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14:18 Ayr

Unite John Gillespie Celebration Handicap

5f · Flat · Class 6 · Soft · 8 runners · £3,664 · Saturday, 20 June 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th
  1. 1st
    King Of The Jungle (IRE)
    Billy Garritty·Michael & David Easterby
    4/1·5.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Great Profit (IRE)
    Barry McHugh·Gary Harrison·beaten 1.25 lengths
    66/1·67.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Ski Angel (GB)
    Jack Mitchell·R Mike Smith·beaten 0.3 lengths
    6/5F·2.20
    SP
Race time
59.89s+2.99s vs std

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

AI top-rated Wee Mary (score 50.1) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 3.00 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.

Why the model rates this top

Wee Mary

Amie Waugh(3) · Jim Goldie · 4yo

Top-rated of 8
score 50.1 · +2.3 clear of next best (47.9)
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
    14d since last run (race-fit window)
  • Form20% weight
    71strong
    Last 6: 3-3-4-4-2-1
  • Trainer20% weight
    40below average
    Jim Goldie: 7/44 winners last 14d (16%)
  • Ratings50% weight
    36below average
    OR 54
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 5f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.24).

Low (1–4)
IV 1.24
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.98
High (9–11)
IV 0.75

Today: King Of The Jungle (draw 2) and Royal Duke (draw 1) get the bias; Wee Mary (draw 10) 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. 122 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
12
6yo · G · b
62501
5947.9
4/1·5.00
SP
26
J: Barry McHugh · T: Gary Harrison · draw 9
3yo · G · b
7648
6033.1
66/1·67.00
SP
310
J: Jack Mitchell · T: R Mike Smith · draw 5
6yo · M · b
94562
4636.1
6/5F·2.20
SP
43
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Michael Dods · draw 11
4yo · G · bbFT B
73225
5844.9
16/1·17.00
SP
54
J: Sam James · T: Katie Scott · draw 8
4yo · F · grbFT B
744921
5640.6
20/1·21.00
SP
65
J: Amie Waugh(3) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 10
4yo · F · bh
334421
5450.1
3/1·4.00
SP
77
J: Rhys Elliott(5) · T: R Mike Smith · draw 1
5yo · G · b
80763
5137.8
9/1·10.00
SP
89
J: Tom Eaves · T: Kevin Ryan · draw 4
3yo · F · bbFT B
33400
5328.4
40/1·41.00
SP
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Iain Jardine · draw 6
3yo · F · b
0U93
5436.2
J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Linda Perratt · draw 7
7yo · G · b
323613
6041.2
J: Harry Davies · T: Jim Goldie · draw 3
7yo · G · b
00879
4631.4

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 14:18 Ayr on 20 June 2026?

King Of The Jungle (IRE) won the 14:18 Ayr at SP 5.00. Ridden by Billy Garritty. Trained by Michael & David Easterby.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 14:18 Ayr?

No — the AI top pick (Wee Mary) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 14:18 Ayr?

Top finishers: 1. King Of The Jungle (IRE) (5.00), 2. Great Profit (IRE) (67.00), 3. Ski Angel (GB) (2.20).

What was the winning time for the 14:18 Ayr?

The winning time was 59.89s, 2.99s slower than standard.

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