Fair Monday Family Day

14 July 2011

The traditional Glasgow Fair Festival Family Raceday takes place at Ayr Racecourse on Monday 18 July with a seven race card looking certain to boast big fields.

The afternoon kicks off at 2.30pm with the main race on the card - the British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing EBF Maiden Stakes. This will feature 2 year olds running over 7 furlongs and will attract runners from top southern yards.

The Rutherglen Reformer Handicap over 5 furlongs at 4.30pm will feature some tried and tested handicappers while The Paisley Daily Express half and hour later over 6 furlongs will be contested by some higher rated horses.

Gates open at 12.30pm and the last race on the card is 5.30pm.

Meanwhile on Monday at Ayr champion jockey Paul Hanagan was in top form riding a double courtesy of Bomber Jet (9/4) in the Bet With Your Mobile At victorchandler.com Median Auction Maiden and Linda Perratt's Arriva La Diva (11/4) in the Best Odds Guaranteed At Victor Chandler Handicap.

Linda came close with two other runners - Berbice beaten only a neck by Shayla (12/1), trained by Alan Swinbank and ridden by PJ McDonald, in the Play Poker At victorchandler.com Handicap (Div 1) and then Retreat Content went down by a head to 9/1 chance Sartingo again trained and ridden by the same combination.

Other winners on the day included Timeless Elegance (9/4 fav) ridden by Dale Swift in the "Drummy's 70th" Fillies Handicap and Noel Wilson's Drive Home (6/1) in the hands of Adrian Nicholls in Division Two of the Play Poker At victorschandler.com Handicap.