#Ayr Gold Cup

for all the Coral Stewards' Cup runners and riders, form, Timeform comments and hints plus the very latest betting. Inver Park bids to supplement Royal Ascot success and secure a fourth straight win for George Boughey when he goes for gold in the Coral Stewards' Cup. Bought for £35000 out of the retiring Mick Quinn's yard in December, the Pivotal…

TEMPLEGATE takes on the absolutely massive 28-runner Stewards' Cup confident of finding the winner. The Goodwood blockbuster (3.20) run over 6f is one of the biggest betting heats of the year and promises to be a cracker. Here, our man runs through every single runner and delivers his all-important tip at the bottom. Don't forget to back your fancy…

KING Kevin Ryan was delighted to honour the name of Leeds United gaffer Marcelo Bielsa as he went nap at the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup. The master trainer landed the £150000 Scottish flat-racing showpiece for a staggering fifth time after his adventurous six-year-old ploughed a lone furrow to success. Ryan showed all the tactical nous of Elland Road…

Richard Kingscote: gets the plum ride back on board Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup Richard Kingscote will be reunited with Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup (3.40) after the ante-post favourite was confirmed in a full field of 25 runners for Saturday's feature race. The son of Exceed And Excel has been in flying form since moving to Ed…

When: 3.40 Saturday, September 17 Where: Ayr Racecourse Winner's prize: £77310 Where to watch: ITV Racing and Racing TV One of three horses in the field officially well-in here, having backed up his Stewards' Cup win with a fine run when second to Summerghand at York. Only managed seventh in this last year but had beaten Bielsa over course and…

On Saturday, the Ayr Gold Cup will be part of the first major race day in Scotland to attract a sell-out crowd since the easing of pandemic restrictions. The feature race of three days of superb Flat racing at the Scottish venue, the Ayr Gold Cup, is worth more than £77000 to winning connections, and it has attracted a maximum field of 25…

THE Ayr Gold Cup is Scotland's richest Flat race and one of the biggest betting heats of the season. The overall pot is £150000, with the winner netting over £75000 for connections. The value of the six furlong race attracts horses from some of England and Scotland's top yards. Great Ambassador won the Garrowby Stakes at York earlier this month and…

Gold Cup day at Ayr saw one of the most valuable sprint handicaps in Europe take place in Scotland. Khanjar was sent off a hot favourite for honours but neither he nor 2021 winner Bielsa were to fire this afternoon and off a fast pace that he truly loves, it was Summerghand that was to add another big prize to his impressive roll of honour at odds…

Nomadic Empire (near): a winner over this distance at York last season Yorkshire folk are extremely generous hosts but that does not mean they enjoy watching visitors make off with their money. This 6f handicap has been won by a horse trained in the county in seven of the last eight runnings and it looks set to stay at home again this year as only…

Home Affairs takes on fellow Australian runner Artorius in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes. Alfred Munnings and Hurricane Lane are hot favourites on the Saturday racecard Australia hold the key to the Platinum Jubilee Stakes, with Home Affairs out to give Chris Waller a memorable double. The trainer sent out Nature Strip to win the King's Stand Stakes…

RACING, so often divided, has united in showing appreciation for late Queen Elizabeth II's love and support of the sport. Most feel her backing has been invaluable. I am certainly one of those. But before the Queen's sad passing what did we actually do to show that? The more I think about it, the gains from Royal patronage seems to have been rather…

Under predictably sombre conditions at Doncaster, Eldar Eldarov secured a second St Leger victory for trainer Roger Varian. Testing going ensured it was always going to be an attritional contest and David Egan's mount saw it out best of the nine that faced the starter. The race was predictably not without incident with second placed Haskoy…

The crowd were captivated by last year's Derby finish, won by Wings Of Eagles (near side), and we're in for another mouthwatering contest this week It's a week that is all about Epsom on Saturday and the race that every breeder, owner, trainer, stable staff and jockey dreams of winning - not forgetting the occasional punter! Here's the racing…

First up a quick list of our hot tips for Saturday's action, with the feature race the Grade 2 Paddy Power Gold Cup (1420). You can find more detail on each of our selections further down the page. Selections: 13:45 (Cheltenham) Banbridge 14:20 (Cheltenham) Stolen Silver 14:35 (Lingfield) Judicial 14:55 (Cheltenham) Shearer 15:10 (Lingfield)…

Bolshoi Ballet: was last seen running in the Hong Kong Cup in December Saturday: Lingfield Aidan O'Brien has a rare runner on Lingfield's all-weather track with Bolshoi Ballet, although he faces a battle for favouritism in the Listed Bet UK Churchill Stakes (3.10) with the progressive Missed The Cut. Bolshoi Ballet was touted so highly by O'Brien…

