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8 October 2026
Thursday 8th October

Thurles Tips

13:16 13:51 14:26 15:01 15:36 16:11 16:43 17:20

Bath Tips

13:30 14:05 14:40 15:15 15:50 16:21 16:55 17:25

Ayr Tips

13:45 14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05 16:38 17:13

Market Rasen Tips

13:56 14:31 15:06 15:41 16:16 16:48

Tramore Tips

14:10 14:45 15:20 15:55 16:30 17:05 17:35

Southwell (AW) Tips

16:25 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30
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Stella Artois Apprentice Handicap (Class 5) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Heavy
Ayr
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Stalls
Inside

Weather
Rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(6)
West Tyrone silk
CD
BF
West Tyrone p
J: Cian Horgan 3
T: Lizzie Quinlan
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Didn't fire last time but made all over C&D in August and remains on a workable mark
-80317
Age: 4
Weight: 10-2
OR: 68
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Sep 26 Chs Chester 10.5f GS 5Hc 10-0 p 7/11 Meet Me In Meraki (7¾L) 100/30J 68 62
10 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GS 6Hc 10-2 p 1/11 Tee Aitch Aye (¾L) 14/1 65 73
9 Jun 26 Crl Carlisle 11f GS 5Hc 9-4 p 3/10 Jaminoz (1L) 33/1 65 70
26 Apr 26 Wet Wetherby 8f GF 5Hc 9-1 p 12/12 Hale End (11L) 50/1 67 51
27 Mar 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 8f St 5Hc 9-8 p 8/9 Jamaican Storm (8¼L) 20/1 68 56
18 Sep 25 Ayr Ayr 8f GS 5Hc 9-4 p 2/9 Redarna (4L) 14/1 68 72
2
(1)
Naturalia silk
CD
C
Naturalia
J: Shay Farmer 3
T: Donald Whillans
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Deserved her narrow C&D win in August but safely held off this mark twice since
244184
Age: 5
Weight: 9-13
OR: 65
Days: 5
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Oct 26 Red Redcar 10f Gd 5Hc 9-5 4/9 Yafaarr (5¾L) 8/1 65 65
4 Sep 26 Hay Haydock 11.5f Hy 5Hc 9-1 8/12 Lightning Tiger (18½L) 10/1 65 47
10 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GS 6Hc 9-13 1/12 Recobella (hd) 3/1F 62 70
25 Jul 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 10f St/Slw 6Hc 8-10 4/13 Bearwith (5¾L) 14/1 57 56
6 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 10f Gd 6Hc 9-11 4/12 Royal Blaze (2L) 6/1 62 68
22 Jun 26 Mus Musselburgh 12.5f Gd 6Hc 9-1 2/6 Gemini Man (nk) 4/1 62 67
3
(8)
Spanish Hustle silk
D
Spanish Hustle
J: Amie Waugh
T: Jim Goldie
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (3%)
Went close off reduced mark last month (1m5f) but a lesser effort followed
665527
Age: 8
Weight: 9-12
OR: 64
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Sep 26 Ham Hamilton 12f Sft 5Hc 9-4 7/12 Perseus Way (9L) 15/2 64 49
2 Sep 26 Ham Hamilton 13f Sft 5Hc 9-8 2/12 Perseus Way (nk) 11/1 62 69
17 Aug 26 Cat Catterick 12f Gd 5Hc 10-5 5/7 Stellarmasterpiece (8¾L) 12/1 64 58
1 Aug 26 Ham Hamilton 13f Gd 4Hc 9-3 p 5/10 Cabrera (5½L) 40/1 67 67
11 Jul 26 Ham Hamilton 11f Gd 5Hc 9-11 p 6/6 Clocker (7¾L) 7/1 69 62
19 Jun 26 Ayr Ayr 10f Sft 4Hc 8-11 p 6/10 Star Cast (9¾L) 50/1 71 62
4
(2)
Royal Blaze silk
CD
D
BF
Royal Blaze tp
J: William Pyle
T: Ewan Whillans
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Dual C&D winner in July; off for two months since a down-the-field finish here
839110
Age: 5
Weight: 9-11
OR: 63
Days: 59
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GS 6Hc 10-1 tp 10/11 West Tyrone (6¼L) 100/30J 64 59
27 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GF 6Hc 9-9 tp 1/9 Falcon Nine (nk) 3/1F 60 70
