14:42 Ayr

Schweppes Cherry Pepper Handicap

1m1f · Flat · Class 4 · Good To Firm · 11 runners · £5,234 · Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick placed 3rd

1st
Footwork (GB)
Connor Beasley·Charlie Johnston
4/1·5.00
SP
2nd
Ayr Poet (GB)
Amie Waugh·Jim Goldie·beaten 0.2 lengths
40/1·41.00
SP
3rd
Candonomore (FR)AI top pick · 60.5
Paul Mulrennan·Jennie Candlish·beaten 1.25 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP

Race time

1m 53.33s+0.83s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Footwork (GB))

“In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - led final strides”

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Pearl Eye

The intriguing runner is the dangerously handicapped PEARL EYE who caught the eye on first start for Jim Goldie here a fortnight ago.

Forecast 9/4 Pearl Eye, 11/4 Candonomore, 13/2 Cisco Disco, 7/1 Spirit Of Acklam, 11/1 Footwork, Dingwall, 14/1 Northwest Passage, 16/1 Livonian, Good Morning Alex, 33/1 Jujubella, Motawaared, 40/1 Ayr Poet

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Candonomore

Paul Mulrennan · Jennie Candlish · 5yo

Top-rated of 11

score 60.5 · +9.5 clear of next best (51.0)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
23d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
71strong
Last 6: 3-7-5-2-2-1
Ratings50% weight
56average
OR 82 · RPR 93 · TS 76
Trainer20% weight
43below average
Jennie Candlish: 5/30 winners last 14d (17%)

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Ayr 1m1f

full course data →

Moderate: high (outside) favoured (IV 1.20).

Low (1–4)

IV 0.76

Mid (5–8)

IV 1.06

High (9–12)

IV 1.20

Today: Candonomore (draw 11) and Footwork (draw 9) get the bias; Livonian (draw 1) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 57 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	1	Footwork J: Connor Beasley · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 9 4yo · C · b	51390	9-09	83	95	85	51.0	4/1·5.00 SP
2	9	Ayr Poet J: Amie Waugh(3) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 6 11yo · G · b	14910	8-12	72	92	69	48.0	40/1·41.00 SP
3	2	Candonomore J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jennie Candlish · draw 11 5yo · G · brtp	375221	9-08	82	93	76	60.5	5/1·6.00 SP
4	8	Pearl Eye J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 5 6yo · G · b	87003	8-13	73	104	90	48.2	15/8F·2.88 SP
5	5	Northwest Passage J: David Nolan · T: Ivan Furtado · draw 8 4yo · G · gr/ro	64120	9-06	80	94	76	48.9	10/1·11.00 SP
6	12	Dingwall J: Cam Hardie · T: Iain Jardine · draw 12 5yo · G · bh	622227	8-04	64	94	89	47.9	14/1·15.00 SP
7	11	Motawaared J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 3 4yo · G · b	37677	8-07	67	90	78	43.9	18/1·19.00 SP
8	6	Cisco Disco J: Clifford Lee · T: R Mike Smith · draw 4 8yo · G · b	15111	9-03	77	93	69	49.2	28/1·29.00 SP
9	10	Jujubella J: Andrew Mullen · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · draw 2 5yo · M · b	57760	8-09	69	96	89	46.2	9/2·5.50 SP
10	7	Good Morning Alex J: William Pyle · T: David & Nicola Barron · draw 7 5yo · G · b	67085	9-02	76	96	84	44.6	12/1·13.00 SP
11	3	Livonian J: Oisin Orr · T: Barry Murtagh · draw 1 4yo · G · ch	2135	9-08	82	89	49	50.5	66/1·67.00 SP
—	—	Spirit Of Acklam J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 10 5yo · G · bp	3019	9-07	81	98	89	44.0	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:42 Ayr on 20 May 2026?

Footwork (GB) won the 14:42 Ayr at SP 5.00. Ridden by Connor Beasley. Trained by Charlie Johnston.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:42 Ayr?

No — the AI top pick (Candonomore) finished 3.

What were the placings in the 14:42 Ayr?

Top finishers: 1. Footwork (GB) (5.00), 2. Ayr Poet (GB) (41.00), 3. Candonomore (FR) (6.00).

What was the winning time for the 14:42 Ayr?

The winning time was 1m 53.33s, 0.83s slower than standard.

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