08 Oct 2026 13:45 Ayr
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,187); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Stella Artois Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(10) |
| - |
Motawaared (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 8) |
422252 / 4 |
Flat (9) | Lauren Young | J S Goldie Mr B Jordan |
7/4 | |
| wore hood to post, slow into stride, held up in rear, still going okay over 2f out, switched left and made good headway over 1f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
9(3) |
| 2¼ L |
Falcon Nine (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 6) |
280322 / 6 |
Flat (7) | Jack Nicholls | I Jardine Ursa Major Racing… |
6/1 | |
| towards rear of mid-division, made headway going easily 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went second final 50yds, no match for winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(12) |
| ¾ L |
Sweet Kiss (GB) (filly, bay, 9 8) |
262254 / 4 |
Flat (13) | Jake Dickson | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… |
10/1 | |
| midfield, good headway to press leaders over 2f out, soon shaken up to lead, faced challenges when ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost second final 50yds | ||||||||||
4th |
2(1) |
| 1¼ L |
Naturalia (GB) (filly, bay, 9 13) |
244184 / 5 |
Flat (5) | Shay Farmer | D W Whillans The Old Firm |
15/2 | |
| chased leaders, short of room and lost position over 2f out, switched right and pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
12(7) |
| 2¼ L |
Tap Dancer (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12) |
737675 / 4 |
Flat (9) | Rhys Elliott | J S Goldie Ayr Racecourse… |
12/1 | |
| wore hood to post, towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, every chance when ridden over 1f out, faded gradually inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
3(8) |
| 2½ L |
Spanish Hustle (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
665527 / 8 |
Flat (17), Jump (963) |
Amie Waugh | J S Goldie Johnnie Delta Racing |
14/1 | |
| taken down early, towards rear, shaken up and bit short of room 3f out, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, plugged on but no chance from over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
10(4) |
| 1¾ L |
Vega Storm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
504634 / 3 |
Flat (38) | Warren Fentiman | R A Fahey Let's Go Racing… |
9/1 | |
| front rank, switched right over 4f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra over 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
4(2) |
| NK |
Royal Blaze (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
839110 / 5 |
Flat (59) | William Pyle | Ewan Whillans Mr K S Ward |
28/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, steady headway going okay over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, soon no impression, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
5(11) |
| ¾ L |
Ghost Story (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 11) |
334344 / 5 |
Flat (15) | Mason Paetel | J Butler K Quinn/ C Benham |
9/2 | |
| in touch with leaders, switched left and hampered rival over 2f out, drifted left when ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
1(6) |
| 15 L |
West Tyrone (GB) (colt, bay, 10 2) |
2-80317 / 4 |
Flat (27) | C Horgan | Lizzie Quinlan Dales Racing Ii… |
14/1 | |
| slowly away, soon nudged along and held up in rear of mid-division, shaken up over 4f out, brief headway when ridden over 2f out, faded over 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
8(9) |
| 10 L |
Idyllic (GB) (filly, grey, 9 6) |
540364 / 5 |
Flat (29) | Alex Jary | W Storey The A Listers |
40/1 | |
| led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
11(5) |
| NS |
Sophiesticate (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 3) |
331689 / 7 |
Flat (7) | K S McHugh | R M Smith The Market Traders |
125/1 | |
| wore hood to post, prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||