20 Jul 2026 16:00 Ayr
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,187); Distance: 1m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
John Hamilton ScotRail Celebration Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(1) |
| - |
Hale End (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
412207 / 6 |
Flat (15) | Sean Kirrane | M Dods Game On Racing |
9/4 | |
| prominent, travelled well throughout, took third 2f out, pushed along 1f out, led inside final 110yds, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(2) |
| ¾ L |
Starliner (IRE) (colt, brown, 8 9) |
193882 / 5 |
Flat (7) | William Pyle | Miss L A Perratt Mr David Orr &… |
11/1 | |
| in touch with leaders, took second 3f out, led 2f out, ridden when headed inside final 110yds, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(4) |
| NK |
Runninsonofagun (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 13) |
3-08351 / 4 |
Flat (7) | Jason Hart | T Davidson Mr R Nichol |
9/4 | |
| soon led, set strong pace, ridden when headed inside final furlong, rallied and kept on inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
4(6) |
| 3½ L |
Donna Nook (GB) (filly, bay, 9 6) |
294144 / 4 |
Flat (12) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Mr M J Macleod |
6/1 | |
| in touch with leaders early, steadied and dropped towards rear after 1f, some headway 2f out, hung right when ridden 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
5th |
5(3) |
| ¾ L |
Benacre (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
355054 / 6 |
Flat (16) | Oliver Stammers | C Johnston Susan and John… |
11/1 | |
| rear of midfield, some headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds | ||||||||||
6th |
3(8) |
| 5½ L |
Cisco Disco (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
111-870 / 8 |
Flat (15) | P Mulrennan | R M Smith Mrs Camille Macdonald |
50/1 | |
| midfield, dropped to rear 3f out, outpaced and struggling 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
7(5) |
| ¾ L |
Mayor Of Maghera (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
664-341 / 4 |
Flat (20), Jump (68) |
S H James | R M Smith Mr R Michael Smith |
11/1 | |
| midfield, raced towards centre from over 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, soon lost touch | ||||||||||
8th |
9(7) |
| 2 L |
Keep Me Stable (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) |
1113-70 / 6 |
Flat (14) | A Mullen | Miss L A Perratt The Hon Miss Heather… |
66/1 | |
| slowly away, held up in rear, ridden to make some headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
2(9) |
| 12 L |
Krissy (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 7) |
110614 / 5 |
Flat (16) | Rhys Elliott | J S Goldie Mr James Mearns… |
13/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, detached towards finish (trainer could offer no explanation for performance of mare) | ||||||||||