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Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)

15:40 Ayr Sat 19 Sep 2026 0m6f0y Class 2 Soft 25 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Far Above Dream silks

Far Above Dream

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/1 Est. 22%

11TH

Mr Fox says

Far Above Dream (SR:109, 5/1) is the second-highest rated runner in the field and has steamed in 29% in the market — the joint-strongest market move among the contenders — from a manageable 9-1 morning price. Carrying only 9-1, it has a meaningful weight advantage over Binhareer (9-5) and sits on a MarkMv:+4 which is a modest enough rise after a form line of -11462, showing two wins followed by a placed effort suggesting peak form is recent and repeatable. James Owen's 19% trainer strike rate is high for this sphere, and Jason Hart is a seasoned northern handler with 14% career strike rate and 2,656 runners of experience behind him. DistFit:+ confirms it handles the six-furlong trip, and while GoingFit:? (no established soft-ground record) is the key risk, the market is clearly pricing this horse as though connections have no soft-ground concerns. Each-way alternative: Fine Interview. Main danger: Binhareer — Binhareer (SR:112, 7/2) is the clear SR leader in the field, trained by William Haggas (23% strike rate, the best in the race), has course form (W1P1), and has steamed in 11% — at 9-5 it carries 4lb more than Far Above Dream but its ceiling ability is demonstrably higher on a drying track.

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Full result

Winner: Pellitory (GB) at SP 12/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Pellitory silks Pellitory David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 20/1
  2. 2 Tuco Salamanca silks Tuco Salamanca Ollie Sangster · Marco Ghiani 14/1
  3. 3 Flash Harry silks Flash Harry Clive Cox · Paul Mulrennan 50/1
  4. 4 Fine Interview silks Fine Interview Fox #3 Hamad Al Jehani · James Doyle 9/1
  5. 5 Dance In The Storm silks Dance In The Storm Fox #4 Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 6/1
  6. 6 Stratusnine silks Stratusnine Hugo Palmer · Conor Whiteley(5) 14/1
  7. 7 Ardisia silks Ardisia Hugo Palmer · Warren Fentiman(3) 20/1
  8. 8 Bodhi Bear silks Bodhi Bear J A Stack · Sam James 50/1
  9. 9 Binhareer silks Binhareer Fox #2 William Haggas · Tom Marquand 7/2
  10. 10 Fahrenheit Seven silks Fahrenheit Seven Robert Cowell · Oliver Stammers 250/1
  11. 11 Far Above Dream silks Far Above Dream Fox #1 James Owen · Jason Hart 3/1
  12. 12 Two Tribes silks Two Tribes Richard Spencer · David Egan 20/1
  13. 13 Spycatcher silks Spycatcher K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 28/1
  14. 14 Hammer The Hammer silks Hammer The Hammer Kevin Ryan · Tom Eaves 28/1
  15. 15 Rock On Thunder silks Rock On Thunder Kevin Ryan · Jack Callan 100/1
  16. 16 Caburn silks Caburn James Tate · Dylan Hogan 40/1
  17. 17 Run Boy Run silks Run Boy Run Richard Spencer · George Wood 22/1
  18. 18 Aramram silks Aramram Richard Hannon · Joe Leavy 50/1
  19. 19 Twilight Calls silks Twilight Calls Richard Spencer · Saffie Osborne 16/1
  20. 20 Red Spells Danger silks Red Spells Danger Tim Easterby · David Allan 20/1
  21. 21 Volterra silks Volterra Kevin Ryan · Kevin Stott 16/1
  22. 22 Evening Saigon silks Evening Saigon Hamad Al Jehani · Faleh Bughenaim 33/1
  23. 23 Candy silks Candy Richard Spencer · Ryan Sexton 25/1
  24. 24 Wiltshire silks Wiltshire William Haggas · Oisin Orr 66/1
  25. — Fandom silks Fandom Richard Hannon · Alec Voikhansky 125/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Far Above Dream silks Far Above Dream 5/1 11TH
  2. 2 Binhareer silks Binhareer 7/2 9TH
  3. 3 Fine Interview silks Fine Interview 9/1 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Dance In The Storm silks Dance In The Storm 6/1 5TH