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 61 keeps him in this midfield company without matching the pace of the leading dangers.
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Sophiesticate7-7633▾Shay Farmer(5) · R Mike Smith
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Sophiesticate was third last time out, and again third two starts back, though her form tails off before that with two sevenths further back. She has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 57 places her firmly in the pack without a win to her name yet.
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Phantom Shadow-82352▾Jason Hart · Ewan Whillans
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Phantom Shadow was runner-up last time out, and also runner-up four starts back, with a third three starts back in between. He has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 58 keeps him competitive in this pack, though he's still seeking a first win in that sequence.
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Golden Valour-57853▾Rhys Elliott(5) · R Mike Smith
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Golden Valour was third last time out, his best of a modest run of finishes that includes an eighth three starts back. Cheekpieces stay on and he's fresh after just a week off, with a rating of 53 leaving him hard to fancy against this field despite that recent third.
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Wadacre Geisha852427▾Andrew Mullen · Charlie Johnston
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Wadacre Geisha was runner-up two starts back, and again four starts back, but a seventh last time out is more representative of a mixed campaign. She has run over today's trip and going before, and a rating of 55 leaves her hard to fancy in this field.
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On The Bubble239552▾Jared Huggan(7) · Gary Rutherford
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On The Bubble was runner-up last time out, and was also runner-up six starts back, with a ninth four starts back the low point of an up-and-down campaign. She's fit having run just five days ago, has run over today's trip and going before, but a rating of 49 leaves her the outsider of this field.