Race Result - Ayr, 8th October 2026 Back to results
16:05 San Miguel Handicap

Going heavy (soft in places), 10 ran.
Place Horse Jockey Distance No. Weight S.P.
1st Stanage Billy Garritty 4 9 11 5/1
Held up in rear, steady headway when pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, soon every chance, kept on well, led final strides
2nd Empirestateofmind Jason Hart 1/2 length 5 9 11 11/8 F
Tracked leaders, going okay over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed final strides
3rd Ashen P Mulrennan 4 lengths 7 9 8 6/1
Wore hood to post, towards rear, nudged along over 2f out, outpaced and ridden over 1f out, rallied and kept on inside final furlong, went third post, no match for first two
4th Cisco Disco C Horgan Nose 3 10 0 20/1
Front rank, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced and briefly lost position over 1f out, hung left and chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, lost third post
5th Emery Down O J Orr 1/2 length 8 9 5 11/1
Midfield, ridden along 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
6th One Night Thunder Rhys Elliott 2 1/4 lengths 1 10 1 5/1
Prominent, restrained to chase leaders after 1f, nudged along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon no impression, weakened inside final furlong
7th The Gay Blade Mr Jack Nicholls 1/2 length 6 9 9 66/1
Taken down early, led, ridden along 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
8th Tactical Plan Hector Crouch 13 lengths 9 9 4 28/1
Held up in mid-division, shaken up over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, made little impression and faded over 1f out
9th Monsieur Kodi Warren Fentiman 1 1/4 length 2 10 0 66/1
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden along over 2f out, faded over 1f out
10th Valentine Catcher D Allan 3 lengths 10 9 0 8/1
Towards rear of mid-division, switched left and raced alone 3f out, weakened over 1f out, never a factor