14:53 Ayr

Saturday 20 June 2026

Ascot

Ayr

Doncaster

Haydock Park

Nottingham

Redcar

Newmarket (July)

Down Royal

Greyville

Thistledown

19:26

Completed
1m 5f 26y
12 runners
GOOD TO SOFT

4 (2)

Humble Spark (Ire)

Age: 6
Weight: 8st 8lbs
Or: 78

Without a win so far this year but arrives in very good heart, runner-up for the third time when beaten a nose in 9-runner handicap at York (1½m) 7 days ago, slowly away. Expected to be bang there nudged up 1 lb.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
13/06/26	York	1m 3f 188y	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat
30/05/26	Carlisle	1m 3f 39y	Good	6/12	Flat
15/05/26	Hamilton Park	1m 3f 15y	Gd/Frm	2/7	Flat
03/05/26	Hamilton Park	1m 5f 16y	Good	2/5	Flat
12/04/26	Musselburgh	1m 4f 104y	Good	4/14	Flat
04/04/26	Musselburgh	1m 5f 216y	Soft	4/13	Flat
19/02/26	Newcastle	2m 57y	Slow	5/11	Flat
16/01/26	Newcastle	2m 56y	Slow	5/11	Flat
01/01/26	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Std	4/8	Flat
19/12/25	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	Slow	3/6	Flat
05/12/25	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	Std/Slow	8/8	Flat
28/06/25	Newcastle	2m 56y	Slow	14/19	Flat
24/05/25	Haydock Park	2m 46y	Gd/Frm	2/6	Flat
11/05/25	Newcastle	1m 4f 98y	Std	3/11	Flat
18/04/25	Newcastle	2m 56y	Std	7/14	Flat
04/04/25	Southwell	1m 6f 21y	Std	4/7	Flat
14/03/25	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	Std	1/8	Flat
22/02/25	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Std	6/11	Flat
21/02/25	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Slow	1/9	Flat
08/02/25	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	Slow	2/7	Flat
30/01/25	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Std	2/9	Flat

1 (7)

Albany

Age: 6
Weight: 9st 9lbs
Or: 93

Useful performer but she's been off for 9 months since coming in last of 6 at Haydock. Yard is going well though so can't be totally discounted.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
04/09/25	Haydock Park	1m 2f 42y	Good	6/6	Flat
26/07/25	York	1m 3f 188y	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat
31/05/25	Haydock Park	1m 3f 175y	Good	12/14	Flat
23/11/24	Chantilly	1m 1f 98y	Std	6/9	Flat
16/10/24	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	Heavy	1/9	Flat
27/09/23	Goodwood	1m 6f	Soft	-/8	Flat
07/08/23	Windsor	1m 2f	Good	1/6	Flat
24/07/23	Windsor	1m 2f	Good	2/14	Flat
14/06/23	Kempton Park	1m 2f 219y	Slow	3/10	Flat
19/12/22	Kempton Park	1m	Slow	5/13	Flat

10 (12)

Letsbefrank (Ire)

