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).
Winners YearWinner AgeJockeyTrainerTime 1946 Auralia 3 Doug Smith Reg Day 2:25.20 1947 Mighty Maharatta 3 Edgar Britt Frank Armstrong Not taken 1948 Spahee 3 Doug Smith Harry Peacock 2:13.40 1949 Donate 3 Billy Nevett Matthew Peacock 2:23.80 1950 Saved 3 Joe Sime Sam Hall 1951 Anamnestes 3 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 2:20.40 1952 Bondage 3 Geoff Littlewood Harry Peacock 2:22.00 1953 Stormy Hour 3 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 2:21.80 1954 Tale Of Two Cities 3 Billy Nevett H M Hartigan 2:39.20 1955 Alessi 3 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 2:37.80 1956 Money To Burn 3 Joe Sime Rufus Beasley 2:21.00 1957 Tattinger 3 Edgar Britt Charles Elsey 2:43.22 1958 Aggressor 3 Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden 2:24.06 1959 Connaissance 3 Bill Rickaby Reg Day 2:16.80 1960 Caistor Top 3 Joe Sime Sam Hall 2:34.06 1961 Dual 3 Eddie Hide Towser Gosden 2:31.61 1962 River Whistle 3 Jimmy Lindley Bill Elsey 2:30.21 1963 Thik Hai 3 Brian Connorton Snowy Gray 2:22.39 1964 Devastation 3 Joe Sime Sam Hall 2:39.39 1965 Rehearsed 3 Bobby Elliott Towser Gosden 2:41.04 1966 Reubens 3 Joe Sime Herbert Murless 2:36.86 1967 Ludham 3 Denis Letherby Eric Cousins 2:22.68 1968 Attalus 3 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 2:21.04 1969 Nedda 3 Ernie Johnson Bruce Hobbs 2:17.82 1970 Pembroke Castle 3 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless Not taken 1971 Primerello 3 Eddie Hide Henry Cecil 2:23.91 1972 Paper Cap 3 Brian Jago Bruce Hobbs 2:19.44 1973 Warpath 4 Eddie Hide Sam Hall 2:26.66 1974 Candlestand 3 Willie Carson Vincent O'Brien 2:25.81 1975 Mil's Bomb 4 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 2:23.24 1976 Gunner B 3 Joe Mercer G Toft 2:21.66 1977 Norfolk Air 4 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 2:19.72 1978 Jellaby 5 Brian Taylor Ryan Price 2:22.96 1979 Town And Country 5 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:35.05 1980 Sea Pigeon 10 Jonjo O'Neill Peter Easterby 2:26.52 1981 Castle Keep 4 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:19.04 1982 Fine Sun 5 Pat Eddery Mick Lambert 2:22.34 1983 Balladier 3 Billy Newnes Henry Candy 2:21.51 1984 Hatim 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 2:27.23 1985Abandoned due to waterlogging 1986 Santiki 3 Tony Kimberley Sir Michael Stoute 2:14.51 1987 Lake Erie 4 Walter Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute 2:26.90 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 4 Willie Carson Sir Michael Stoute 2:22.31 1995 Annus Mirabilis 3 Darryll Holland Sir Michael Stoute 2:17.04 1996 Key To My Heart 6 Jason Weaver Sally Hall 2:15.43 1997 Ghataas 3 Richard Hills John Dunlop 2:19.00 1998 Largesse 4 John Egan John Berry 2:28.83 1999 Leggera 4 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 2:22.95 2000 Island House 4 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 Franny 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 Sennockian Star 4 Franny Norton Mark Johnston 2:06.31 2015 Scottish 3 David Probert Andrew Balding 2:05.67 2016 Secret Number 6 Danny Tudhope Saeed bin Suroor 2:09.39 2017Abandoned due to waterlogging 2018 Dolphin Vista 5 Danny Tudhope Ralph Beckett 2:13.95 2019 Encapsulation 3 Ben Curtis Andrew Balding 2:11.99 2020 Addeybb 6 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:11.48 2021 Maydanny 5 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 2:06.93 2022 Royal Champion 4 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian 2:06.20 2023 Royal Rhyme 3 Clifford Lee Karl Burke 2:06.26 2024 Persica 3 Sean Levey Richard Hannon Jr. 2:05.99 2025 Almeric 3 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:13.59 2026 Fast Tracker 5 James Doyle Ed Walker 2:17.59
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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