What time is the Summer Mile Handicap?
The Summer Mile Handicap is off at 17:00 on 5 July 2026 at Ayr (Great Britain).
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Ayr
Great BritainSummer Mile Handicap
Sunday, 5 July 2026
1m·Flat·Class 3·Good·10 runners·£8,246
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.071.8/100 rating
Bearish
9.60Betfair Exchange· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way71.8/100 rating
Bearish
9.60Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Racing Alpha pick
Bearish
Clifford Lee · Ed Dunlop · 3yo
71.8/100
+13.5 vs next best (58.3)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100very strongEd Dunlop: 4/10 winners last 14d (40%)
- Freshness10% weight85very strong39d since last run (fresh)
- Form20% weight80strongLast 6: 4-1-2
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 82
MarketBest price 9.60 (Betfair Exchange) — 4th pick of 10 in market. AI is contrarian here.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Pace map
inferred from last 6 runsShape: Mixed shape — pace likely to be honest but not lightning.
- Front-runners(2)
- Prominent(3)
- Mid-division(1)
- Hold-up / closers(3)
- Unknown(2)
Bucketed from the opening clause of each past run's comment. Front-runner / prominent / mid / hold-up — the classic race-shape framework. Unknown = no usable comments parsed.
Runners
| # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | Fair | Best price | Add to betslip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4yo · G · bp | 2150 | 10-02 | 89 | — | — | 54.0 | 7/2·4.62 | 4.5·4.50Betfair Exchange | ||
| 2 | 7 | 6yo · G · grt | 80545 | 10-02 | 89 | — | — | 51.9 | 9/2·5.70 | 5.4·5.40Betfair Exchange | ||
| 3 | 10 | 6yo · G · b | 03108 | 10-00 | 87 | — | — | 50.3 | 16/1·16.02 | 14·15.00SmarketsSBK | ||
| 4 | 3 | 4yo · G · b | 61010 | 10-00 | 87 | — | — | 51.8 | 40/1·41.91 | 38·38.00Betfair Exchange | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3yo · F · bt | 12450 | 9-05 | 87 | — | — | 52.3 | 11/1·12.33+14% vs mkt | 14·14.00Betfair Exchange | ||
| 7 | 5 | 6yo · G · b | 571612 | 9-05 | 78 | — | — | 51.9 | 11/1·11.71 | 10.5·10.50Betfair Exchange | ||
| 8 | 11 | 6yo · G · bp | 441220 | 9-03 | 76 | — | — | 49.7 | 25/1·25.89+24% vs mkt | 32·32.00Betfair Exchange | ||
| 9 | 4 | 3yo · G · b | 13P35 | 9-01 | 83 | — | — | 58.3 | 40/1·41.91 | 40/1·41.00Spreadex | ||
| 10 | 6 | 3yo · C · b | 412 | 9-00 | 82 | — | — | 71.8 | 10/1·11.09 | 9.6·9.60Betfair Exchange | ||
| 11 | 9 | 5yo · G · bp | 20042 | 8-13 | 72 | — | — | 45.6 | 4/1·4.93 | 4.2·4.20Betfair Exchange | ||
| — | 8 | 9yo · G · b | 17040 | 9-12 | 85 | — | — | 46.5 | — | — |
Fair= the market's own consensus: median price across 32 bookmakers per horse with the 23% overround stripped out. A green badge means the best book currently pays above that consensus — a price check, not a tip: the market can be wrong about a horse, this only tells you when a book stands out from it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the field size and distance of the 17:00 Ayr?
1m, Class 3, Flat, 10 runners declared.
What is the going for the 17:00 Ayr?
Going is reported as Good on Turf.
What is the Racing Alpha AI top pick for the 17:00 Ayr?
The AI top-rated runner is Bearish (score 71.8, best price 9.60). Methodology: ratings combine OR, RPR, TS, trainer 14-day form, days since last run and going.
Who is the favourite for the 17:00 Ayr?
The market favourite is Dwindling Funds at a best price of 4.20. The Racing Alpha AI top pick is a different horse — Bearish.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyBearish enters handicap company off a mark that looks lenient after going close at Hamilton recently, and there is clearly more to come from this progressive colt. Leadenhall is the most obvious threat, having run well last time and capable on a 4lb higher mark, while Dwindling Funds showed renewed promise at Musselburgh and Theoryofeverything, who landed this race last year, adds to the intrigue. Bearish is our selection.
Racing Post pick: Bearish
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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