Age: 6
Weight: 8st 8lbs
Or: 78

Right back on track with successes at Musselburgh and Hamilton (11f) this spring. Posted another good effort with third of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (1½m) 20 days ago. Merits consideration.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
31/05/26	Thirsk	1m 4f 8y	Good	3/12	Flat
17/05/26	Hamilton Park	1m 3f 15y	Gd/Frm	1/10	Flat
26/04/26	Musselburgh	1m 4f 104y	Good	1/9	Flat
22/09/25	Hamilton Park	1m 4f 15y	Gd/Sft	5/6	Flat
13/09/25	Musselburgh	2m 2f 28y	Gd/Sft	7/9	Flat
10/08/25	Haydock Park	2m 46y	Gd/Frm	5/5	Flat
12/07/25	York	2m 56y	Gd/Frm	4/10	Flat
28/06/25	Newcastle	2m 56y	Slow	10/19	Flat
15/06/25	Hamilton Park	1m 5f 16y	Gd/Sft	7/11	Flat
28/05/25	Hamilton Park	1m 5f 16y	Good	11/13	Flat
16/05/25	Hamilton Park	1m 4f 15y	Gd/Frm	4/7	Flat
22/04/25	Thirsk	1m 4f 8y	Good	7/10	Flat
13/04/25	Musselburgh	1m 4f 104y	Good	12/13	Flat
18/08/24	Pontefract	2m 1f 27y	Good	1/4	Flat
04/08/24	Haydock Park	2m 45y	Gd/Frm	2/9	Flat
13/07/24	York	2m 56y	Gd/Sft	3/14	Flat
16/06/24	Thirsk	1m 6f	Good	1/15	Flat
02/06/24	Hamilton Park	1m 3f 15y	Gd/Frm	1/14	Flat
03/05/24	Musselburgh	1m 4f 104y	Good	4/7	Flat
20/02/24	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	8/10	Flat
04/02/24	Newcastle	1m 5y	Slow	6/11	Flat

3 (3)

Dancingwithmyself (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 6lbs
Or: 90

Ran a cracker on her return when second at Musselburgh and quickly bounced back with third of 7 in handicap at Goodwood (1¾m) 28 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
23/05/26	Goodwood	1m 6f	Gd/Frm	3/7	Flat
25/04/26	Ripon	1m 4f 10y	Good	4/6	Flat
04/04/26	Musselburgh	1m 5f 216y	Soft	2/13	Flat
29/10/25	Nottingham	1m 6f	Soft	3/6	Flat
24/09/25	Goodwood	1m 6f	Good	1/11	Flat
11/09/25	Epsom Downs	1m 4f 6y	Gd/Sft	4/10	Flat
31/07/25	Wolverhampton	1m 5f 219y	Std	8/12	Flat
18/07/25	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	Gd/Frm	5/6	Flat
05/06/25	Chelmsford City	1m 5f 66y	Std	1/5	Flat
23/05/25	Goodwood	1m 3f 218y	Good	7/10	Flat
05/05/25	Kempton Park	1m 3f 219y	Std	2/8	Flat
26/04/25	Ripon	1m 4f 10y	Gd/Frm	2/7	Flat
09/10/24	Nottingham	1m 6f	Heavy	6/6	Flat
19/09/24	Ayr	1m 2f	Gd/Frm	4/7	Flat
17/08/24	Ripon	1m 4f 10y	Gd/Frm	1/5	Flat
19/06/24	Ripon	1m 1f 170y	Good	1/8	Flat
27/05/24	Leicester	1m 53y	Gd/Sft	5/9	Flat
08/05/24	Kempton Park	1m	Std	4/10	Flat
14/10/23	Chelmsford City	1m	Slow	1/6	Flat
05/10/23	Chelmsford City	7f	Slow	6/9	Flat

8 (8)

Pole Star

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 4lbs
Or: 88

Successful 3 times last season and comes here in good nick, fifth of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (2m) 20 days ago.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
31/05/26	Thirsk	2m 13y	Good	5/13	Flat
03/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m 6f	Gd/Frm	3/12	Flat
17/04/26	Newbury	2m 110y	Good	4/6	Flat
11/10/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	2m 2f	Gd/Frm	13/19	Flat
06/09/25	Haydock Park	1m 6f 1y	Gd/Frm	5/10	Flat
23/08/25	York	1m 5f 188y	Gd/Frm	6/12	Flat
24/07/25	Yarmouth	1m 6f 17y	Gd/Sft	1/9	Flat
05/07/25	Haydock Park	1m 6f 1y	Good	1/10	Flat
07/06/25	Doncaster	1m 6f 115y	Gd/Frm	6/10	Flat
30/05/25	Haydock Park	1m 3f 175y	Good	1/10	Flat
17/05/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m 4f	Gd/Frm	2/6	Flat
09/05/25	Chester	1m 4f 63y	Good	4/6	Flat

6 (10)

