Celebration Of Tommy Clark Handicap – Ayr

Ayr

18:12

Celebration Of Tommy Clark Handicap

Date 2025-08-09

Distance 5f

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 0.13s (slow by 3.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Harb (GB) David Nolan · Tristan Davidson	7/2	Won
2nd	Royal Duke (GB) Rhys Elliott · R Mike Smith	9/2	0.3
3rd	Tanjen (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	4/1	2.75
4th	Maris Angel (GB) Conor Orr · Fionn McSharry	2/1F	1.25
5th	Nelson Gay (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	7/1	1
6th	Zaphea (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine	25/1	1.5
7th	Pockley (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Linda Perratt	14/1	0.3

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (1)	Maris Angel Bay J:Conor Orr(3) T:Fionn McSharry	J:Conor Orr(3) T:Fionn McSharry	135	—	-76836	60	73	60	19d	—	—	-14	13	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Blindfold removed late on last month's stable debut & ran OK in the circumstances; chance
4 (7)	Tanjen Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	137	—	948421	65	72	48	8d	—	—	+6	21.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Impressed on last week's AW debut; has C&D form; 9lb rise to defy but still low mileage
3 (9)	Harb Bay J:David Nolan T:Tristan Davidson	J:David Nolan T:Tristan Davidson	139	—	436234	64	71	-	121d	—	—	-8	16	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Running well on AW when last seen; makes stable debut after four months off; market useful
7 (2)	Royal Duke Bay J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:R Mike Smith	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:R Mike Smith	130	—	456761	55	72	52	12d	—	—	+2	14.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Impressed over C&D 12 days ago but he'll need to back it up off today's 9lb higher mark
2 (8)	Nelson Gay Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	139	tb	171476	64	71	67	26d	—	—	-1	9.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Three wins in 2025, the latest over C&D off 1lb higher in May; back in Class 6 today
8 (4)	Pockley Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Linda Perratt	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Linda Perratt	128	b	246575	53	70	60	43d	—	—	-5	2.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Three AW wins earlier in the year; goes well for Paul Mulrennan; big run on the cards
5 (3)	Zaphea Chestnut J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	135	—	936776	60	70	65	8d	—	—	+1	3.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Not matched last year's best in seven runs this year; others look safer
NR (5)	Ganesha Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Phillip Makin	J:Billy Garritty T:Phillip Makin	140	—	318585	65	70	46	59d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
On a dangerous mark; quiet on turf this summer but the drop in class will help
NR (6)	Sixcor Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Linda Perratt	125	p	323173	50	72	62	8d	—	—	—	9.9	—	—
Four-time course winner; scored at Hamilton last month; less good twice since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Maris Angel	2/1	15/8	2/1
Tanjen	4/1	4/1	4/1
Harb	9/2	9/2	4/1
Royal Duke	5/1	5/1	5/1
Nelson Gay	13/2	6/1	13/2
Pockley	11/1	11/1	10/1
Zaphea	33/1	25/1	28/1
Ganesha	-	-	-
Sixcor	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Tanjen

21.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Harb

OR: 3.5 Form: 5.2 Odds: 7.3

9/2

3rd

Royal Duke

14.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Maris Angel

OR: 2.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Sixcor

9.9

OR: 0 Form: 9.9 Odds: 0

—

Nelson Gay

9.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ganesha

5.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0

—

Zaphea

3.9

OR: 2.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Pockley

2.9

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tanjen	65	72	48
Ganesha	65	70	46
Harb	64	71	—
Nelson Gay	64	71	67
Maris Angel	60	73	60
Zaphea	60	70	65
Royal Duke	55	72	52
Pockley	53	70	60
Sixcor	50	72	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tanjen	8d ago	Quick return
Zaphea	8d ago	Quick return
Sixcor	8d ago	Quick return
Royal Duke	12d ago	Quick return
Maris Angel	19d ago	Fit
Nelson Gay	26d ago	Fit
Pockley	43d ago	Fit
Ganesha	59d ago	Fresh
Harb	121d ago	Long break