Ayr Gold Cup

Ayr Gold Cup Betting 2011 - Our Jonathan Wins Gold Cup

The Ayr Gold Cup was won by Our Jonathan who strode away in the final furlong to beat off the big gamble of the race and favourite Eton Rifles.

The William Hill Ayr Gold Cup is one of the highlights of the flat racing season in the UK and Ireland now and attracts a top class field, it is the richest sprint handicap in Europe and has a great history meaning its always an exciting affair for punters. Its a historical race that has grown in importance with each season that has passed and is now one of the most important races at the back end of the summer season for the flat trainers and jockeys

The race itself takes place over six furlongs and is for horses aged three years and over at the Ayr Racecourse in September each season, the winner of the Ayr Gold Cup in 2009 was Jimmy Styles ridden by Frankie Dettori while we saw Frankie follow up last year on board Redford.

Ayr Gold Cup Result 2011

1. Our Jonathan - K A Ryan - F Norton 11/1
2. Eton Rifles - D Elsworth - T E Durcan 6/1f
3. Son Of The Cat - B Gubby - S De Sousa 18/1
4. Colonel Mak - T D Barron - L Newman 16/1
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Ayr Gold Cup Odds 2011

The Ayr Gold Cup Odds are always one of the most hotly contested of the season with several top class sprinters going head-to-head for the win, the draw is always important at Ayr and that will play a big part in how the Ayr Gold Cup Odds are calculated close to the race. it is always a competitive handicap for the punters and this year is no exception with little splitting the top few in the betting.

The Ayr Gold Cup Betting throws up all sorts of interesting markets for punters to have a go on, from the outright bet to the each/way bet the Ayr Gold Cup for 2011 will have it all in September.

Ayr Gold Cup Draw

No other race in horse racing is reckoned to have as much importance on the draw than the Ayr Gold Cup, most say it can be the difference between success and failure. The Ayr Gold Cup Draw will have a huge affect on on the odds for the race with those believed to have the favoured draw seeing their odds slashed in the build up to the race.

The draw will take place in the week before the race and will be a public draw for thee trainers and connections to decide which stall they will prefer in a random order, we will be following the draw live and will have the full result of the draw for you to study for each of the Ayr Gold Cup Runners.

Ayr Gold Cup Tips

The Ayr Gold Cup has become one of the biggest betting races of the season over the last few years and as such the Ayr Gold Cup Tips are becoming increasingly popular, our expert editorial team have put together the best tips for the race to help make it as lucrative as possible for punters. We shall be following the Ayr Gold Cup Form throughout the season to help us make our specials tips for the race so we have all the abngles covered.

Ayr Silver Cup

The Ayr Silver Cup is the reserve race behind the main feature and contains 27 horses who are next in the list after the top 27 weighted horses that enter the Ayr Gold Cup. The Ayr Silver Cup is ran over the same course and distance and can provide punters with valuable information of the main race in terms of whether a high or low draw is likely to be an advantage.

Ayr Gold Cup Runners 2011

There is always a big field entered for the Ayr Gold Cup with plenty of owners wanting to get their horses into one of the most prestigious end of season handicap races. The Ayr Gold Cup Runners will be revealed closer to the race when the weights are announced with the those with the highest handicap going into the feature race. Those runners who mis out on the Gold Cup will drop down into the Ayr Silver Cup Runners while the bottom third of the entries will take part in the Ayr Bronze Cup on Friday afternoon.