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15:50 Ayr

William Hill Ayr Gold Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2)

  • 27 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £160,000 added
  • Winner: £99,600
  • 2nd: £29,824
  • 3rd: £14,912
  • 4th: £7,456
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 9.53s
  • Off Time: 15:51:53
  • 27 Ran
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1
Silk -

Louis The Pious

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Minalisa

    33/1

      3
      Silk -

      Blaine

      7/1

        4
        Silk -

        Heaven's Guest (IRE)

        12/1

          1(4)
          Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, white cap

          Jack Dexter

          70 DCD
          20/1
          • Form 365770
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-10
          • Official Rating 110

          held up towards rear far side, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on towards finish

          2(7)
          Silk - Pink, Light Green cross belts, White sleeves, Light Green cap

          Alben Star (IRE)

          28 DCD
          16/1
          • Form 404432
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-9
          • Official Rating 109

          chased leader far side, ridden and weakened over 1f out

          3(6)
          Silk - Emerald green, orange hoop and sleeves

          Hamza (IRE)

          28 v BFD
          20/1
          • Form 170633
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-8
          • Official Rating 108

          raced centre, led, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          4(15)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Red diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Red cap

          Mass Rally (IRE)

          13 hb DCD
          25/1
          • Form 0-96497
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-5
          • Official Rating 105

          towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, no impression

          5(24)
          Silk - Pink, light green cross belts, white sleeves, white cap

          Heaven's Guest (IRE)

          29 D
          12/1
          • Form 001409
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-5
          • Official Rating 105

          chased leader stands side, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd place near finish

          6(26)
          Silk - Black, white seams, white sleeves, black armlets, black cap

          Blaine

          31 b D
          7/1
          • Form 30U101
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 104

          towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, soon headway, stayed on well to take 3rd towards finish

          7(19)
          Silk - Light Green and Dark Green diamonds

          Louis The Pious

          14 v D
          10/1
          • Form 201707
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 104

          mid-division stands side, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well

          8(23)
          Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW DIAMONDS, royal blue sleeves, striped cap

          An Saighdiur (IRE)

          28 p D
          20/1
          • Form 183867
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 103

          led stands side, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on

          9(1)
          Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

          Ruwaiyan (USA)

          6 p
          33/1
          • Form 022407
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 103

          held up towards rear far side, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on

          10(11)
          Silk - Tan, Red sleeves, Cream cap, Red spots

          Eastern Impact (IRE)

          35 D
          20/1
          • Form 641521
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 105

          went to race centre then switched to far side soon after start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

          11(9)
          Silk - WHITE, BLACK chevron, BLACK sleeves, WHITE stars, BLACK cap, WHITE star

          Ashpan Sam

          31 D
          33/1
          • Form 421805
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 103

          chased leaders far side, ridden and weakened over 1f out

          12(5)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Red seams, Emerald Green sleeves and cap

          Watchable

          6 p DCD
          9/1
          • Form 134331
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 98

          led far side, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish

          13(12)
          Silk - Yellow, Red braces, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond

          Jimmy Styles

          91 p DCD
          50/1
          • Form 04-4200
          • Age 10
          • Weight 9-1
          • Official Rating 101

          chased leaders stands side, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          14(2)
          Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, White sleeves, hooped cap

          Minalisa

          59 D
          33/1
          • Form 254-941
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-1
          • Official Rating 101

          chased leaders far side, led over 1f out, kept on well but held by stands side winner

          15(13)
          Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

          Rene Mathis (GER)

          7 D
          25/1
          • Form 103120
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 100

          mid-division stands side, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

          16(27)
          Silk - Light green, brown braces and armlets, white cap

          Racy

          14 p D
          20/1
          • Form 801808
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 100

          prominent stands side, pushed along over 2f out, faded inside final furlong

          17(16)
          Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars

          Hawkeyethenoo (IRE)

          14 CD
          16/1
          • Form 587096
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 100

          in rear stands side, effort over 1f out, kept on and no impression

          18(21)
          Silk - Light blue, red epaulets, halved sleeves, light blue and red striped cap

          York Glory (USA)

          7 v D
          25/1
          • Form 709000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-0
          • Official Rating 100

          towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

          19(14)
          Silk - Yellow, Black diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap

          Go Far

          7 v D
          16/1
          • Form 421116
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13
          • Official Rating 94

          chased leaders stands side, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

          20(8)
          Silk - Pink, Dark Blue disc, Pink sleeves, Dark Blue spots and spots on cap

          Captain Ramius (IRE)

          14 CD
          50/1
          • Form 450600
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 98

          chased leader centre, ridden over 1f, never dangerous

          21(3)
          Silk - Yellow, emerald green and yellow striped sleeves

          Burn The Boats (IRE)

          7 BFD
          28/1
          • Form 8-00170
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 97

          always behind, far side

          22(20)
          Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap

          Ballesteros

          21 D
          25/1
          • Form 500033
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 97

          chased leaders, stands side, ridden inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

          23(10)
          Silk - Red, White sash, White cap

          Duke Of Firenze

          11 p D
          33/1
          • Form 8600-73
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-11
          • Official Rating 97

          towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous

          24(17)
          Silk - Yellow, purple chevron, halved sleeves, purple and yellow hooped cap