With the Breeders' Cup in the rear view mirror, it's mostly about jumps racing for British and Irish bettors. The path inexorably leads toward Cheltenham in March, Aintree in early April, and Punchestown in late April, and there are numerous good races to follow on that path. This weekend sees Graded jumping races at Cheltenham in England and in…

Day two of the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Festival takes place on Friday and there is another packed eight-race offering from Scotland. The feature contest is the Listed Arran Scottish Sprint EBF Fillies' Stakes at 3.10pm, with the action at Ayr on between 1.25pm-5.20pm. Here is our race-by-race guide to day two of the prestigious meeting. This is…

On a busy day of National Hunt and Flat racing, the ITV Racing cameras are at Aintree, Doncaster, Down Royal and Wincanton on Saturday afternoon. The broadcast is on air on ITV4 between 12.25 and 3.30pm and our expert has predictions for all 11 races. Enda McElhinney has recommendations for all 11 races on Saturday. You can read the analysis behind…

SENIOR CITIZEN can go one better than last year and win Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (2.11pm) at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday afternoon. In the first race run over the famous of the Randox Grand National fences of the season Alan King's nine-year-old can finally get his head in front. Last year at Aintree,…

Glen Shiel: winner of last year's British Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot The Bengough Stakes provides the perfect opportunity for talented handicappers to take the step up to Group 3 level. Recent winners include Tropics (2013), Cape Byron (2019) and Dakota Gold (2020), although the presence of Blue Point and Shalaa in the roll of honour suggests…

The Group One Sun Chariot Stakes headlines another excellent afternoon of action on ITV Racing this Saturday. Along with three races from Newmarket, we'll head to Ascot for four valuable contests and hop over to Redcar for the Two Year Old Trophy. While there are several talented, race-fit fillies around her in the market, I'll take a chance on the…

Happy Romance and Sean Levey (near) win the 2021 Hackwood Stakes Since the establishment of British Champions Day, the Hackwood Stakes has forged a close link with the big end-of-season meeting. The Diadem became the Champions Sprint in 2011, and since then four of its 11 winners had run in the same season's Hackwood. Two did the double, Deacon…

Paul Mulrennan is on the cusp of a century of winners this year and has good chances on Friday and Saturday to get closer to a famous landmark. Get the inside guide here from our ambassador plus his views on Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It's been yet another unbelievable week. I'm just three short of the magic hundred, keeping the best…

Saffron Beach: winner of the 2021 Sun Chariot Jane Chapple-Hyam believes that her star filly Saffron Beach has "improved again" as she prepares to defend her Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (2.42) crown at Newmarket on Saturday. The four-year-old provided Chapple-Hyam with her first Group 1 winner in the £266875 contest last year under William…

There is more to life than just Group 1s for championship-chasing trainer William Haggas. He still takes joy in lifting the traditional big handicaps and has won most of them, from the Lincoln and Victoria Cup in the spring to the Ayr Gold Cup and November Handicap in the autumn, plus numerous others in between. However, the Cambridgeshire is one…

ANGEL ALEXANDER can sprout wings in the Stewards' Cup. Horses than won over 5f last time have a modest record so we can lose Danzeno, Stone Of Destiny, Venturous, Wedding Date and I'm A Dreamer. Bet £10 on 13.50 at Goodwood, get £30 in free bets with Paddy Power - CLAIM HERE 18+ T&Cs apply Begambleaware.org T&Cs: New customer offer. Place a single…

Khanjar (left) and last year's winner Bielsa both have strong claims for Ayr Gold Cup glory Kevin Ryan's record in the Ayr Gold Cup is legendary. Successful five times with Advanced (2007), Our Jonathan (2011), Captain Ramius (2012), Brando (2016) and Bielsa (2021), the Malton trainer is four-handed in his bid for a sixth win. Bielsa heads the…

Only twice outside of the top three in nine starts this term, the consistent daughter of Gale Force Ten was striking at Listed level for the second time in a row when taking the Arran Scottish Sprint EBF Fillies' Stakes (replay below), following an impressive rout in the Garrowby Stakes at York earlier this month. She could now attempt to keep her…

They're pretty subtle; you'd be forgiven for missing them. Unless you had seen our twitter feed... That little'go faster' stripe icon - which might have a colour change in coming days to make it'pop' a touch more - indicates that a horse has finished quickly in one of its recent races. That, in turn, means it might be worth a second glance…

TEMPLEGATE looks to keep up his simply sensational run of form with some more winners on a big betting Saturday. Read on for our man's top tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. VADREAM (3.40 Ayr, nap) She is an Autumn horse who ran much the best race of the season when beaten just a neck in a Newmarket Listed contest last time. She is…

Trainer Roger Varian enjoyed seven winners across three cards on Saturday - at combined odds of 34838-1. He had trebles at Ayr and Newbury, and another victory at Newmarket. Sakheer's impressive victory in the Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury was among the highlights, six days after Varian won the St Leger with Eldar Eldarov. Meanwhile, Danny Tudhope…

