Early pace could prove key to breaking Tim Easterby's Silver Cup stranglehold

The Ayr Silver Cup takes place on Saturday. The draw is biased towards horses that can front-run or race handily. Jump The Gun is the only one that has been a habitual hold-up performer in stalls 16 to 25. Tim Easterby has won two of the last three runnings of this contest. Three horses will carry penalties after last-time-out victories. Just one of last ten runings went to a last time-outs winner. Just four three-year-olds have won the race since the turn of century. Snazzy Jazy won in 2019. Roger Varian has 21% strike-rate in the past two weeks and 26% at Ayrs.

Iain Jardine's two horses are running in the Ayr Silver Cup. Abolish finished second to Khanjar at Haydock last time out. Jump The Gun bolted up over seven furlongs at the Scottish track last month. Jardsine is keen on Jump the Gun as well. He went to Ascot with him last year and he pulled like a train.

Adam Ryan, assistant to Kevin Ryan and trainer of Rathbone, thinks Rathbones can have a big chance in the Silver Cup. Scott Dixon, trainer and owner of Zargun, wishes the ground was softer for him. Ben Haslam, Fortamour's trainer, believes his horse is capable of winning the race. Antony Brittain, Asadjumeirah's Trainer, reckons his 25-runner cavalry charge has a good chance. Michael Dods, Trainer of Woven, hopes his horses will get into the Bronze Cup rather than the silver.

Early pace could prove key to breaking Tim Easterby's Silver Cup stranglehold. Saturday previews are for new customers only. First single and e/w bet only, with odds of 1/1 or greater. 4 x £5 bet tokens are free. Free bets exclude virtuals.