172 ENTRIES FOR TOTESPORT AYR GOLD CUP
Friday August 31, 2007
BALTHAZAAR'S GIFT HEADS AYR GOLD CUP WEIGHTS
LUCA Cumani's four year old Balthazaar's Gift heads the weights for the totesport Ayr Gold Cup after being allocated 10st - 2 lbs higher than last year's runner up Borderlescott.
A total of 172 horses have entered for the race, Europe's richest sprint handicap, which will be run on Saturday September 22 and Fonthill Road, last year's winner, is on the 9st mark.
It is 32 years since a Scottish trained horse won the race in the shape of Roman Warrior and the best chances this time round seem to lie with Ian Semple's Appalachian Trail (9st 6lb)and the Jim Goldie pair River Falcon (8st 13lb) and Dhaular Dhar (8st 12lb).
The three day totesport Ayr Gold Cup Festival carries £500,000 in prize money for the first time with the most notable supporting races the Laundry Cottage Stud Firth Of Clyde Stakes, a Group 3 event with £60,000 on offer and the Doonside Cup, a Listed Race, with £50,000 in prize money. Both of these races are run on the Saturday while Friday's highlight is the £35,000 totesport Ayr Silver Cup.
To book totesport Ayr Gold Cup Festival tickets in advance call 0870-8505666 or go online at www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk and remember senior citizens and young people under the age of 24 receive £6 off entry is they book seven or more days in advance. Parties of 20 or more receive 20% discount if booked seven or more days in advance and there is a 10% discount on other bookings seven or more days in advance.
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NEW SPONSOR CONFIRMED FOR AYR GOLD CUP
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TOP CORAL NATIONAL CROWD FOR 30 YEARS
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OFFICIAL attendance figures for the
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