GLAM racegoers made sure they were the mane attraction as they flooded to Ayr racecourse. Guests donned their best summer outfits as the sun shone down on the Scottish racecourse. Groups of excited pals looked stunning in floral dresses and fascinators. And they sipped colourful cocktails and champagne as they soaked up the rays before the day's…

Roger Varian's Sakheer made light work of his six rivals in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, travelling beautifully and sprinting clear in the style of a high-class colt. As short as 7/1 for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next May, he has announced himself as a Classic prospect and there is no doubt he looks an…

Staxton (far side) gets up late in last year's Ayr Silver Cup Draw biases are often hailed as the be-all and end-all when it comes to big-field sprints but more often than not the location of the pace determines the winner. With no rain forecast and firmer ground expected, a track bias is less likely to influence the result and working out where…

The Ayr Gold Cup is Scotland's most prestigious flat race. The race is on Saturday afternoon and has a whopping £150000 overall prize fund, with £77000 going to the winner. The value of the six furlong race attracts horses from some of England and Scotland's top yards. Great Ambassador won the Garrowby Stakes at York earlier this month and is the…

Busy day of racing on Saturday as ITV cram in three Group 3 races, a Group 2 and of course the Ayr Gold Cup (1540). Here's a quick snapshot of Planet Sport's hot tips, with a bit of extra detail on our highlighted horses below that. You can follow all the latest racecards and results using our live centres at Ayr and Newbury. Selections: 13:20…

TEMPLEGATE takes on the fiendishly difficult Ayr Gold Cup confident of finding you the winner. Our man goes through every single one of the 25 runners in the 3.40 below and reveals his big tip at the bottom. Back any of the horses simply by clicking their odds. COMMANCHE FALLS 4 FALLS up. Won the Stewards' Cup and ran another cracker when second at…

Racing TV ambassador Paul Mulrennan headed straight off to Ayr after riding a winner in the last at Newcastle on Thursday evening and is looking forward to a busy couple of days. He gives us the inside track on his hopes for Saturday. I jumped straight in the car for the journey north and west to Ayr after a late finish at Newcastle, arriving in…

DID YOU KNOW? 18 of the last 21 Ayr Gold Cup winners ran in the last 4 weeks. So, why not snap-up a FREE £30 bet with 888Sport to use on Saturday's Ayr Gold Cup? Apply these key Ayr Gold Cup Trends and Stats to the final 2022 runners to find the best winning profiles based on past winners.

I'm sitting writing to you from North Yorkshire. I'm on my travels for Sky Sports Racing and have tied it in with a trip to visit my good friends, Jedd and Andrea O'Keeffe, who train racehorses on the edge of Middleham. As I type, I can hear the morning routines of a racing yard as the horses are fed before dawn, it's a comforting and familiar…

The Ayr Gold Cup Festival continues on Friday, September 16 at Ayr Racecourse in Scotland. The Ayr Gold Cup Festival is the biggest flats racing event Scotland has to offer. The three-day horse racing festival is one of the top events of the early autumn calendar in the United Kingdom. Ayr Gold Cup Day 2 will have eight stellar races beginning at…

Bielsa: aiming for back-to-back Ayr Gold Cup wins Bielsa and Kevin Stott will bid to become the first back-to-back winners of the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (3.40) after the defending champion was declared for Scotland's most valuable race. The seven-year-old is yet to score since winning the £150000 handicap last year and will face a full…

THE confirmed runners and riders for the blockbuster Ayr Gold Cup have been revealed. The chaotic cavalry charge at 3.40pm on Saturday afternoon is one of the biggest betting races of the year. Here, Sun Racing looks at all those who have been declared so far and their odds.

SUN HILL can build on an eye-catching run at Thirsk last time to lift the Signsafe Traffic Handicap (Div I) (4.10) at Ayr. Mick and David Easterby's son of Dabirsim failed to trouble the judge on his first starts in novice stakes at Ayr, York and Nottingham. The handicapper gave Sun Hill a mark of 59 as a result, and there was enough on the…

Andy is a member of the Horserace Writers' Association and also works closely with the three time former champion jockey Richard Dunwoody. Andy has a monthly article in the popular Racing Ahead magazine and helps run the unique Trainers Quotes site so has an array of top stable contacts at his disposal too. Latest posts by Andy (see all) Run over…

Paddy Twomey was no doubt a shade disappointed after French Claim only beat a couple home in the St Leger but the trainer bagged a Group One thanks for Pearls Galore in Saturday's Matron Stakes at Leopardstown and must have been over the moon with how Erosandpsyche performed in the Flying Five at the Curragh on Sunday. Nothing looked like getting…

With no outstanding performer in the domestic sprint division, this had the look of an open Sprint Cup, though in the end proved anything but, Minzaal blowing the race apart when taking over approaching the final furlong and recording a high-class effort that is backed up by the timefigure, even if it's not quite the track record performance…