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Book Ayr Gold Cup Tickets Now Handicap

Date 2025-07-21

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 42.05s (slow by 4.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Boy Douglas (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	13/2	Won
2nd	Penelope's Sister (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	11/4	2.25
3rd	Izzari (GER) Mohammed Tabti · Iain Jardine	6/1	0.05
4th	Forest Caper (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	5/2F	1.5
5th	Quiet Resolve (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	9/1	1.25
6th	Harswell Duke (IRE) David Allan · Liam Bailey	14/1	1.25
7th	Hale End (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Michael Dods	13/2	.75
8th	Pisanello (IRE) Cian Horgan · David O'Meara	25/1	6
9th	Close Connection (IRE) Clifford Lee · Michael Dods	66/1	11
10th	Yellow Pages (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · R Mike Smith	125/1	1.75

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (12)	Penelope's Sister Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	126	—	715331	66	83	76	7d	—	—	+3	26.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Has won last two attempts at 1m; effectively 8lb higher than C&D win last week
1 (6)	Forest Caper Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	135	—	323	75	82	72	19d	—	—	0	20.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Smart pedigree; similar level of form in qualifying runs at 1m; likely type for handicaps
2 (4)	Hale End Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Michael Dods	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Michael Dods	134	p	763025	74	86	70	23d	—	—	+1	14	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won this last year off 3lb higher; good 2nd in June but lesser run since; still considered
3 (5)	Boy Douglas Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	132	—	39-703	72	81	63	21d	—	—	-3	8.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Both wins over C&D; mostly struggled since last summer but well treated; better latest
7 (9)	Quiet Resolve Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	130	—	238546	70	86	80	10d	—	—	-2	8.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Both wins and best form on AW but does act on turf; not ruled out on reappearance 3rd
6 (7)	Izzari Bay J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Mohammed Tabti(5) T:Iain Jardine	130	—	7-1838	70	86	79	16d	—	—	-2	7.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Good 1m win on reappearance; raced over different distances since; of interest back at 1m
11 (2)	Harswell Duke Bay J:David Allan T:Liam Bailey	J:David Allan T:Liam Bailey	125	—	9-2425	65	88	78	14d	—	—	-2	6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Running well all year and put in a late spurt into 5th over C&D this month; not far away
4 (1)	Pisanello Bay J:Cian Horgan(5) T:David O'Meara	J:Cian Horgan(5) T:David O'Meara	132	—	-38680	72	86	78	26d	—	—	+2	7.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Multiple wins at 1m-1m1f; has trod water since an encouraging reappearance
9 (3)	Close Connection Grey J:Clifford Lee T:Michael Dods	J:Clifford Lee T:Michael Dods	127	—	/197-0	67	87	62	24d	—	—	+3	4.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Won 6f novice in 2024 but has not looked well treated in handicaps since
12 (11)	Yellow Pages Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:R Mike Smith	J:Kaiya Fraser T:R Mike Smith	123	p	9258-9	63	87	62	14d	—	—	+3	3.5	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Close call over 7f last June; little to show for subsequent handicap runs; one to watch
NR (10)	Bowood Bay J:TBC T:Ivan Furtado	J: T:Ivan Furtado	131	—	085063	71	84	67	23d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Mostly quiet this year but promising 3rd over 1m latest and on a winnable mark
NR (8)	Shaladar Bay J:TBC T:Kevin Ryan	J: T:Kevin Ryan	128	p	74-445	68	87	62	1d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Well treated on autumn form; not at best in 2025 and never featured at Redcar yesterday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Penelope's Sister	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Forest Caper	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	10/3
Hale End	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Boy Douglas	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1
Quiet Resolve	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2
Izzari	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1
Harswell Duke	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	17/2
Pisanello	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Close Connection	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	40/1
Yellow Pages	150/1	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1
Bowood	-	-	-	-	-
Shaladar	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Penelope's Sister

26.9

OR: 4 Form: 15.6 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Forest Caper

20.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 8 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Hale End

OR: 6 Form: 4.4 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Boy Douglas

8.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Quiet Resolve

8.5

OR: 5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Bowood

8.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

—

Izzari

7.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Pisanello

7.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Harswell Duke

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Close Connection

4.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Shaladar

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Yellow Pages

3.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Forest Caper	75	82	72
Hale End	74	86	70
Boy Douglas	72	81	63
Pisanello	72	86	78
Bowood	71	84	67
Quiet Resolve	70	86	80
Izzari	70	86	79
Shaladar	68	87	62
Close Connection	67	87	62
Penelope's Sister	66	83	76
Harswell Duke	65	88	78
Yellow Pages	63	87	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shaladar	1d ago	Quick return
Penelope's Sister	7d ago	Quick return
Quiet Resolve	10d ago	Quick return
Harswell Duke	14d ago	Fit
Yellow Pages	14d ago	Fit
Izzari	16d ago	Fit
Forest Caper	19d ago	Fit
Boy Douglas	21d ago	Fit
Hale End	23d ago	Fit
Bowood	23d ago	Fit
Close Connection	24d ago	Fit
Pisanello	26d ago	Fit