Slater Menswear Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

17:20

Slater Menswear Handicap

Date 2025-09-19

Distance 1m5f26y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,711

Runners (14)

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
6 (11)	Perseus Way Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:Stuart Coltherd	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Stuart Coltherd	137	—	999415	65	74	60	6d	—	—	-3	16.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beat some of these at Hamilton but was below par at Musselburgh last weekend
9 (8)	Trojan Sun Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Jim Goldie	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Jim Goldie	135	p	714553	63	76	68	6d	—	—	-1	11.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Becoming frustrating but recent efforts give him definite each-way claims
4 (5)	Alnayef Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	140	—	803272	68	74	61	16d	—	—	+4	16.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Threw it away with some late wandering at Hamilton (1m5f, good to soft); respected
11 (14)	Sophiesticate Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Jim Goldie	J:Billy Loughnane T:Jim Goldie	134	—	532215	62	74	55	1d	—	—	+6	17.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Recent Musselburgh winner but well held here on Thursday and prefers drier ground
1 (1)	Valley Of Flowers Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Samantha & Jacqueline Coward	J:Joanna Mason T:Samantha & Jacqueline Coward	142	h	-08244	70	75	70	13d	—	—	0	10.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won this in 2022 and 2023; returns for another crack in reasonable form
13 (7)	Ebony Maw Bay J:Jason Hart T:Ewan Whillans	J:Jason Hart T:Ewan Whillans	132	tb	353383	60	74	68	16d	—	—	+2	10.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Has course form, handles soft ground and ran well last time; tries blinkers
5 (3)	Billy No Mates Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	137	—	422834	65	74	65	16d	—	—	+3	10.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Bang there at Hamilton (1m5f, good to soft) last time in the race won by Perseus Way
14 (4)	Just Dottie b/br J:Clifford Lee T:R Mike Smith	J:Clifford Lee T:R Mike Smith	124	—	75/4	52	62	57	—	—	—	-4	2.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Winning hurdler; very lightly raced on the Flat and could do with drier ground
7 (6)	Annandale Chestnut J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	136	—	536471	64	73	22	32d	—	—	+10	15.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
A winner here last month on good to firm; opposable on his form on slower ground
3 (13)	Two Auld Pals Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	J:Oisin Orr T:Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	141	—	831469	69	74	53	14d	—	—	+5	9.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Could be happier than some on this ground and he has run well here in the past
12 (12)	Elemental Eye Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	133	p	322136	61	76	68	23d	—	—	+9	13.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
An assured stayer as his sole win came over 2m on good to soft at Redcar in July
8 (2)	Glasses Up Chestnut J:David Egan T:R Mike Smith	J:David Egan T:R Mike Smith	136	—	867945	64	71	68	18d	—	—	+1	4.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Hat-trick here earlier in the year; a worry that soft ground has found him out in the past
2 (10)	Flickering Halo Brown J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	142	p	672036	70	74	62	13d	—	—	+6	9.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has the form to feature but has mostly steered clear of slow ground
NR (9)	Fleur De Mer Grey J:TBC T:Martin Todhunter	J: T:Martin Todhunter	135	—	574542	63	73	45	8d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
A rallying second last week at Newcastle and this soft ground won't faze her

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Perseus Way	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2	4/1
Trojan Sun	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	11/2
Alnayef	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1	11/2
Sophiesticate	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1	7/1
Valley Of Flowers	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Ebony Maw	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	17/2
Billy No Mates	10/1	11/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Just Dottie	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Annandale	14/1	16/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Two Auld Pals	16/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Elemental Eye	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Glasses Up	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Flickering Halo	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Fleur De Mer	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Sophiesticate

17.9

OR: 3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Perseus Way

16.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

9/2

3rd

Alnayef

16.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 8.4 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Annandale

15.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Elemental Eye

13.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 9.6 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Trojan Sun

11.9

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Billy No Mates

10.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Valley Of Flowers

10.4

OR: 5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Ebony Maw

10.3

OR: 2.5 Form: 5.4 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Two Auld Pals

9.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Flickering Halo

9.4

OR: 5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Fleur De Mer

8.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Glasses Up

4.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Just Dottie

2.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Valley Of Flowers	70	75	70
Flickering Halo	70	74	62
Two Auld Pals	69	74	53
Alnayef	68	74	61
Perseus Way	65	74	60
Billy No Mates	65	74	65
Annandale	64	73	22
Glasses Up	64	71	68
Trojan Sun	63	76	68
Fleur De Mer	63	73	45
Sophiesticate	62	74	55
Elemental Eye	61	76	68
Ebony Maw	60	74	68
Just Dottie	52	62	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sophiesticate	1d ago	Quick return
Perseus Way	6d ago	Quick return
Trojan Sun	6d ago	Quick return
Fleur De Mer	8d ago	Quick return
Valley Of Flowers	13d ago	Quick return
Flickering Halo	13d ago	Quick return
Two Auld Pals	14d ago	Fit
Alnayef	16d ago	Fit
Ebony Maw	16d ago	Fit
Billy No Mates	16d ago	Fit
Glasses Up	18d ago	Fit
Elemental Eye	23d ago	Fit
Annandale	32d ago	Fit
Just Dottie	—	—