Ashnak (Fr)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 4lbs
Or: 88

Useful form at his best at up to 1½m in France for Francis-Henri Graffard. Seemingly building up to something in 3 starts so far for this yard, most recently when fourth of 15 in handicap at York 36 days ago. Not without interest.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
15/05/26	York	1m 2f 56y	Good	4/15	Flat
25/04/26	Ripon	1m 4f 10y	Good	3/6	Flat
29/03/26	Doncaster	1m 2f 43y	Gd/Sft	8/12	Flat
31/05/25	Lyon Parilly	1m 3f 205y	Soft	3/6	Flat
09/05/25	Saint-Cloud	1m 2f 97y	Good	2/10	Flat
16/03/25	Saint-Cloud	1m 2f 97y	Soft	4/8	Flat
12/10/24	Chantilly	1m 208y	Heavy	1/12	Flat
20/09/24	Saint-Cloud	1m 1f 207y	Good	8/11	Flat

12 (5)

Alba Chiara (Ire)

Age: 4
Weight: 8st 7lbs
Or: 77

Improved form at Down Royal last autumn, winning over 2¼m before an excellent second. Well held in a pair of 1¾m handicaps at the Curragh and Fairyhouse this season, though.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
12/06/26	Fairyhouse	1m 6f 40y	Gd/Sft	16/18	Flat
24/05/26	Curragh	1m 6f	Gd/Frm	19/24	Flat
29/09/25	Down Royal	1m 4f 194y	Gd/Sft	2/8	Flat
05/09/25	Down Royal	2m 2f 141y	Good	1/14	Flat
21/07/25	Ballinrobe	1m 1f 135y	Gd/Sft	11/12	Flat
21/06/25	Down Royal	1m 2f 96y	Good	3/12	Flat
30/05/25	Down Royal	1m 2f 109y	Gd/Sft	2/13	Flat
25/04/25	Limerick	1m 3f 190y	Heavy	7/7	Flat
17/10/24	Curragh	1m	Gd/Sft	5/13	Flat

7 (1)

Boatswain

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 4lbs
Or: 88

Lingfield novice winner on debut and only narrowly denied in similar events on turf next 2 starts. Back to form in refitted cheekpieces when third of 13 in handicap at Kempton (1½m) 24 days ago.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
27/05/26	Kempton Park	1m 3f 219y	Std	3/13	Flat
09/05/26	Ascot	1m 3f 211y	Gd/Frm	13/14	Flat
20/09/25	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	Soft	8/14	Flat
23/08/25	York	1m 5f 188y	Gd/Frm	8/12	Flat
24/07/25	Sandown Park	1m 6f	Gd/Sft	4/6	Flat
19/06/25	Ascot King George V Stakes	1m 3f 211y	Firm	7/19	Flat
26/05/25	Leicester	1m 2f	Gd/Frm	2/6	Flat
09/05/25	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	Good	2/5	Flat
03/01/25	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Std/Slow	1/10	Flat

2 (4)

Square Necker (Fr)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 7lbs
Or: 91

Confirmed debut promise when winning a Dundalk maiden (1½m) in December and has made further progress for his new yard, going in on his handicap debut in 5-runner event at Hamilton (13f) 48 days ago by 1½ lengths from Humble Spark. Likely has more to offer after just 4 runs.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
03/05/26	Hamilton Park	1m 5f 16y	Good	1/5	Flat
20/02/26	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Std/Slow	2/13	Flat
17/12/25	Dundalk	1m 4f	Slow	1/10	Flat
29/03/25	Doncaster	1m 2f 43y	Good	3/10	Flat

5 (9)

Peaky Blinder (Ger)

