Listed race | |
Location | Ayr Racecourse Ayr, Scotland |
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Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Virgin Bet |
Website | Ayr |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
Weight | 8 st 12 lb (3yo); 9 st 3 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 7 lb for G1 / G2 winners* 5 lb for G3 winners* 3 lb for Listed winners* * after 31 March |
Purse | £50,000 (2022) 1st: £30,000 |
2024 | ||
Persica | Enfjaar | Eydon |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Royal Rhyme | Pride Of America | Helvic Dream |
2022 | ||
Royal Champion | Euchen Glen | Stormy Antarctic |
2021 | ||
Maydanny | Euchen Glen | Juan Elcano |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Pirate Army | Berry's Dream | Spritsail |
1989 | ||
Shellac | Sudden Victory | Operation Wolf |
1988 | ||
Per Quod | Apache | Lazaz |
The Doonside Cup is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ayr over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It is currently held on the final day of Ayr's three-day Ayr Gold Cup Festival (previously the Western Meeting).
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1988 | Per Quod | 3 | Bruce Raymond | Ben Hanbury | 2:26.17 |
1989 | Shellac | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:26.08 |
1990 | Pirate Army | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:23.07 |
1991 | Azzaam | 4 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 2:13.31 |
1992 | Linpac West | 6 | John Carroll | John Spearing | 2:25.85 |
1993 | John Balliol | 5 | Kevin Darley | David Loder | 2:17.29 |
1994 | Dancing Bloom | Willie Carson | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:22.31 | |
1995 | Annus Mirabilis | Darryll Holland | Sir Michael Stoute | 2:17.04 | |
1996 | Key To My Heart | Jason Weaver | Sally Hall | 2:15.43 | |
1997 | Ghataas | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | 2:19.00 | |
1998 | Largesse | John Egan | John Berry | 2:28.83 | |
1999 | Leggera | 4 | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 2:22.95 |
2000 | Island House | Michael Roberts | Geoff Wragg | 2:23.08 | |
2001 | Albarahin | 6 | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning | 2:17.80 |
2002 | Island House | 6 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 2:17.81 |
2003 | Imperial Dancer | 5 | Ted Durcan | Mick Channon | 2:15.56 |
2004 | Into The Dark | 3 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:27.85 |
2005 | Fruhlingssturm | 5 | Neil Callan | Michael Jarvis | 2:10.77 |
2006 | Mashaahed | 3 | Ryan Moore | Barry Hills | 2:11.08 |
2007 | Anna Pavlova | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 2:13.56 |
2008 | Lady Deauville | 3 | Franny Norton | Paul Blockley | 2:20.34 |
2009 | Prince Siegfried | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:06.00 |
2010 | Vesuve | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:06.20 |
2011 | Poet | 6 | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 2:15.63 |
2012 | Opera Gal | 5 | Jim Crowley | Andrew Balding | 2:13.94 |
2013 | Sharestan | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:14.31 |
2014 | Sennockian Star [lower-alpha 1] | 4 | Franny Norton | Mark Johnston | 2:06.31 |
2015 | Scottish | 3 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 2:05.67 |
2016 | Secret Number | 6 | Danny Tudhope | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:09.39 |
2017 | no race [lower-alpha 2] | ||||
2018 | Dolphin Vista | 5 | Danny Tudhope | Ralph Beckett | 2:13.95 |
2019 | Encapsulation | 3 | Ben Curtis | Andrew Balding | 2:11.99 |
2020 | Addeybb | 6 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | 2:11.48 |
2021 | Maydanny | 5 | Joe Fanning | Mark Johnston | 2:06.93 |
2022 | Royal Champion | 4 | Jack Mitchell | Roger Varian | 2:06.20 |
2023 | Royal Rhyme | 3 | Clifford Lee | Karl Burke | 2:06.26 |
2024 | Persica | 3 | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon Jr. | 2:05.99 |
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