Ayr
·
Weddings At Western House Hotel Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
Starts in
Awaiting result
Turf track
All Runners — sorted by TrackLab Score
Good Value
TrackLab Insight
The clear market favourite and the editorial pick, Railwayman finished third on debut at Leicester 22 days ago — a solid introduction that gives him a form line most rivals here simply cannot match. His trainer K R Burke has been in excellent form recently, winning roughly 1 in 4 races in the last two weeks, making this a well-supported combination. The low draw in stall one also works in his favour at Ayr over six furlongs, where low draws have historically performed best.
Never raced on dry ground
Lightly raced (1 career races)
Trainer in best form (6 from 27 last 2wk)
Market favourite (1.56)
Good Value
TrackLab Insight
The second pick in the race, Stoneacre Joe ran a promising second at Doncaster just 11 days ago, making him one of only two horses in this field with a recent placed effort to point to. Crucially, unlike most of his rivals today, he has already raced on normal ground conditions, so today's dry track holds no mystery for him. He meets Railwayman on unfavourable terms from stall seven compared to stall one, but he is a live each-way threat.
Lightly raced (2 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Of the horses who have raced more than once, Mind Over Matter has the most encouraging recent trajectory — a second place, then a fourth, then a seventh, though that sequence is now running in the wrong direction. He has been off the track for around eight months and has never raced on dry ground, so there are real questions to answer on his return. The hood he wears today is a sign the team are trying to help him focus, but a long absence makes him a risk.
Never raced on dry ground
Lightly raced (3 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Two runs, two unplaced finishes, and no experience of dry ground — Le Puy does not have a lot going for her on paper heading into this. The positive is that jockey Daniel Tudhope has been in sharp form lately, winning 1 in 5 races over the past two weeks, which is the best of any rider in this field. Her draw in stall nine is also the worst position at this course and distance based on historical data, which does not help her cause.
Never raced on dry ground
Lightly raced (2 career races)
Jockey in best form (6 from 30 last 2wk)
TrackLab Insight
This is a complete unknown — no races ever, no form to assess, and odds that have collapsed from near-certainty to a 41/1 outsider, which suggests the market has seen enough in the build-up to be very unimpressed. Its sire U S Navy Flag was a sharp, fast sprinter, so six furlongs is at least the right sort of trip on paper. With nothing in the formbook and the market firmly against it, there is little reason to get excited here.
Racecourse debut
3
Mac's Wee Sister
0.7
TrackLab Insight
Her only career run ended in a seventh-place finish beaten 46 lengths, which is a heavy defeat by any measure, and she has had four months off since then. Like several rivals today, she has never raced on dry ground, adding another unknown to the mix. At 81/1, the market has made its feelings very clear.
Never raced on dry ground
Lightly raced (1 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Five years old with just one race to her name, and that was a seventh-place finish at Newcastle — not much of a CV. The standout concern is that she has never raced on dry ground, so today's conditions are an unknown quantity for her. At 51/1 having drifted from much shorter, the market is not interested.
Never raced on dry ground
Lightly raced (1 career races)
TrackLab Insight
Saxon Gem has been off the track for the longest of anyone in this field — nearly 11 months — and her two previous runs produced a sixth and a seventh, both beaten well. Returning from such a long absence after modest early form is a tough ask, and at 126/1 the market has essentially written her off. Hard to make a case for her here.
Lightly raced (2 career races)
Absent 318 days (longest in field)
TrackLab Insight
Back-to-back finishes of seventh and eighth, both at Newcastle, paint a picture of a horse yet to find her stride in racing. She has never raced on dry ground, the jockey has not ridden a winner in the past two weeks from five attempts, and the trainer-jockey combination has drawn a blank across 24 races together. Hard to identify a reason to be optimistic here.
Never raced on dry ground
Lightly raced (2 career races)
Your pick
—
—
What you'd get back
—
Odds
—
Bet type
Win (they finish 1st)
How much do you want to bet?
Your bet
£5
Your profit if they win
—
Total back in your pocket
—
How do odds work?
The first number is what you win, the second is what you bet. So 5/2 means you win £5 for every £2. 4/1 means you win £4 for every £1. The bigger the first number, the less likely bookmakers think the horse will win — but the more you'd win if it does.
Paid out by the bookmaker, not TrackLab.
Choose your bookmaker