Who won the 17:20 Ayr on 27 July 2026?
Royal Blaze (GB) won the 17:20 Ayr at SP 4.00. Ridden by Greg Fairley. Trained by Ewan Whillans.
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Ayr
Great BritainLadbrokes 'Free Rewards With Instant Spins' Handicap Stakes
Monday, 27 July 2026
1m2f·Flat·Class 6·Good To Firm·9 runners·£3,664
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 3/1F·4.00Race report
- 1stRoyal Blaze (GB)AI top pick · 51.4Greg Fairley·Ewan Whillans3/1F·4.00SP
- 2ndFalcon Nine (GB)Kieran Shoemark·Iain Jardine·beaten 0.3 lengths4/1·5.00SP
- 3rdPenelope's Sister (IRE)Paul Mulrennan·Jim Goldie·beaten 3.75 lengths7/2·4.50SP
Race time
2m 7.08s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Royal Blaze (GB))
“raced in the pack - progress under pressure from 2f out - in front inside final furlong - stayed on to assert close home”
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.
Selections by model
Head-to-head dashboard →v1.051.4/100 rating
Royal Blaze
4.20SmarketsSBK· informational only
Top-rated, but filter rejects this race
v1.1
No pick
Race outside the segment-edge filter
Each-way44.6/100 rating
Just Dottie
8.20Betfair 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
Royal Blaze
Greg Fairley · Ewan Whillans · 5yo
51.4/100
+4.9 vs next best (46.5)
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong21d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight58averageEwan Whillans: 3/13 winners last 14d (23%)
- Form20% weight49below averageLast 6: 4-4-8-3-9-1
- Ratings50% weight40below averageOR 60 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketBest price 4.20 (SmarketsSBK) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.
v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Runners
| Pos | # | Dr | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Form | Wt | OR | RPR | TS | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | 5yo · G · btp | 448391 | 9-09 | 60 | — | — | 51.4 | 3/1F·4.00 SP | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 6yo · M · b | 79854 | 9-09 | 60 | — | — | 40.4 | 7/2·4.50 SP | |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 8yo · G · grb | 26485 | 9-07 | 58 | — | — | 42.7 | 8/1·9.00 SP | |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | 6yo · G · chb | 772492 | 9-07 | 58 | — | — | 43.0 | 4/1·5.00 SP | |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 8yo · M · b | 4134 | 9-06 | 57 | — | — | 44.6 | 5/1·6.00 SP | |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 4yo · F · bbFT B | 24600 | 9-06 | 57 | — | — | 30.5 | 100/1·101.00 SP | |
| 8 | 9 | 11 | 5yo · G · b | 78381 | 9-05 | 56 | — | — | 38.7 | 7/1·8.00 SP | |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | 5yo · G · bb | 20870 | 8-12 | 49 | — | — | 23.1 | 16/1·17.00 SP | |
| 5 | 12 | 13 | 10yo · G · bp | 578536 | 8-11 | 48 | — | — | 32.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP | |
| — | — | 6 | 6yo · M · gr | 09549 | 8-09 | 45 | — | — | 32.7 | — | |
| — | — | 2 | 4yo · G · btpFT TP | 09959 | 9-04 | 55 | — | — | 38.2 | — | |
| — | — | 12 | 5yo · M · ch | 35251 | 9-05 | 56 | — | — | 41.6 | — | |
| — | — | 7 | 8yo · G · ch | 241334 | 9-07 | 58 | — | — | 46.5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:20 Ayr?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Royal Blaze, won the race (AI score 51.4).
What were the placings in the 17:20 Ayr?
Top finishers: 1. Royal Blaze (GB) (4.00), 2. Falcon Nine (GB) (5.00), 3. Penelope's Sister (IRE) (4.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:20 Ayr?
The winning time was 2m 7.08s.
Racing Post verdict
Third-partyRavenscraig Castle is our selection, rated 73 to lead this Class 6 10f contest at Ayr on good to firm, 7 lb clear of Falcon Nine in second on our figures. Royal Blaze and Betty Bassett also stand out as leading dangers in a full field of thirteen. He is without a win in his recent starts, which tempers confidence to medium, but the rating advantage still makes him the one to beat.
Racing Post pick: Ravenscraig Castle
Editorial verdict from Racing Post via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha.
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