6 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 10f Gd 6Hc 9-11 tp 1/12 Condotti (1½L) 11/1 57 67
26 Jun 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 10f St/Slw 6Hc 11-0 tp 9/13 Luan (8L) 4/1 58 51
17 Jun 26 Ham Hamilton 9f GS 6Hc 10-1 tp 3/6 Port Darwin (2¼L) 4/1 58 61
20 May 26 Ayr Ayr 7f GF 5Hc 8-12 t 8/9 Roaring Ralph (9¾L) 16/1 59 42
5
(11)
Ghost Story silk
D
Ghost Story
J: Mason Paetel
T: John Butler
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Soft-ground winner; ran well on AW recently and has travelled from Newmarket for this
334344
Age: 5
Weight: 9-11
OR: 63
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Sep 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 11f St/Slw 6Hc 9-8 4/14 Arundel (2L) 4/1 64 68
31 Aug 26 Chp Chepstow 10f GS 6Hc 9-9 4/5 Zambezi Magic (2½L) 2/1 65 67
10 Aug 26 Kem Kempton (AW) 11f St/Slw 5HcF 10-0 3/10 Flightofthephoenix (1L) 4/1 65 70
14 Jul 26 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 12f St 5HcF 9-8 4/9 Lady Magu (4½L) 6/1 66 68
4 Jun 26 Ffo Ffos Las 12f GS 5Hc 9-7 3/6 Crackergee (7¼L) 7/4F 67 64
30 Apr 26 Lin Lingfield (AW) 10f St 5HcF 10-1 3/9 Mythical Bird (5½L) 14/1 68 68
6
(10)
Motawaared silk
Motawaared p
J: Lauren Young 3
T: Jim Goldie
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (3%)
0-18, but has been knocking loudly on the door in recent weeks; on the premises again
422252
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 60
Days: 9
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Sep 26 Ayr Ayr 8f Hy 5Hc 8-12 p 2/8 Empirestateofmind (¾L) 7/4 60 68
20 Sep 26 Ham Hamilton 9f Hy 5Hc 9-5 p 5/9 Bradbury (11½L) 7/4F 60 44
18 Sep 26 Ayr Ayr 8f Sft 5Hc 9-4 p 2/11 Empirestateofmind (1L) 2/1F 59 65
12 Sep 26 Mus Musselburgh 9f Gd 5SlHc 8-11 p 2/10 Sunriseontheboyne (hd) 4/1 59 67
24 Aug 26 Mus Musselburgh 9f Gd 5SlHc 9-2 p 2/11 Runninsonofagun (¾L) 7/1 58 65
10 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GS 6Hc 9-9 4/11 West Tyrone (1¾L) 12/1 58 62
7
(12)
Sweet Kiss silk
D
BF
Sweet Kiss p
J: Jake Dickson 3
T: Tim Easterby
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Largely consistent filly; versatile ground-wise and current mark is not beyond her
262254
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 60
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Sep 26 Hay Haydock 10f GS 5Hc 9-6 p 4/7 Condotti (12½L) 15/8J 62 47
17 Sep 26 Ayr Ayr 10f Sft 4HcF 8-6 p 5/7 Geo (3L) 100/30 62 64
9 Sep 26 Red Redcar 10f Gd 5Hc 9-7 p 2/9 Lady Hornblower (1¼L) 11/8F 61 66
22 Aug 26 Red Redcar 10f Gd 5Hc 9-0 p1 2/8 Cosmos Raj (nse) 4/1 59 67
10 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GS 6Hc 9-6 6/11 West Tyrone (2¾L) 5/1 60 62
25 Jul 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 10f St/Slw 6Hc 8-12 2/13 Bearwith (3¼L) 10/1 59 64
8
(9)
Idyllic silk
D
Idyllic
J: Alex Jary
T: Wilf Storey
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
1lb lower than when close third over C&D in August but, on balance, others appeal more
540364
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 58
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Sep 26 Red Redcar 10f Gd 5Hc 9-5 4/9 Lady Hornblower (6L) 6/1 59 55
27 Aug 26 Crl Carlisle 11f Gd 6Hc 9-12 6/9 Farabove The Limit (3¾L) 3/1 60 61
10 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GS 6Hc 9-7 3/12 Naturalia (¾L) 5/1 59 65
25 Jul 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 10f St/Slw 6Hc 9-4 10/13 Bearwith (17½L) 14/1 60 36
5 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 10f Gd 4Hc 8-8 4/10 Altareq (1¾L) 33/1 61 65
14 Jun 26 Don Doncaster 12f GS 5Hc 9-4 5/6 Optician (27L) 13/2 63 27
