Won last time out to advertise his current form, but two unplaced efforts before that temper enthusiasm; has run over today's trip and steps out from stall three carrying 139 lb, leaving this a genuinely open read on a horse ranked mid-field on ratings.
Form last 6-69001
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78SR80RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 78 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Star Cast ran a fine second three starts back and was a winner four starts back, giving her a strong recent profile, with experience at today's trip and going adding further claims; the main risk is her fourth-place finish last time out suggests she may need to bounce back.
Form last 6211234
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88SR82RPR80OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 88 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Mano Chicago arrives here just 17 days after finishing third two starts back and second three starts back, hinting at a horse hitting form at the right time; our rating of 86 ranks him top of this nine-runner field, though he remains yet to win in his last six starts and that elusive breakthrough is the key question.
Form last 6524230
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69SR86RPR78OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 69 suggests ability but 14/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Kokanee returns on a sharp 14-day turnaround and has run over today's trip, while a rating of 81 suggests he holds more ability than his official mark of 76 implies; the worry is that his last three runs have produced a fourth at best, so he needs to find better form quickly.
Form last 6261894
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71SR81RPR76OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 71 suggests ability but 11/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Ranked bottom of nine on our figures and rated below her official mark, Krissy faces a stiff ask, though she has run over today's distance and going before, a second two starts back offers some encouragement, and a nine-day turnaround suggests she arrives fresh.
Form last 6149225
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74SR74RPR76OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 74 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Showed a glimpse of ability with a win five starts back and was fourth two starts back, but has been out of the frame at either end of that sequence; has run over today's going and returns on a quick 12-day turnaround from stall two carrying 134 lb.
Form last 6613049
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67SR79RPR75OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 67 suggests ability but 12/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Tipsy Tiger arrives here on the back of a consistent run of form, placing third and second in recent starts, and 18 days between runs leaves him fresh enough to capitalise; he has run over today's trip and going before, and at 133 lb from stall 8, his profile makes him our pick despite being winless in his last five starts.
Form last 6234-64
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83SR86RPR74OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Beaten into eighth last time out after a win two starts back, Yermanthere has experience of today's trip and going but ranks eighth of nine on our figures, and that modest profile makes him hard to fancy despite the return to form shown in recent starts.
Form last 6122618
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58SR76RPR73OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 58 suggests ability but 22/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Beaten into second last time out after winning two starts back, Keep An Eye On It arrives 41 days between runs and ranks seventh of nine on our figures, making him hard to fancy despite a lively recent profile that includes a win and a third in his last five starts.
Form last 6-52312
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87SR77RPR76OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
Favourable weight of 9-4 gives a real edge in this handicap.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Mehmas Champion owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (43) and market confidence (72). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
6/1David O'MearaDaniel Tudhope
65%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Star Cast
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
3/1 · Gemma Tutty✓ Value Signal
Yermanthere
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
25/1 · Tim Easterby◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
Tipsy Tiger (SR:83, 9/2) is the standout selection on today's heavy going at Ayr. Critically, it is the ONLY horse in the field with a confirmed GoingFit:+ for heavy ground — a decisive edge when the going is this testing at 1m2f. Running off a mark 1lb below its last win (MarkMv:-1), it carries a favourable 9-7 compared to joint-topweights Star Cast and Mehmas Champion on 9-13, a 6lb advantage that is amplified significantly on heavy ground. The market has shortened 8% (Mkt:in8%) confirming money is coming for it, and the trainer William Stone (13% SR) and jockey Shane Gray (14% SR) both carry respectable statistics. The form line 234-64 shows consistency in similar competitive handicaps and the cheekpieces (HG:p) have been retained from last time.
Each-way alternative: Star Cast.
Main danger: Star Cast — Star Cast (SR:88, 3/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field by some margin, carries proven course form (W1P3 at Ayr), has been steaming in the market (Mkt:in16%), drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), and handles 1m2f well (DistFit:+) — the main concern is the unproven heavy-going profile (GoingFit:?) and the 9-13 top-weight burden, but if it handles the ground its class is the most dangerous factor in the race.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
Star Cast (SR:88, 3/1) has moved in 16% in the market — a sharper move than Tipsy Tiger's 8% — carries the higher speed rating, and brings a recent course record of W1P3 at Ayr, suggesting stronger c…
Form line 234-64 includes a break (the dash) and the last two runs show a drop to 6th and 4th — no win since that break, and no evidence the heavy-ground GoingFit translates into a winning performanc…
Keep An Eye On It (SR:87, 4/1) is a 3yo running off 9-4, receiving 17lb from Tipsy Tiger in terms of weight-for-age adjusted conditions; at 1m2f on heavy ground a well-weighted young improver with a…
William Stone's stable has only 282 runners in the database — a small sample — and Shane Gray's 14% SR, while respectable, is unexceptional; neither handler nor jockey has a standout record to inspir…
ShortlistTipsy Tiger, Star Cast, Keep An Eye On It, Krissy