{"id":10141,"date":"2024-09-20T14:42:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairbettingsites.co.uk\/?p=10141"},"modified":"2024-09-20T14:42:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:42:51","slug":"ayr-gold-cup-2024-jim-goldie-american-affair-richard-fahey-ramazan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairbettingsites.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/09\/20\/ayr-gold-cup-2024-jim-goldie-american-affair-richard-fahey-ramazan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayr Gold Cup 2024 – Local Trainer Goldie Hoping Heritage Handicap is an American Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jim Goldie trains his horses at Uplawmoor some 25 miles north of Ayr Racecourse, home of the Western Meeting and the Ayr Gold Cup. So oversubscribed in terms of entries was this year’s edition of the 6f Heritage Handicap that, during penultimate declarations, over 100 runners couldn’t even get into the Silver or Bonze Cup consolation races.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A hip operation means Goldie will likely miss being on-course to see his two Ayr Gold Cup hopefuls. Trying to keep honours for a race first held 220 years ago local are American Affair\u00a0<\/strong>and Jordan Electrics.<\/p>\n

The former shot to the head of the ante-post market on horse racing betting sites<\/a> following last weekend’s success in the Portland Handicap at Doncaster. American Affair, a four-year-old gelding by Washington DC, has a 7lb penalty and seven-day turnaround for his heroics.<\/p>\n

Paul Mulrennan keeps the ride after having the pick of the Goldie pair, but a low draw may be an issue for this favourite. It’s the middle-to-high gates where most recent Ayr Gold Cup winners came from.<\/p>\n

Jordan Electrics<\/strong>, meanwhile, is something of a course specialist at Goldie’s other local track, Hamilton Park. Although the joint-eldest in the line-up aged eight, the son of Dandy Man has simply been in the form of his life this season.<\/p>\n

After five consecutive wins on the outskirts of Glasgow, Jordan Electrics also ran second in the Symphony Group Heritage Handicap during the Ebor Festival at York last month. Danny Tudhope takes the ride with Mulrennan on American Affair.<\/p>\n

Both Goldie runners have obvious claims in the Ayr Gold Cup of 2024, based on how strongly they saw out other big-field cavalry charges over an extended 5f. Jordan Electrics may have the better draw in stall 17, though.<\/p>\n

Fahey Runs Three with Ramazan Looking to Go One Better<\/h2>\n

Malton-based handler Richard Fahey is no stranger to success in this historic race with two previous wins. He has three contenders in this renewal, headed by last season’s runner-up\u00a0Ramazan<\/strong>. Drawn two gates higher than 12 months ago in stall 14, the four-year-old Kodiac gelding is 5lb higher in the weights but second-favourite with some firms.<\/p>\n