Doonside Cup

Doonside Cup
Listed race
Location Ayr Racecourse
Ayr, Scotland
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor William Hill
Website Ayr
Race information
Distance 1m 2f (2,012 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Left-handed
Qualification Three-years-old and up
Weight 8 st 8 lb (3yo);
9 st 0 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Penalties
10 lb for G1 / G2 winners*
7 lb for G3 winners*
4 lb for Listed winners*
* after February 28th 2014
Purse £65,000 (2015)
1st: £36,862
Doonside Cup
2015
Scottish Mutakayyef Exosphere

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), the same day as the Ayr Gold Cup itself.

Winners since 1988

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
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 Michael Stoute 2:22.31
1995 Annus Mirabilis Darryll Holland 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 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 Frannny 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 Sky Hunter 4 Graham Lee Saeed bin Suroor 2:06.31
2015 Scottish 3 David Probert Andrew Balding 2:05.67

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