- Bielsa (15-2) Annandale (9-4) fromthehorsesmouth.info 27-1 Ayr double
- Weseekhimhere (11-10) Chemical Energy (4-7) Yamato (11-2) Navan 21-1 fromthehorsesmouth.info treble
By Andrew Atkinson
Bielsa (15-2) landed the £150,000 Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday under Kevin Stott – tipped each-way by fromthehorsesmouth.info.
Bielsa a revised selection was trainer Kevin Ryan’s fifth Gold Cup win: “It’s such a tough race to win,” said Ryan of the King Power-owned six-year-old.
Bielsa, who topped a field of 23 runners, was winning for the first time in almost two years, gaining a 2 1/4 lengths win over 3-1 favourite Great Ambassador.
“We’ve been very lucky to have the horses who have the quality to come and win this race.
“This horse hasn’t had a hard year – so he had the right profile,” said Ryan.
“We went out with the plan of going straight up that rail – it was fresh ground up there, so we thought why not?,” said Stott.
“He’s a very uncomplicated horse. Getting him into the right rhythm is the key.
“It was a bit hard to judge – but coming towards the line I did have a quick look across to see if we were clear or not – and luckily enough we were a couple of lengths clear.
“All credit to the horse he deserved a big one,” added Stott.
“We have an entry at Ascot, and we’ll discuss that – for now we’ll enjoy the moment,” added Ryan.
“It means a lot to win a race like this. He deserved a big one – all credit to the horse.
“I was lucky enough to be on him today – everybody loves him at home. I can say I won the Ayr Gold Cup,” added a jubilant Stott.
Bielsa (15-2) and Annandale (9-4) returned a fromthehorsesmouth.info 27-1 double.
Grifter (12-1) tipped each-way finished third. Bickerstaffe (12-1) tipped each-way in the Ayr Silver Cup ran sixth with Skybet paying six places.
Asad (8-1) tipped each-way finished second at the Scottish track.
Dubai Poet (5-6) was a winning tip at Newbury. Each-way tips Moss Gill (8-1) and Praiano (9-2) were placed.
At Navan Weseekhimhere (11-10) Chemical Energy (4-7) and Yamato (11-2) returned a 21-1 fromthehorsesmouth.info treble.
History (13-8) and Carrytheone (2-1) were winning tips at Gowran Park. Navorrosse (11-4) tipped each-way finished third. Furzig (5-2) and Old Flame (4-11) were winning selections at Catterick. Aliento (10-3) tipped each-way ran second.
Caption: Bielsa: Ayr Gold Cup win. Courtesy Twitter
