Cheshire trainer Mick Mullineaux sent Methaaly on a reconnaissance mission to Ayr and it paid off when the five-year-old won the Giles Insurance Corporate Handicap.

Mecca's Mate, winner of the Listed EBF Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes two years ago, served up a repeat performance under a perfectly-judged ride from Tony Hamilton at Ayr.

Mick Mullineaux's Danzig Fox ran out a shock 50-1 winner of the Slater Menswear Median Auction Maiden Stakes at sun-baked Ayr today.