Ayr Tips

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How to get the best betting tips for Ayr Races

Check the OLBG tipsters who are in good tipping form. You can check the top horse racing tipsters for the last 12 months.

Note Irish trainers with well-handicapped “sleepers” who have travelled from Ireland with a “few”, especially when they say, “We were coming over, so brought an xxx horse for the experience”. There is often a late Irish “plot”.

Note travellers to Ayr, especially for non-weekend races with big prize money. Any horse that has travelled over 300 miles should be noted.

Note the “Scottish Mafia” of trainers who like to keep the cash north of the border.  Listen to the pundits with connections in Scotland (Alex Steedman, Gordon Brown).

Look for horses that have run well in the most recent Scottish meeting, and who are on a retrieval mission, e.g. their last run was at Hamilton, Kelso, Musselburgh or Perth.

Check the Irish stallion’s offspring whose progeny have a good record at Ayr. Read the daily horse racing discussion on the Discord Server. 

Wait for weather reports. Ayr does have an odd climate. Check trainers who have had previous race success in a specific race.

Check the previous handicap weight bands of winners of specific races. If the bulk of winners of a specific race come from the most common weight band, look deeper into those runners.

 If you are going racing at Ayr today, then why not download the OLBG app for all the latest Ayr tips at the course?

Ayr Draw Bias

✅ The most profitable stall at Ayr in the win market when breaking it down to race trips is stall 4 over a trip of 1m5f, backing all runners in this stall over that trip over the past five years would have returned a profit of +49.38.

❌ Backing stall 8 at Ayr over a trip of 6f is the most unsuccessful stall and trip combination at Ayr, returning an LSP of -64.00 over the last five years.

Here we have the draw bias for Ayr taken into consideration in races with ten or more runners. We will break down the figures by race trips. Draws can be much more important in shorter trips, where runners do not have time to find their position during the race, meaning the draw is probably more important than in races over longer distances.

• Sprints (5f to 7½f)
• Mile (1m to 1m1½f)
• Middle Distance (1m2f to 1m5½f)

The following table shows a breakdown of a group of trips and shows how each position of the draw does, for example, in a twelve-runner race would be Low (Stalls 1-4), Mid (Stalls 5-8) and High (Stalls 9-12). The positions will always be the lowest stall number to the highest.

Ayr Jockey & Trainer Statistics (Flat)

Who are the best flat jockeys and trainers to bet on at Ayr?

Backing all of the J S Goldie runners would have produced backing the most winners for a trainer here at Ayr, with one hundred, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. K R Burke leads the way for profitable trainers with an LSP of +3.11 from their twenty-one winners. When looking at trainers and looking for some eachway value at Ayr, then the trainer who shows the best eachway profit is Miss Katie Scott, that LSP is +39.65, which has been accumulated by a total of thirty-nine placings, which includes sixteen winners. At the other end of the spectrum is R Michael Smith, who has a terrible record at Ayr; of all the trainers, their LSP of -150.49 is the worst, they have a 9% strike rate with thirty-one winners from three hundred fifty-eight runners.

Paul Mulrennan is the leading jockey here at Ayr with seventy-eight winners, but you would have recorded a loss if you backed all of their rides, whilst following Billy Garritty would have returned the most winners (seventeen) from a profitable jockey. With an eachway LSP of +17.30 at Ayr, Phil Dennis leads the jockeys in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their seventeen placings, which include a total of eight winners. Callum Rodriguez does not have a great record at Ayr; their LSP of -98.21 has them stone dead bottom of the jockeys' list, which has come from fifteen winners from one hundred seventy-one rides, which is a 9% strike rate.

Ayr Picks & Hints

Here are some factors at Ayr for certain trainers or jockeys which have been profitable:

• 10-23 (43%) +36.83 - Backing Billy Garritty rides when over a trip of 1m2f
• 6-12 (50%) +19.43 - Backing Archie Watson runners when over a trip of 6f
• 6-12 (50%) +17.01 - Backing Archie Watson runners when horses are aged 2yo
• 5-10 (50%) +14.74 - Backing Archie Watson runners when horses are aged 3yo
• 6-14 (43%) +13.88 - Backing Tristan Davidson runners when horses are aged 6yo

Ayr Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Ayr based on the number of winners:

• 58 Wins: J S Goldie & Paul Mulrennan
• 28 Wins: I Jardine & Andrew Mullen
• 18 Wins: D O'Meara & Daniel Tudhope
• 17 Wins: M Dods & Connor Beasley
• 13 Wins: T D Easterby & David Allan

Ayr Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Ayr Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Ayr Jockey & Trainer Statistics (NH)

Who are the best National Hunt jockeys and trainers to bet on at Ayr?

With a total number of fifty-eight winners at Ayr, Miss Lucinda V Russell leads the way for winners from trainers who have shown a profit (+5.65) for all of their runners at Ayr. With an eachway LSP of +26.21 at Ayr, J P L Ewart leads the trainers in profit for backing eachway, which has been helped by their twenty placings, which include a total of eight winners. The trainer with the worst record at Ayr based on LSP is R Michael Smith, who has only a 5% strike rate with nine winners from one hundred seventy-two runners, which have returned an LSP of -92.75.

Backing all of the Derek R Fox rides would have produced backing the most winners for a jockey here at Ayr with thirty, but you would have returned a loss by doing so. Craig Nichol leads the way for a profitable jockey with an LSP of +2.78 from their twenty winners. K K Woods is the jockey to follow at Ayr if you are backing eachway, as they show the best LSP of all the jockeys in the eachway markets, that is +38.33, which is courtesy of their nine placings (six winners). At the other end of the spectrum is Brian Hughes, who has a terrible record at Ayr; of all the jockeys, their LSP of -84.14 is the worst; they have a 12% strike rate with twenty-six winners from two hundred twenty-four rides.

Ayr Top Jockey and Trainer Combinations

Here are the best trainer and jockey combinations here at Ayr based on the number of winners:

• 27 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & Derek R Fox
• 19 Wins: N W Alexander & Bruce Lynn
• 17 Wins: Miss Lucinda V Russell & P Wadge
• 14 Wins: S R B Crawford & Daryl Jacob
• 12 Wins: N G Richards & Daniel McMenamin

Ayr Top Trainers By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

Ayr Top Jockeys By Most Winners and a Level Stakes Profit

With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell.

*All of the data for Ayr Racecourse, which includes the trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from HorseRaceBase. The data includes all races throughout the last five years (2021 to 2025).

Darren Brett

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Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

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James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

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Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of all things horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.