Article: Horse Racing: John Smith's to sponsor Ayr Gold Cup.(Sports)

Article: Nicholls confident Tajneed's the one to pull rank in Dad's army; ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  September 20, 2008 ;     650 words ... ... Adrian Nicholls, who hopes Tajneed, and not any one of father David Nicholls' five other challengers, lands the John Smith's Ayr Gold Cup today. In a lottery like this sprint handicap, it could so easily turn out that Nicholls jnr has made the ...

Article: Dhaular 'trained for race and has a touch of class' JOHN ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  September 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Reporting by Andrew Scutts The contenders Key stat Tajneed is three wins from nine starts over 6f Linda Perratt, trainer of Appalachian Trail and Burnwynd Boy Appalachian Trail has got to carry top weight. He gets seven furlongs, and they say you need a horse who stays seven to win this. He

Article: Borderlescott an Ayr Gold Cup possible.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);  August 28, 2008 ;     515 words ... ... said yesterday that a tilt at the John Smith's Ayr Gold Cup for Borderlescott was not ... dream victory when second in the Ayr Gold Cup two years ago. Bastiman said ... fully wound up. Last year's Ayr Gold Cup winner Advanced has been allotted ...

Article: Confuchias fans can look to the not so ancient past; AYR ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  September 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... be particularly apposite to the result of today's John Smith's Ayr Gold Cup. Confuchias, the four-year-old colt of similar ... mention. ONE of the best bets of the day may come in the John Smith's Extra Smooth Ayrshire Handicap over a mile. Mark ...

Article: RACING: AYR GOLD CUP Nicholls strikes Gold again as ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  September 21, 2008 ;     587 words ... ... years, the north Yorkshire trainer carried off the John Smith's Ayr Gold Cup yesterday with Regal Parade, and just for good ... Cambridgeshire following a seven-length victory in the John Smith's Handicap but is not certain to line-up in the ...

Article: Nicholls targets Ayr gold with his 'mob'.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England);  August 26, 2008 ;     483 words ... ... he would again be mob-handed in next month's John Smith's Ayr Gold Cup, and two of his likely squad, Tajneed and Valery ... Totesport's 14-1 co-favourites - alongside 2007 Ayr Gold Cup hero Advanced - although William Hill have singled ...

Article: Borderlescott to miss Ayr Gold Cup to focus on ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  September 4, 2008 ;     635 words ... ... vying for favouritism in ante-post lists for the John Smith's Ayr Gold Cup, will miss the race, with trainer Robin Bastiman ... will run. A total of 163 possibles remain in the Ayr Gold Cup after the latest forfeit stage, with Irish raider ...