Full Result 3.30 Ayr | 21 July 2025

Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 6f Good To Soft

1st £15,462 2nd £7,251 3rd £3,627 4th £1,812 5th £906 6th £453

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Almeraq 2/1F Clifford Lee William Haggas	Clifford Lee William Haggas	3	99	90	61	109	–
b c Dark Angel (IRE) - Manaajim (IRE) (Muhaarar)
In touch with leaders on far side of group, headway going easily and led 2f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, soon quickened clear, impressive (op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 15/8)

2⁽¹³⁾ 5	1. Badri 16/1 Dylan Hogan Michael Herrington	Dylan Hogan Michael Herrington	8	100	90	47	94	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Penny Drops (Invincible Spirit)
Taken down early, midfield, waiting for room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went second but no chance with winner final 110yds (tchd 18/1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [6]	13. Yaaser (IRE) 20/1 Lauren Young ⁷ Jim Goldie	Lauren Young ⁷ Jim Goldie	7	811	80	34	85	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Urjuwaan (Cape Cross)
Dwelt start, in rear, not clear run from over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, went third final strides (op 14/1)

4⁽²⁾ nse [6]	17. Hour By Hour 25/1 Mohammed Tabti ⁵ Iain Jardine	Mohammed Tabti ⁵ Iain Jardine	5	89	76	30	79	–
b g Time Test - Steppe By Steppe (Zamindar)
Pressed leaders on far side of group, edged right over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 16/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6¾]	15. Magic Basma (IRE) 12/1 Shane Gray Kevin Ryan	Shane Gray Kevin Ryan	3	92	83	33	80	–
b f Expert Eye - Morning Basma (FR) (Born To Sea)
Pressed leaders, went second over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 16/1)

6⁽¹²⁾ ½ [7¼]	9. Woven 33/1 Connor Beasley Michael Dods	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	9	97	83	33	84	–
ch g Dutch Art - Regal Silk (Pivotal)
Held up in rear, not clear run repeatedly from over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 28/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8]	6. Pals Battalion (IRE) 12/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	4	912 v	88	36	82	–
br g Invincible Army (IRE) - Princesse Savoie (Tamayuz)
In touch with leaders on far side of group, not clear run over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference approaching 2f out) (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

8⁽³⁾ nk [8¼]	4. Fivethousandtoone (IRE) 16/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	7	913 p	89	36	82	–
b g Frankel - Promised Money (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Dwelt start, in rear, headway on far side of group over 1f out, no impression final 110yds (tchd 18/1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [8¾]	19. La Rochette (FR) 100/1 William Pyle ³ Tracy Waggott	William Pyle ³ Tracy Waggott	4	89	74	19	66	–
b f Tornibush (IRE) - Byburg (FR) (Sageburg)
Prominent, not clear run over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said filly was denied a clear run 1 1/2f out) (op 50/1)

10⁽⁵⁾ ½ [9¼]	11. The Caltonian 40/1 Kaiya Fraser Linda Perratt	Kaiya Fraser Linda Perratt	6	94 b	80	24	70	–
b g Swiss Spirit - Azelle (Starcraft)
Towards rear, headway on far side of group over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 66/1)

11⁽¹⁹⁾ ¾ [10]	16. Monsieur Kodi (IRE) 28/1 Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	6	90	76	17	64	–
b g Kodiac - Babylonian (Shamardal)
Never better than midfield (op 14/1)

12⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [13½]	3. Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) 20/1 Dale Swift Seb Spencer	Dale Swift Seb Spencer	6	913 p	89	19	65	–
gr g Gutaifan (IRE) - Salariaq (USA) (Daaher)
Taken down early, led but pestered, headed 2f out, soon weakened (op 28/1 tchd 18/1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [14]	14. Alpha Magic 20/1 Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	3	93	84	11	59	–
b g Ardad (IRE) - Piece Of Magic (Alflora)
Midfield, no impression when hampered over 1f out (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching 2f out) (op 16/1 tchd 22/1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [14½]	12. Mostar Dreams (IRE) 17/2 Kevin Stott Jim Goldie	Kevin Stott Jim Goldie	4	94	80	7	54	–
b f Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Hope So (IRE) (Bated Breath)
Towards rear on near side of group throughout (op 20/1)

15⁽⁸⁾ 3 [17½]	10. Oriental Prince 25/1 Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	4	95 h	81	–	45	–
b g Orientor - Eternalist (Equiano)
Pressed leaders in centre of group, weakened over 1f out (op 22/1 tchd 20/1)

16⁽¹⁶⁾ 2 [19½]	5. Apotheosis (IRE) 5/1 Jack Mitchell Simon & Ed Crisford	Jack Mitchell Simon & Ed Crisford	4	912 t	88	–	46	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Beautiful Ending (Exceed And Excel)
Pressed leader on near side of group, weakened over 1f out (op 11/1)

17⁽¹⁷⁾ 11 [30½]	18. Bonito Cavalo 125/1 Rhys Elliott ⁵ Jim Goldie	Rhys Elliott ⁵ Jim Goldie	6	88	75	–	–	–
b g Orientor - Eternal Instinct (Exceed And Excel)
Always behind, eased inside final furlong (op 80/1)

18⁽¹⁸⁾ 34 [64½]	8. Wicket Keeper (IRE) 4/1 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	3	99	90	–	–	–
b g Kodi Bear (IRE) - Tralong Bay (IRE) (Showcasing)
Midfield on near side of group, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly) (tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)

18 ran Off time: 3:32:37 Winning time: 1m 13.36s (slow by 4.36s) Total SP: 141%
Non-runners: Queen's Guard (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (Almeraq) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Rjh Ltd And D Padgett (Badri)
3rd owner: Michele Craig And David D Smith (Yaaser)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.40 £3.70 £4.60 Ex: £58.70 CSF: £40.45 Tricast: £598.96 Trifecta: £1,456
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 79 (43%) M [8-13] 64 (17%) H [14-19] 7 (40%)

3:30 Ayr 21 Jul 2025

Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap