Doonside Cup

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Doonside Cup
ClassListed
Location Ayr Racecourse
Ayr, Scotland
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
SponsorVirgin Bet
Website Ayr
Race information
Distance1m 2f (2,012 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 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
Doonside Cup
2024
Owner Martin Hughes.svg Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Prince A A Faisal.svg
PersicaEnfjaarEydon
Previous years
2023
Owner Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum.svg Owner Daniel MacAuliffe and Anoj Don.svg Owner Mrs Thomas Hendron.svg
Royal RhymePride Of AmericaHelvic Dream
2022
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Royal ChampionEuchen GlenStormy Antarctic
2021
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MaydannyEuchen GlenJuan Elcano
2020-2011
2020
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AddeybbLord GlittersSan Donato
2019
Owner Mrs Barbara M Keller.svg Owner Weldspec Glasgow Limited.svg Owner The Horse Watchers.svg
EncapsulationWhat's The StoryBig Country
2018
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Dolphin VistaMorandoAspetar
2016
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Secret NumberMotdawAbdon
2015
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ScottishMutakayyefExosphere
2014
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Sky HunterSennockian StarMutatis Mutandis
2013
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SharestanWillie The WhipperClon Brulee
2012
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Opera GalCircumventSt Moritz
2011
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PoetVesuveHot Prospect
2010-2001
2010
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VesuveKings GambitCircumvent
2009
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2008
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2007
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Anna PavlovaDunaskinIvy Creek
2006
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MashaahedOuninpohjaProfit's Reality
2005
Owner Mr Gary A Tanaka.svg Owner Mr David McKenzie.svg Owner Godolphin.svg
FruhlingssturmReal QualityWindsor Knot
2004
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Into The DarkPercussionistBonecrusher
2003
Owner Imperial Racing.svg Owner Mollers Racing.svg Owner Great Escape Partnership.svg
Imperial DancerIsland HouseScott's View
2002
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Island HouseVintage PremiumTorcello
2001
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AlbarahinEsyoueffceeDelius
2000-1991
2000
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Island HouseForbearingVintage Premium
1999
Owner Mrs Hildegard Focke.svg Owner Luciano Gaucci.svg Owner Achilles International.svg
LeggeraCarry The FlagAchilles
1998
Owner Mrs Rosemary Moszkowicz.svg Owner Sir Martyn Arbib.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
LargesseSalmon LadderRedbridge
1997
Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg Owner Sandmoor Textiles Co Ltd.svg Owner Maktoum Al Maktoum.svg
GhataasSandmoor ChambrayWinter Romance
1996
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Key To My HeartDesert ShotBehaviour
1995
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner D R Hunnisett.svg Owner Bloomsbury Stud.svg
Annus MirabilisCaptain HoratiusSalt Lake
1994
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Dancing BloomKey To My HeartPearl Kite
1993
Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg Owner Sir John Astor.svg Owner C P McGuinness.svg
John BalliolMack The KnifeKey To My Heart
1992
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Linpac WestPercy's GirlGuilty Secret
1991
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AzzaamSpinningSwift Sword
1990-1988
1990
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Pirate ArmyBerry's DreamSpritsail
1989
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ShellacSudden VictoryOperation Wolf
1988
Owner H Turney McKnight.svg Owner Mr Guy Reed.svg Owner Sheikh Mohammed.svg
Per QuodApacheLazaz
 

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).

