16:05 Ayr

Thursday 8 October 2026

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:3817:13

San Miguel Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   7f 50y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:05  |   Winning time: 1m 35.85s
1st
Horse silk
4
(2)
Stanage
59-11
5/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Billy Garritty
Held up in rear, steady headway when pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, soon every chance, kept on well, led final strides op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
5
(9)
Empirestateofmind
89-11
11/8f
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Tracked leaders, going okay over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed final strides op 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
4
7
(3)
Ashen
49-8
6/1
T: J S GoldieJ: P Mulrennan
Wore hood to post, towards rear, nudged along over 2f out, outpaced and ridden over 1f out, rallied and kept on inside final furlong, went third post, no match for first two op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
nse
3
(10)
Cisco Disco
810-0
20/1
T: R M SmithJ: C Horgan (5)
Front rank, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced and briefly lost position over 1f out, hung left and chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, lost third post op 22/1
5th
Horse silk
½
8
(7)
Emery Down
49-5
11/1
T: J RyanJ: O J Orr
Midfield, ridden along 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
(6)
One Night Thunder
610-1
5/1
T: G TuttyJ: Rhys Elliott (5)
Prominent, restrained to chase leaders after 1f, nudged along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon no impression, weakened inside final furlong tchd 9/2
7th
Horse silk
½
6
(8)
The Gay Blade
79-9
66/1
T: I JardineJ: Jack Nicholls (3)
Taken down early, led, ridden along 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened op 40/1
8th
Horse silk
13
9
(4)
Tactical Plan
49-4
28/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: H Crouch
Held up in mid-division, shaken up over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, made little impression and faded over 1f out op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(1)
Monsieur Kodi
710-0
66/1
T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (3)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden along over 2f out, faded over 1f out op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
3
10
(5)
Valentine Catcher
59-0
8/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Towards rear of mid-division, switched left and raced alone 3f out, weakened over 1f out, never a factor tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.30, £1.20, £2.20EX:£16.60Trifecta:£87.50Tricast:£44.34SF:£12.38Swingers:£3.30, £5.80, £2.50

Forecasts

Empirestateofmind (11/8), Stanage (5/1), One Night Thunder (5/1), Ashen (6/1), Valentine Catcher (8/1), Emery Down (11/1), Cisco Disco (20/1), Tactical Plan (28/1), The Gay Blade (66/1), Monsieur Kodi (66/1)

Verdict

Veteran EMPIRESTATEOFMIND arrives in fine fettle and goes unpenalised for his comfortable apprentice riders handicap success here under similar ground conditions so gets the vote. Stanage caught the eye when a fast-finishing third over C&D last time and seems sure to be on the premises, while Valentine Catcher is knocking on the door again and also commands plenty of respect. Cisco Disco and One Night Thunder also need factoring into this highly competitive sprint.

  1. EMPIRESTATEOFMIND (IRE)
  2. STANAGE
  3. VALENTINE CATCHER

Previous Winners

2025
Dwindling Funds
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 4
J: P Mulrennan  |  T: J S Goldie
15/8

Prize Money

1st: £4,187.002nd: £1,965.003rd: £982.004th: £491.005th: £245.00

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