9
(3)
Falcon Nine silk
Falcon Nine b
J: Jack Nicholls
T: Iain Jardine
Yet to win this season but placed several times, and today's trip/ground ought to suit
280322
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 58
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Oct 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 8f St 6Hc 8-13 b 2/8 Whiskey Pete (2½L) 5/1 57 62
25 Sep 26 Hay Haydock 10f GS 5Hc 8-11 b 2/7 Condotti (¾L) 9/2 58 66
19 Sep 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 8f St 6Hc 9-7 b 3/10 Bajan Bandit (1½L) 17/2 58 64
9 Sep 26 Red Redcar 8f Gd 6Hc 9-9 b 11/19 Yafaarr (8½L) 9/1 59 48
24 Aug 26 Mus Musselburgh 9f Gd 5SlHc 9-4 b 8/11 Runninsonofagun (6¾L) 9/2 60 54
7 Aug 26 Mus Musselburgh 9f Gd 6Hc 9-9 b 2/7 Samra Star (1¼L) 11/4J 58 65
10
(4)
Vega Storm silk
BF
Vega Storm
J: Warren Fentiman
T: Richard & Peter Fahey
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
In the frame both starts since upped to 1m; claims if suited by this even longer trip
504634
Age: 3
Weight: 9-6
OR: 62
Days: 38
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Aug 26 Sth Southwell (AW) 8f St 53yHc 9-2 4/10 Sailor's Return (1½L) 11/4F 63 65
10 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 8f GS 53yHc 9-3 3/10 Keep An Eye On It (2¼L) 11/2 63 65
22 Jul 26 Cat Catterick 7f GF 6Hc 9-3 6/8 Wise Crack (6¾L) 5/1 64 51
8 Jul 26 Cat Catterick 7f GF 53yHc 8-13 4/9 Beyond The Bar (1¾L) 9/1 65 65
20 Jun 26 Don Doncaster 7f GF 43yHc 8-10 10/13 Toastmaster (8L) 14/1 67 50
11 May 26 Cat Catterick 7f Gd 53yNv 9-7 5/11 Zarvali (4½L) 11/1 - 66
11
(5)
Sophiesticate silk
CD
Sophiesticate
J: Kyle McHugh 5
T: R Mike Smith
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Scored off reduced mark at Musselburgh (1m5f) in July but her form has nosedived since
331689
Age: 7
Weight: 9-3
OR: 55
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Oct 26 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 12.5f St 5Hc 8-10 9/11 Jujubella (61L) 80/1 55 -
18 Sep 26 Ayr Ayr 13f Sft 5Hc 8-12 8/10 Arch Enemy (28L) 80/1 57 25
2 Sep 26 Ham Hamilton 11f Sft 6Hc 9-3 6/8 Uncle Liam (15½L) 8/1 57 38
31 Jul 26 Mus Musselburgh 13f Gd 6Hc 9-2 1/9 Gemini Man (3L) 11/4 51 64
20 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 10f GF 6Hc 9-0 3/10 Phantom Shadow (4¼L) 10/1 51 54
30 Jun 26 Mus Musselburgh 12.5f Gd 6Hc 9-2 3/6 Is She Now (3L) 11/2 52 56
12
(7)
Tap Dancer silk
D
Tap Dancer
J: Rhys Elliott
T: Jim Goldie
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (3%)
Respectable fifth over 7f here recently and will be suited by this move back up in trip
737675
Age: 4
Weight: 8-12
OR: 50
Days: 9
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Sep 26 Ayr Ayr 7f Hy 6Hc 8-8 p 5/11 Highfield Viking (3¾L) 17/2 50 49
18 Sep 26 Ayr Ayr 8f Sft 5Hc 8-5 7/11 Empirestateofmind (15½L) 8/1 51 24
8 Aug 26 Ayr Ayr 7f Gd 5Hc 8-12 6/12 Supreme Clarets (5L) 14/1 52 52
27 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 6f GF 6Hc 9-4 7/9 Mr Cool (5½L) 6/1 54 45
13 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 7f GF 6Hc 9-10 3/9 Imperial Guard (3½L) 13/2 56 58
6 Jul 26 Ayr Ayr 10f Gd 6Hc 9-10 7/12 Royal Blaze (5L) 10/1 56 56
Verdict

Several of these have possibilities but GHOST STORY can make the journey from Newmarket worthwhile.

Verdict silk image
Ghost Story

Betting Forecast:

7/2 Ghost Story,

5/1 Motawaared,

6/1 West Tyrone,

7/1 Falcon Nine,

8/1 Sweet Kiss,

10/1 Idyllic,

Vega Storm,

Tap Dancer,

14/1 Spanish Hustle,

Royal Blaze,

20/1 Naturalia,

50/1 Sophiesticate

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