Doonside Cup

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Doonside Cup
Listed race
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
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2021
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2020-2011
2020
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2019
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2018
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2016
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2015
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ScottishMutakayyefExosphere
2014
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2013
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2012
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2010-2001
2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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FruhlingssturmReal QualityWindsor Knot
2004
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Into The DarkPercussionistBonecrusher
2003
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Imperial DancerIsland HouseScott's View
2002
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2001
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2000-1991
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1999
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1998
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1997
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GhataasSandmoor ChambrayWinter Romance
1996
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Key To My HeartDesert ShotBehaviour
1995
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1994
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1993
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1992
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1991
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1990-1988
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1989
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1988
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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).

Contents

Winners since 1988

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerTime
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 Bloom Willie Carson Sir Michael Stoute 2:22.31
1995Annus Mirabilis Darryll Holland Sir Michael Stoute 2:17.04
1996Key To My Heart Jason Weaver Sally Hall2:15.43
1997Ghataas Richard Hills John Dunlop 2:19.00
1998LargesseJohn EganJohn Berry2:28.83
1999 Leggera 4 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 2:22.95
2000Island House 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 [lower-alpha 1] 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 [lower-alpha 2]
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]

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References

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