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15:00 Ayr Thu 17 Sep 2026 1m2f Class 2 Good to Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Impartiality silks

Impartiality

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 24%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Impartiality (SR 98, 9/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries a workable 9-3, sharing that weight with Tiernan but holding a 2lb edge on Galyx and 7lb on Wild Thoughts. The form string 982222 shows relentless consistency — four consecutive runner-up finishes — suggesting a horse knocking hard on the door and likely to convert at any moment. Proven at today's distance (DistFit:+) and course experience with W0P2 at Ayr adds further relevance. Running off a mark 12lb higher than last win is a concern, but the class step-up is just one tier and the consistent placing pattern indicates the horse is performing at a competitive level rather than flatlining. The trainer Phillip Makin (12%) and jockey Sam James (14%) are a reliable combination, and the 9/2 price offers fair value for the SR leader. Each-way alternative: Tiernan. Main danger: Tiernan — Tiernan (SR 96, 13/2) has shortened 15% in the market suggesting stable confidence, shares the same weight as Impartiality at 9-3, and the recent form 602152 shows a progressive profile stepping up just one class tier — local trainer Iain Jardine knows this track well.

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Full result

Winner: Wild Thoughts (IRE) at SP 11/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Wild Thoughts silks Wild Thoughts Fox #3 Richard Spencer · Saffie Osborne 5/2
  2. 2 Steel Raven silks Steel Raven Adrian Keatley · Barry McHugh 20/1
  3. 3 Impartiality silks Impartiality Fox #1 Phillip Makin · Sam James 4/1
  4. 4 Galyx silks Galyx Fox #4 Jack Channon · George Bass 4/1
  5. 5 Have Secret silks Have Secret Richard & Peter Fahey · Billy Garritty 16/1
  6. 6 Tiernan silks Tiernan Fox #2 Iain Jardine · Andrew Mullen 6/1
  7. 7 Dark Moon Rising silks Dark Moon Rising Kevin Ryan · Tom Eaves 33/1
  8. 8 Financer silks Financer Tim Easterby · David Allan 11/1
  9. 9 Dain Ma Nut In silks Dain Ma Nut In Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Jason Hart 22/1
  10. 10 Glittering Surf silks Glittering Surf Owen Burrows · Callum Rodriguez 22/1
  11. 11 Altareq silks Altareq Jim Goldie · Paul Mulrennan 9/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Impartiality silks Impartiality 9/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Tiernan silks Tiernan 13/2 6TH
  3. 3 Wild Thoughts silks Wild Thoughts 11/4 SP 11/4F 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Galyx silks Galyx 4/1 🏁 4TH