17:00 Ayr

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6f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 13 runners · £4,187 · Monday, 6 July 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 10th

1st
White Ladder (IRE)
Sean D Bowen·John Ryan
4/1C·5.00
SP
2nd
Maynora (GB)
Clifford Lee·Craig Lidster·beaten 2.25 lengths
5/1·6.00
SP
3rd
Henery Hawk (GB)
Kaiya Fraser·Linda Perratt·beaten 1.75 lengths
33/1·34.00
SP

Race time

1m 11.45s+2.45s vs std

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

In-running (White Ladder (IRE))

“Settled in mid-division - made ground 2f out and soon shifted left - found more between rivals when short of room inside the final furlong - soon in front - drew clear for an easy success”

AI top-rated Saxon Grace (score 53.9) finished 10th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 16.00 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.

Other selections

Head-to-head dashboard →

Each-way53.9/100 rating

Saxon Grace

13.00Bet365

Place portion settles at 3.40 · 1/5 odds · 4 places

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Why the model rates this top

Saxon Grace

Cian Horgan(5) · Daragh Bourke · 3yo

Top-rated of 13

score 53.9 · +2.1 clear of next best (51.8)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Trainer20% weight
100small sample (n=2)
Daragh Bourke: 1/2 winners last 14d (50%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
Freshness10% weight
100very strong
14d since last run (race-fit window)
Ratings50% weight
35weak
OR 52
Form20% weight
33weak
Last 6: 6-7-4-6-4

MarketBest price 13.00 (Bet365) · 6th in the market of 13.

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 6f

full course data →

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

Low (1–5)

IV 1.24

Mid (6–9)

IV 0.98

High (10–13)

IV 0.75

Today: Keep The Gold (draw 4) and Maynora (draw 2) get the bias; April Diamond (draw 13) 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

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	5	White Ladder J: Sean D Bowen · T: John Ryan · draw 12 3yo · G · gr	27233	9-07	60	—	—	41.8	4/1C·5.00 SP
2	6	Maynora J: Clifford Lee · T: Craig Lidster · draw 2 3yo · G · brp	251445	9-04	57	—	—	39.7	5/1·6.00 SP
3	1	Henery Hawk J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Linda Perratt · draw 3 7yo · G · b	236130	9-12	59	—	—	35.8	33/1·34.00 SP
4	8	So Grateful J: Billy Garritty · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 7 8yo · G · b	09790	9-01	48	—	—	32.1	25/1·26.00 SP
5	10	Ellie's De Vega J: Ryan Sexton · T: Noel Wilson · draw 1 3yo · G · chp	33433	8-13	52	—	—	38.7	4/1C·5.00 SP
6	12	Baby Rover J: Joanna Mason · T: Katie Scott · draw 10 4yo · F · b	96592	8-12	45	—	—	36.3	6/1·7.00 SP
7	7	Royal Duke J: Aiden Brookes · T: R Mike Smith · draw 8 5yo · G · b	07637	9-03	50	—	—	36.1	14/1·15.00 SP
8	11	Newyorkstateofmind J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 9 9yo · G · bb	02684	8-12	45	—	—	33.4	40/1·41.00 SP
9	3	Keep The Gold J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods · draw 4 4yo · G · bb	32254	9-10	57	—	—	45.1	4/1C·5.00 SP
10	9	Saxon Grace J: Cian Horgan(5) · T: Daragh Bourke · draw 6 3yo · F · chp	67464	8-13	52	—	—	53.9	16/1·17.00 SP
11	13	Saxon Gem J: Lauren Young(5) · T: Jim Goldie · draw 5 3yo · F · ch	76564	8-08	47	—	—	36.7	25/1·26.00 SP
12	2	Joshuas Dream J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie · draw 11 4yo · G · b	2308	9-12	59	—	—	35.4	25/1·26.00 SP
13	4	April Diamond J: Andrew Mullen · T: Iain Jardine · draw 13 5yo · M · b	7652	9-09	56	—	—	51.8	18/1·19.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:00 Ayr on 6 July 2026?

White Ladder (IRE) won the 17:00 Ayr at SP 5.00. Ridden by Sean D Bowen. Trained by John Ryan.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:00 Ayr?

No — the AI top pick (Saxon Grace) finished 10.

What were the placings in the 17:00 Ayr?

Top finishers: 1. White Ladder (IRE) (5.00), 2. Maynora (GB) (6.00), 3. Henery Hawk (GB) (34.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:00 Ayr?

The winning time was 1m 11.45s, 2.45s slower than standard.

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