Ayr Gold Cup

Buffer Zone and Gulliver  for the Gold Cup.

Hey Jonesy - Gold
Upstaging - Bronze , tiny e/w

In the Silver I am very keen on Flying Pursuit . He ran very well in the top heat last year and has dropped 15 lb . He has not been running badly , the jockey knows him well , stable is having winners and I believe he will be fitted with some headgear . The fly in the ointment is that recent results suggest that he runs better with some cut but go back to Newmarket 2016 and he went plenty well enough on g/f then . I see him as being very well handicapped . 33/1 is great value .

Final opinion is for the Silver Cup I couldn`t decide where the race will develop so have picked Lahore on the stands side and Flying Pursuit on the far side. Both each way.

For the Gold Cup I see the race developing from a middle to high draw and have settled on just Buffer Zone each way. Got a 5lb penalty which might be a problem.

No great expectations but you never know

After the bronze cup will add Gulliver to the Gold Cup each way.

dunlaying

Very well done re Upstaging.  4th 66/1 !!

For what little it’s worth I done a couple each way in each race with the extra places on offer.

Silver Cup - Jawwaal 25/1 and Rathbone 40/1

Gold Cup - Laugh A Minute 16/1 and Barbill 33/1

Barbill is interesting.
Just behind the Steward’s Cup winner in a listed race at Newbury.

Is this a race thats going to be ruined by the draw ?  Looks like near side horses had absolutely no chance in the Bronze cup yesterday.

The value has gone from Hey Jonesy now but take a look at Stone Of Destiny . On his Commonwealth Cup form he is value at big prices .

There is a little 50/1 left and plenty of 40/1 .

Small interest on Intisaab @ 20.0 for me.
Gd luck.

Winner one of the first with a line through with me. All those Chester runs. Live and learn.

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