Luxury Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap.
Ayr · Tuesday, 5 May · 17:30
· 1m 1f 20y
· Class 6
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:30
Off time
11
Runners
Good to Firm (Good in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
5
4/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
10
9/1
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
12
11/1
09 · —
12
11/1
10 · —
17
16/1
11 · —
19
18/1
12 · —
21
20/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 1 | 10 |
Runninsonofagun (G)
Thirteen runs since last win in 2024 but was in good form on Newcastle's tapeta when last seen in the autumn. Thereabouts if resuming in similar form.
|
323-083 | Greg Fairley | T Davidson | 4 | 61.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 1st | 2 | 9 |
Land Of The Giants (G)
FAV
[H]
Remains a maiden after 17 starts but he was close second of 18 in handicap at Cork (1m, good to soft) 11 days ago. Good chance of a first win if showing up here in the same form.
|
621037 | Adam Caffrey | A McGuinness | 4 | 60.8 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 2nd | 3 | 2 |
Dingwall (G)
[H]
Course winner. Creditable second in all-weather handicaps at Wolverhampton and Newcastle on his last 3 outings. Has to enter calculations back on turf.
|
222765 | Cam Hardie | I Jardine | 5 | 60.8 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 11th | 4 | 7 |
Lovette (F)
Winner of weak maiden at Ripon (1m, good to firm) last summer. Placed in only 1 of her 5 subsequent handicap outings. First start for 6 months. Dingwall is the more obvious of the stable's pair.
|
394-086 | A Mullen | I Jardine | 4 | 60.8 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 7th | 5 | 12 |
Tap Dancer (F)
Turf winner for Marcus Tregoning in 2024. Unable to make a significant impact for that yard last year but it could be a different story having joined Jim Goldie ahead of her reappearance. It'll be interesting to see what the betting makes …
|
758-746 | P Mulrennan | J S Goldie | 4 | 60.3 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 4th | 6 | 1 |
Royal Blaze (G)
[T]
Course winner. 4/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (12.5f) when last seen in January. Off 116 days. Down in trip.
|
3-44839 | D Nolan | Ewan Whillans | 5 | 59.4 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 3rd | 7 | 3 |
Glasses Up (G)
This veteran recorded a course hat-trick last spring and should be sharper for a recent comeback outing at Musselburgh. Not discounted.
|
0-53567 | C Lee | R M Smith | 11 | 58.5 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 8th | 8 | 6 |
Uncle Liam (G)
0-9 but he ended 2025 with 3 good runner-up efforts around 1m (including here). Has a race like this in him but peak fitness has to be taken on trust after 6 months off.
|
22-8815 | Lauren Young | J S Goldie | 4 | 55.3 kg |
10
9/1
|
| — | 9 | 11 |
Golden Valour (G)
Course winner but not the most reliable. Added to tally at Musselburgh (1m, good to soft) last September but ended 2025 out of sorts.
|
006-578 | Amie Waugh | R M Smith | 10 | 55.3 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 9th | 10 | 5 |
Zebra Star (M)
Course winner last July. Below par when last seen in the autumn but resumes off the mark she defied last summer.
|
050-954 | Rhys Elliott | R M Smith | 6 | 54.4 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 5th | 11 | 8 |
Shifter (M)
Course winner but offered little in 4 all-weather outings this winter. It remains to be seen whether a return to turf sparks a revival.
|
9-98542 | Paula Muir | W Storey | 7 | 54.4 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 6th | 12 | 4 |
Millbuie (G)
[B]
Long-standing maiden who hasn't shown enough on all-weather this year to think a first win is likely now returning to turf.
|
448630 | William Pyle | Ewan Whillans | 5 | 53.1 kg |
19
18/1
|
Betting forecast: Land Of The Giants (4/1), Glasses Up (5/1), Dingwall (6/1), Royal Blaze (6/1), Runninsonofagun (8/1), Shifter (9/1), Uncle Liam (9/1), Tap Dancer (11/1), Zebra Star (11/1), Golden Valour (16/1), Millbuie (18/1), Lovette (20/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3664.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1719.0 GBP |
| P3 | 859.0 GBP |
| P4 | 430.0 GBP |
| P5 | 214.0 GBP |