Book The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

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Book The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap

Date 2025-08-09

Distance 7f50y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 31.97s (slow by 5.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Native Honey (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	5/2	Won
2nd	Black Storm (IRE) Jason Hart · Katie Scott	9/4F	0.3
3rd	John L Sullivan (IRE) Conor Orr · Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	7/2	0.3
4th	Judgment Call (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Linda Perratt	18/1	.5
5th	Keep Warm (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	7/2	4.75
6th	Chiefman (GB) Amie Waugh · R Mike Smith	125/1	0.2
7th	Yellow Pages (IRE) Connor Beasley · R Mike Smith	80/1	4.5
8th	Pouting (GB) Andrew Mullen · Daragh Bourke	25/1	12

Runners (10)

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
4 (8)	Black Storm Brown J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	J:Jason Hart T:Katie Scott	139	—	75-083	67	71	53	50d	—	—	-17	13.8	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Third at Down Royal (7f, good) latest; respected on British bow; unraced on turf with cut.
6 (2)	Native Honey Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	133	—	625967	67	76	73	14d	—	—	-13	13.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Not yet developed May's Doncaster second (1m, good), refusal to settle the last twice.
5 (3)	John L Sullivan Bay J:Conor Orr(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Conor Orr(3) T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	137	t	1-9753	65	77	56	12d	—	—	-4	16.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
RPR has improved with each run this term; may go closer than last year's race fourth.
3 (6)	Keep Warm Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	141	v	3-8443	69	76	69	30d	—	—	-6	12.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
2l third at Carlisle latest (7f) too good a run to earn him any respite; place prospects.
1 (10)	Judgment Call Brown J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	142	—	-70098	70	75	20	18d	—	—	+1	6.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won this in 2022; hard to fancy having struggled to beat many home in recent starts.
7 (4)	Pouting Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Daragh Bourke	J:Andrew Mullen T:Daragh Bourke	133	—	5-3375	67	76	63	37d	—	—	+2	5.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Refused to settle on sole start since wind surgery; not sure she's crying out for 7f.
9 (5)	Yellow Pages Bay J:Connor Beasley T:R Mike Smith	J:Connor Beasley T:R Mike Smith	130	p	58-907	58	70	26	12d	—	—	+1	2.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Ffos Las near-miss in June 2024 seems an increasingly distant memory; down 5lb further.
10 (7)	Chiefman Chestnut J:Amie Waugh(3) T:R Mike Smith	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:R Mike Smith	124	p	679070	52	66	60	19d	—	—	-1	0.9	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Out of form with or without headgear of late; paid for pressing the leader again latest.
NR (9)	Al Muqdad Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	142	—	600004	70	79	62	30d	—	—	—	5	—	—
C&D record of 3112; back on track at Doncaster latest and in the mix barring lots of rain.
NR (1)	Beechdale Bay J:Mark Winn T:Linda Perratt	J:Mark Winn T:Linda Perratt	132	—	33-009	66	72	30	28d	—	—	—	4	—	—
Yet to beat a rival on three starts for current handler; well handicapped but unappealing.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Black Storm	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Native Honey	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4	11/4
John L Sullivan	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Keep Warm	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Judgment Call	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Pouting	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Yellow Pages	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Chiefman	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Al Muqdad	-	-	-	-	-
Beechdale	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

John L Sullivan

16.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Black Storm

13.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

2/1

3rd

Native Honey

13.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 1 Odds: 8

3/1

Keep Warm

12.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Judgment Call

6.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Pouting

5.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Al Muqdad

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Beechdale

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Yellow Pages

2.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Chiefman

0.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Judgment Call	70	75	20
Al Muqdad	70	79	62
Keep Warm	69	76	69
Black Storm	67	71	53
Native Honey	67	76	73
Pouting	67	76	63
Beechdale	66	72	30
John L Sullivan	65	77	56
Yellow Pages	58	70	26
Chiefman	52	66	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
John L Sullivan	12d ago	Quick return
Yellow Pages	12d ago	Quick return
Native Honey	14d ago	Fit
Judgment Call	18d ago	Fit
Chiefman	19d ago	Fit
Beechdale	28d ago	Fit
Keep Warm	30d ago	Fit
Al Muqdad	30d ago	Fit
Pouting	37d ago	Fit
Black Storm	50d ago	Fresh