Full Result 9.00 Ayr | 19 June 2026

Good Luck Scotland Classified Stakes

(Class 6) (0-50, 3yo+) (1m5f26yds) 1m5f Soft

1st £3,780 2nd £1,774.50 3rd £887.60 4th £443.80

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Is She Now (IRE) 100/30 David Nolan Daragh Bourke	David Nolan Daragh Bourke	8	99	45	44	–	–
ch m Prince Of Lir (IRE) - End Of The Affair (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
In touch with leaders, smooth headway to lead 2f out, ridden out inside final furlong, kept on well final 110yds (op 9/2)

2⁽⁷⁾ 4	1. Nala The Lioness 11/4F Paul Mulrennan David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	Paul Mulrennan David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	6	100 w² t	47	43	–	–
b m Roaring Lion (USA) - Rive Gauche (Fastnet Rock)
Towards rear, good headway on outer over 2f out, went second over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds (op 9/4 tchd 15/8)

DSQ⁽²⁾ shd [4]	3. Desert Quest (IRE) 7/2 Aiden Brookes Ewan Whillans	Aiden Brookes Ewan Whillans	8	99	48	38	–	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Waha (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Dwelt start, raced in last, short of room and switched right over 2f out, soon headway, kept on inside final furlong, went third inside final 110yds, nearest finish, finished 3rd, disqualified (op 9/2)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	7. Late Claim (FR) 13/2 Finlay Bassett ⁷ John Mackie	Finlay Bassett ⁷ John Mackie	5	92 tp	47	36	–	–
br m Almanzor (FR) - Star Value (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
In rear, headway on inner over 3f out, pressed leaders 2f out, weakened gradually from 1f out, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

4⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6]	4. Falaise Blanc (FR) 9/1 Ryan Sexton Katie Scott	Ryan Sexton Katie Scott	4	99 v¹	47	35	–	–
b g Whitecliffsofdover (USA) - Shadow Of The Day (FR) (Until Sundown)
Prominent, led over 2f out, soon faced challenge and headed, lost second over 1f out, weakened and lost two places inside final 110yds, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 8/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 16 [22]	5. Freak Encounter (IRE) 100/1 Oisin McSweeney Donald Whillans	Oisin McSweeney Donald Whillans	4	99 t	44	9	–	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Le Freak (IRE) (Born To Sea)
Towards rear throughout, lost touch from over 1f out, finished 6th, placed 5th (op 50/1)

6⁽¹⁾ 9 [31]	2. Another Beautiful 20/1 Elle-May Croot ⁵ Ivan Furtado	Elle-May Croot ⁵ Ivan Furtado	6	94 tv¹	48	–	–	–
b m National Defense - Voleuse De Coeurs (IRE) (Teofilo)
Took keen hold, prominent, weakened quickly from over 3f out, eased from 2f out, finished 7th, placed 6th (tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [34½]	9. Star Of Emerald (FR) 17/2 Cam Hardie Edward Bethell	Cam Hardie Edward Bethell	3	88 v¹	50	–	–	–
b g Recoletos (FR) - Blue Sail (USA) (Kingmambo)
In touch with leaders, weakened quickly from over 3f out, lost touch from 2f out, eased inside final furlong, finished 8th, placed 7th (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/2 tchd 10/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 8 [42½]	8. Tracker Issue (IRE) 18/1 Andrew Mullen Adam Nicol	Andrew Mullen Adam Nicol	4	99 b	50	–	–	–
b g Verbal Dexterity (IRE) - Paistiul (IRE) (Dawn Approach)
Led, headed and weakened quickly over 2f out, eased from over 1f out, tailed off, finished 9th, placed 8th (op 16/1)

9 ran Off time: 9:03:11 Winning time: 2m 58.34s (slow by 12.34s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs Michelle Charlton (Is She Now) 1st breeder: J Ward
2nd owner: Graeme P McPherson (Nala The Lioness)
3rd owner: The Pit Stop Partnership (Late Claim)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.50 £1.60 Ex: £16.10 CSF: £13.13 Trifecta: £85.30
Jackpot:
Placepot: £29.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £30,239.38 - 1,026.10 winning units
Quadpot: £8.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,502.36 - 624.87 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 80 (43%) M [4-6] 17 (17%) H [7-9] 53 (40%)

Following an objection by the clerk of the scales and the subsequent stewards' inquiry, Desert Quest, who passed the post 3rd, was disqualified - jockey failed to draw the correct weight

9:00 Ayr 19 Jun 2026

Good Luck Scotland Classified Stakes