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Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
1946Auralia3 Doug Smith Reg Day2:25.20
1947Mighty Maharatta3 Edgar Britt Frank ArmstrongNot taken
1948Spahee3 Doug Smith Harry Peacock2:13.40
1949Donate3 Billy Nevett Matthew Peacock2:23.80
1950Saved3Joe SimeSam Hall
1951Anamnestes3 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 2:20.40
1952Bondage3Geoff LittlewoodHarry Peacock2:22.00
1953Stormy Hour3Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 2:21.80
1954Tale Of Two Cities3 Billy Nevett H M Hartigan2:39.20
1955Alessi3 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 2:37.80
1956Money To Burn3Joe SimeRufus Beasley2:21.00
1957Tattinger3 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 2:43.22
1958Aggressor3 Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden 2:24.06
1959Connaissance3Bill RickabyReg Day2:16.80
1960Caistor Top3Joe SimeSam Hall2:34.06
1961Dual3 Eddie Hide Towser Gosden 2:31.61
1962River Whistle3 Jimmy Lindley Bill Elsey 2:30.21
1963Thik Hai3Brian ConnortonSnowy Gray2:22.39
1964Devastation3Joe SimeSam Hall2:39.39
1965Rehearsed3Bobby Elliott Towser Gosden 2:41.04
1966Reubens3Joe SimeHerbert Murless2:36.86
1967Ludham3Denis LetherbyEric Cousins2:22.68
1968Attalus3Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 2:21.04
1969Nedda3 Ernie Johnson Bruce Hobbs 2:17.82
1970Pembroke Castle3Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Not taken
1971Primerello3 Eddie Hide Henry Cecil 2:23.91
1972Paper Cap3Brian Jago Bruce Hobbs 2:19.44
1973Warpath4 Eddie Hide Sam Hall2:26.66
1974Candlestand3 Willie Carson Vincent O'Brien 2:25.81
1975Mil's Bomb4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 2:23.24
1976 Gunner B 3 Joe Mercer G Toft2:21.66
1977Norfolk Air4 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 2:19.72
1978Jellaby5 Brian Taylor Ryan Price 2:22.96
1979Town And Country5 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:35.05
1980 Sea Pigeon 10 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby 2:26.52
1981Castle Keep4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:19.04
1982Fine Sun5 Pat Eddery Mick Lambert2:22.34
1983Balladier3 Billy Newnes Henry Candy 2:21.51
1984Hatim3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 2:27.23
1985Abandoned due to waterlogging
1986Santiki3Tony Kimberley Sir Michael Stoute 2:14.51
1987Lake Erie4 Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute 2:26.90
1988Per Quod3Bruce RaymondBen Hanbury2:26.17
1989Shellac3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:26.08
1990Pirate Army4 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:23.07
1991Azzaam4 Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:13.31
1992Linpac West6John CarrollJohn Spearing2:25.85
1993John Balliol5 Kevin Darley David Loder 2:17.29
1994Dancing Bloom4 Willie Carson Sir Michael Stoute 2:22.31
1995Annus Mirabilis3 Darryll Holland Sir Michael Stoute 2:17.04
1996Key To My Heart6 Jason Weaver Sally Hall2:15.43
1997Ghataas3 Richard Hills John Dunlop 2:19.00
1998Largesse4John EganJohn Berry2:28.83
1999 Leggera 4 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 2:22.95
2000Island House4 Michael Roberts Geoff Wragg 2:23.08
2001Albarahin6 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 2:17.80
2002Island House6 Darryll Holland Geoff Wragg 2:17.81
2003Imperial Dancer5 Ted Durcan Mick Channon 2:15.56
2004Into The Dark3 Kerrin McEvoy Saeed bin Suroor 2:27.85
2005Fruhlingssturm5 Neil Callan Michael Jarvis 2:10.77
2006Mashaahed3 Ryan Moore Barry Hills 2:11.08
2007Anna Pavlova4 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 2:13.56
2008Lady Deauville3Franny NortonPaul Blockley2:20.34
2009Prince Siegfried3 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:06.00
2010Vesuve4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:06.20
2011Poet6 Adam Kirby Clive Cox2:15.63
2012Opera Gal5 Jim Crowley Andrew Balding 2:13.94
2013Sharestan5 Kieren Fallon Saeed bin Suroor 2:14.31
2014Sennockian Star [a] 4Franny Norton Mark Johnston 2:06.31
2015Scottish3 David Probert Andrew Balding 2:05.67
2016Secret Number6 Danny Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor 2:09.39
2017no race [b]
2018Dolphin Vista5 Danny Tudhope Ralph Beckett 2:13.95
2019Encapsulation3Ben Curtis Andrew Balding 2:11.99
2020 Addeybb 6 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:11.48
2021Maydanny5 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:06.93
2022Royal Champion4 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian 2:06.20
2023Royal Rhyme3Clifford LeeKarl Burke2:06.26
2024Persica3 Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 2:05.99
  1. ↑ Sky Hunter finished first in 2014, but was disqualified after testing positive for a prohibited substance
  2. ↑ The 2017 running was abandoned due to a waterlogged course. [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ayr Gold Cup meeting abandoned because of waterlogging". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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