Ayr Draw Guide
On the straight course at Ayr they vary the position of the stalls, but regardless of stall position, high draws have the advantage. It seems that the bias is slightly stronger when the stalls are placed high as would be expected. In 2008 there were 14 handicaps with 10 or more runners of which the top third of the draw claimed 8 wins. The big sprint of the year at the course the Ayr Gold Cup saw a high draw bias with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th home all racing stands’ side (high).
On the round course there is a slight advantage to low draws over 7f, but the bias is traditionally stronger over 1m. Since 2005 14 of the 32 handicaps of 10+ runners over 1m have been won by one of the lowest three draws.