Age: 4
Weight: 9st 5lbs
Or: 89

Ended 2025 with win over 1¾m at Redcar and improved again to readily land 2m Southwell handicap in April. Beat only one in Chester Cup last time though, eased right off. Remains with potential with few miles still on the clock.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
08/05/26	Chester	2m 2f 140y	Gd/Frm	14/15	Flat
09/04/26	Southwell	2m 102y	Std	1/5	Flat
04/10/25	Redcar	1m 5f 218y	Gd/Sft	1/7	Flat
21/08/25	Newcastle	1m 4f 98y	Slow	9/13	Flat
09/07/25	Kempton Park	1m 2f 219y	Std	3/12	Flat
30/04/25	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Std	3/11	Flat
11/04/25	Newbury	1m 2f	Good	6/9	Flat

9 (6)

Divine Knight (Ire)

Age: 5
Weight: 9st 0lbs
Or: 84

Scored on his debut at Thirsk (1m) and mainly on the up in handicaps for Sean Woods after. Changed hands for 65,000 guineas but only sixth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (1¼m) 26 days ago. Remains with potential though stepped up markedly in trip for top yard.

Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
25/05/26	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	Gd/Frm	6/10	Flat
27/09/25	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m 1f	Gd/Frm	14/23	Flat
13/09/25	Doncaster	1m 2f 43y	Good	4/9	Flat
15/08/25	Yarmouth	1m 3y	Firm	2/7	Flat
01/08/25	Goodwood	1m 1f 11y	Good	7/8	Flat
02/07/25	Thirsk	7f 218y	Good	1/10	Flat

Timeform Verdict

This is wide open but the vote goes to HUMBLE SPARK who rates the pick of the weights on the back of a very good nose second at York a week ago and can gain a deserved first success of 2026 off just a 1 lb higher mark. Square Necker is much less exposed and rates a big threat on just his second handicap start, while Ashnak, Peaky Blinder and Letsbefrank all need factoring into this cracking handicap, too.

Betting Forecast

28/1 Oneforthegutter, 7/1 Humble Spark (Ire), 14/1 Albany, 9/1 Letsbefrank (Ire), 12/1 Dancingwithmyself (Ire), 12/1 Pole Star, 11/1 Ashnak (Fr), 40/1 Alba Chiara (Ire), 10/1 Boatswain, 5/1 Square Necker (Fr), 16/1 Peaky Blinder (Ger), 6/1 Divine Knight (Ire)

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Date	Course	Distance	Going	Pos	Type
02/05/26	Newmarket (Rowley)	1m 4f	Gd/Frm	7/8	Flat
12/12/25	Southwell	2m 102y	Std	8/9	Flat
08/11/25	Doncaster	1m 3f 197y	Heavy	15/22	Flat
20/09/25	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	Soft	11/14	Flat
06/09/25	Haydock Park	1m 6f 1y	Gd/Frm	11/15	Flat
23/08/25	York Ebor	1m 5f 188y	Gd/Frm	17/22	Flat
11/07/25	Newmarket (July) bet365 Trophy	1m 6f	Gd/Frm	1/13	Flat
21/06/25	Ayr	1m 5f 26y	Gd/Frm	2/8	Flat
04/05/25	Newmarket (Rowley) Betfred Handicap	1m 6f	Gd/Frm	9/10	Flat
09/11/24	Doncaster	1m 3f 197y	Heavy	3/23	Flat
07/09/24	Haydock Park	1m 6f 1y	Good	6/15	Flat
24/08/24	York Ebor Handicap	1m 5f 188y	Gd/Frm	3/20	Flat
01/08/24	Wolverhampton	1m 6f	Slow	7/11	Flat
25/07/24	Yarmouth	1m 6f 17y	Good	3/9	Flat
12/07/24	Newmarket (July)	1m 6f	Good	2/12	Flat
15/05/24	York	1m 3f 188y	Good	5/13	Flat
27/01/24	Kempton Park	1m 3f 219y	Std	8/9	Flat
29/12/23	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Std	1/10	Flat
09/12/23	Wolverhampton	1m 4f 51y	Slow	3/7	Flat
23/11/23	Wolverhampton	1m 6f	Slow	4/10	Flat
23/09/23	Newbury	1m 5f 61y	Heavy	6/7	Flat