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Ayr · Monday 20 July 2026 · Off 4:30 · Class 6 · 1m2f0y · Going: Good To Firm · Purse: £3,664 · 3yo+
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Verdict, Market Read & Value Calls
The market makes Glasses Up the clear favourite (implied 20.7% chance) at 5/2, trained by R Mike Smith. Phantom Shadow is the chief market rival at 4/1.
★ Top pick · Top pick: Glasses Up. Best price available at Bet365 — historically translates to roughly a one-in-three strike rate at favourite-level pricing.
★ Each-way value · Each-way value sits with Phantom Shadow at 4/1. The price gives place hunters a margin of safety, particularly with bookies paying Extra Places in big-field handicaps.
★ Bigger-priced angle · The bigger-priced angle: Golden Valour at 18/1. Form figures of -57853 show place form within recent runs — at a double-digit price the each-way play covers downside risk if the favourites duel.
Class 6 · 1m2f0y · Good to firm going · Favourite's trainer is striking at 14% over the last 14 days.
Bar widths show each runner's de-overrounded market chance, based on best price. Bookmaker margins removed so the percentages total ~100%.
- Glasses Up 20.7% 5/2
- Phantom Shadow 14.5% 4/1
- Motawaared 12.1% 5/1
- Toy Soldier 12.1% 5/1
- Taylormade Lad 8.5% 15/2
- Falcon Nine 8.1% 8/1
- Sophiesticate 7.3% 9/1
- On The Bubble 7.3% 9/1
- Wadacre Geisha 5.6% 12/1
- Golden Valour 3.8% 18/1
Field & Odds (11 runners)
Sorted by market position. Best price shown is the lowest decimal price across the leading UK horse racing bookmakers — tap any bookie pill to bet at that price.
| No. | Horse | J / T | Form | RPR | TS | Best Price | Top Bookies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (2) | Glasses Up NAP |
J: Clifford Lee T: R Mike Smith |
356751 | 5/2 | |||
| 8 (10) | Phantom Shadow EW |
J: Jason Hart T: Ewan Whillans |
-82352 | 4/1 | |||
| 1 (6) | Motawaared |
J: Paul Mulrennan T: Jim Goldie |
-77656 | 5/1 | |||
| 5 (8) | Toy Soldier DH |
J: Lexie Clarkson(7) T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore |
004226 | 6/1 | |||
| 2 (11) | Taylormade Lad p |
J: Sean Kirrane T: Michael Dods |
9-3355 | 15/2 | |||
| 3 (5) | Falcon Nine b |
J: Sam James T: Iain Jardine |
-77249 | 10/1 | |||
| 7 (4) | Sophiesticate |
J: Shay Farmer(5) T: R Mike Smith |
7-7633 | 9/1 | |||
| 11 (1) | On The Bubble |
J: Jared Huggan(7) T: Gary Rutherford |
239552 | 14/1 | |||
| 10 (9) | Wadacre Geisha |
J: Andrew Mullen T: Charlie Johnston |
852427 | 16/1 | |||
| 9 (7) | Golden Valour p |
J: Rhys Elliott(5) T: R Mike Smith |
-57853 | 20/1 | |||
| NR (3) | Braes Of Doune p |
J: Lauren Young(5) T: Jim Goldie |
425-66 | — | Prices update closer to the off |
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