          Barnet Fair

          14 D
          20/1
          • Form 666215
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 96

          in touch stands side, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened

          25(25)
          Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap

          Fast Shot

          35 D
          20/1
          • Form 911400
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 96

          towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

          26(22)
          Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

          Supplicant

          35 D
          12/1
          • Form 6-06079
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 98

          held up towards rear and keen stand side, never dangerous

          27(18)
          Silk - White, red inverted triangle, hooped sleeves and cap

          Highland Acclaim (IRE)

          14 h D
          10/1
          • Form 833115
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 98

          held up towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, kept on well

          Previous results

          2013
          (19)
          Silk -

          Highland Colori (IRE)

          20/1
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4

          2012
          (8)
          Silk -

          Captain Ramius (IRE)

          16/1
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-0

          2011
          (12)
          Silk -

          Our Jonathan

          11/1
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-6

          In depth

          Verdict

          A few of these ran in last year's renewal with runner-up Louis The Pious doing best of them followed home by Jack Dexter and Heaven's Guest. Fast Shot was runner-up in last year's Silver Cup while Captain Ramius and Jimmy Styles have both won this before, though the latter's victory came back in 2009. The penalised Watchable has been well supported since winning at the Curragh last week and stablemate Highland Acclaim also has a shout. Blaine arrives in fine form after scoring at York last month with Mass Rally well beaten and stable companion Hamza could go well back in handicap company. ALBEN STAR went close in a Listed sprint at Newmarket last time. He should be in the firing-line with a similar effort and is preferred to others of the Fahey contingent such as Supplicant and Eastern Impact. Go Far and the Dandy Nicholls-trained Barnet Fair are others to consider.

          Formwatch

          Jack Dexter 25-1 (9-6) Raced far side, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (6th of seven), 10th of 13, 8l behind Slade Power (9-6) at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 (1) gs in Jul.

          Alben Star (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Slow into stride soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, led towards finish, headed final strides, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Tropics (9-1) at Newmarket 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.

          Hamza (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Soon led and disputed, headed inside final furlong, kept on without matching 1st 2, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Jamesie (9-6) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.

          Mass Rally (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Rider removed hood late dwelt, in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 16l behind Naadirr (8-12) at York 6f Listed stks (1) gf.

          Heaven's Guest (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, hampered over 3f out, never a factor, 9th of 13, 6l behind Absolutely So (9-0) at York 7f Listed stks (1) gd in Aug.

          Blaine 12-1 (9-5) In rear stands side, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well, led overall post, won at York 5f hcp 105 (2) gf in Aug beating Move In Time (9-8) by shd, 15 ran.

          Louis The Pious 16-1 (9-10) Raced centre, behind and soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 7th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Safety Check (8-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf.

          An Saighdiur (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Close up and soon disputed lead, headed and dropped to 5th 2f out, 8th and one pace from 1f out, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Jamesie (9-6) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.

          Ruwaiyan (USA) 8-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden when weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 9l behind Tropics (9-1) at Newmarket 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.

          Eastern Impact (IRE) 5-1fav (9-2) Raced stand side tracked leader, hampered over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, switched right, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Aug beating Ventura Mist (8-13) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

          Ashpan Sam 12-1 (9-9) Chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final 100 yards, 5th of 15, 2l behind Blaine (9-5) at York 5f hcp 105 (2) gf in Aug.

          Watchable 5-1fav (9-6) Always prominent, 2nd halfway, soon on terms, in front 1f out, pressed and stayed on well inside final furlong, just held on, won at Curragh 6f hcp gf beating Zalty (9-1) by hd, 20 ran.

          Jimmy Styles 50-1 (9-3) Raced far side, in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 25th of 28, 19l behind Baccarat (9-2) at Royal Ascot 6f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Jun.

          Minalisa 3-1fav (9-5) Disputed lead, headed and 2nd under 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, led under 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Naas 6f fll lst stks (1) gf in Jul beating Tobann (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

          Rene Mathis (GER) 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 1f out, no impression in 4th and hampered over 100 yards out, eased, 13th of 18, 6l behind Baraweez (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gf.

          Racy 14-1 (9-2) Towards rear of mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, 8th of 12, 10l behind Go Far (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2).

          Hawkeyethenoo (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up behind stands side, driven 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 17, 1 1/4l behind Safety Check (8-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf.

          York Glory (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear and outpaced, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, last of 20, 15l behind Muthmir (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd.

          Go Far 16-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 20, 4l behind Muthmir (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd.

          Captain Ramius (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Tracked leader centre, outpaced when groups merged over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 17, 10l behind Safety Check (8-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf.

          Burn The Boats (IRE) 9-2fav (9-4) Rear of mid-division, 11th 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 15th of 18, 8l behind Baraweez (9-3) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gf.

          Ballesteros 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, effort well over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 7l behind B Fifty Two (9-8) at Chester 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Aug.

          Duke Of Firenze 11-2 (8-9) Set very strong pace, headed inside final furlong, soon edged right and weakened, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Ajjaadd (8-9) at Leicester 5f cond Stakes (3) gd.

          Barnet Fair 9-2 (9-7) Switched right start, held up, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 6l behind Kickboxer (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.

          Fast Shot 16-1 (8-11) Raced far side, chased leaders, under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 10th of 19, 4l behind Out Do (9-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

          Supplicant 14-1 (9-1) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, faded final furlong, 9th of 19, 2 3/4l behind Out Do (9-1) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.

          Highland Acclaim (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Dwelt, switched to race stands side soon after start, behind, headway on stands side rail 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, held near finish, 5th of 17, 1/2l behind Safety Check (8-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf.