Ayr Gold Cup 2026: Time, prize money, full Saturday racecard, runners, odds and how to watch on television

The centrepiece of the meet is the Ayr Gold Cup itself which was first held in 1804 at Ayr’s former racecourse at Belleisle and originally was only open to horses bred and trained in Scotland.

The modern event is held at Ayr Racecourse, run over six furlongs (1,207 metres) and is open to all thoroughbreds aged three years or older.

Such is the popularity of the race it attracts many more horse than can complete in its maximum field of 25 – this year a huge 263 horses were entered.

Due to this, many of the horses that don’t make the cut run in the Siver Cup and Bronze Cup instead.

The Gold Cup is just one of the races that will be run in front of packed grandstands today.

Here’s what you need to know.

The Ayr Gold Cup takes place on the final day of the festival on Saturday, September 19, starting at 3.40pm.

Here’s the full racecard for Saturday, September 19:

• 1.20pm: The Ladbrokes Free Bet at Ayr Handicap Stakes (Class 2) £45,000
• 1.55pm: The Ladbrokes Big Football Bet Builder Boosts Doonside Cup Stakes (Class 1) (Listed Race) £60,000
• 2.30pm: The Ladbrokes Ayr Silver Cup Handicap Stakes (Class 2) £65,000
• 3.05pm: The Ladbrokes Get Rewarded with Ladbucks Firth Of Clyde (Class 1) (Group 3)(For The Ayrshire Agricultural Challenge Cup) £75,000
• 3.40pm: The Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Handicap Stakes (Class 2) (Heritage Handicap) £180,000
• 4.15pm: The British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Class 2) £40,000
• 4.50pm: The Jordan Electrics Handicap Stakes (Class 4) £17,000

Here are all the runners, and their current odds:

• Binhareer – 4/1
• Far Above Dream – 7/1
• Dance In The Storm – 8/1
• Flash Harry – 10/1
• Fine Interview – 10/1
• Twilight Calls – 10/1
• Tuco Salamanca – 11/1
• Ardisia – 12/1
• Red Spells Danger – 12/1
• Run Boy Run – 14/1
• Evening Saigon – 16/1
• Two Tribes – 16/1
• Candy – 20/1
• Stratusnine – 20/1
• Spycatcher – 25/1
• Wiltshire – 33/1
• Caburn – 33/1
• Bodhi Bear – 33/1
• Pellitory – 33/1
• Fandom – 33/1
• Hammer The Hammer – 33/1
• Rock On Thunder – 40/1
• Volterra – 40/1
• Aramram – 40/1
• Fahrenheit Seven – 66/1

The Ayr Gold Cup is worth £180,000, making it the most valuable flat race handicap in Europe.

You can still get tickets for the Ayr Gold Cup, with day tickets starting at £24 and three day tickets from £67. There are also a multitude of hospitality tickets and packages available. Check them all out here.

The Ayr Gold Cup will be broadcast live on ITV3 and on The Racing Channel.

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