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2025 Ayr Bronze Cup Preview
Scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Ayr racecourse is the Ayr Bronze Cup, the race acts as a consolation race for the Ayr Silver Cup which in turn is a consolation race for the Ayr Gold Cup, this race takes place on the Friday before those two races which take place on Saturday. This race is run over the six-furlong trip and is open to runners aged three or older, the class two race is run towards the end of the flat season.
Ayr Bronze Cup Information:
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Ayr tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Ayr Racecourse section for links to these.
How competitive is the Ayr Bronze Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 15 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 124%. The race in 2024 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 143%, whilst on average over the last 15 renewals of the Ayr Bronze Cup, the over-round has been 135%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £135 which is bet.
Ayr Bronze Cup Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 15 if you had followed the winner of the Ayr Bronze Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 14 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -2.50. Ahead of the 2025 Ayr Bronze Cup why not head over to the racing predictions for tips on other races today?
Over the last 15 renewals, it was Diligent Resdev, trained by Michael & David Easterby and ridden by Lewis Chalkley who set the fastest winning time in the Ayr Bronze Cup, the runner won the race in a time of 1:09.42 when winning the race in 2024. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Richard Fahey and jockey Oakley Brown with Lucky Lucky Man who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:17.55 in the 2018 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Ayr Bronze Cup over the last 15 renewals:
- Diligent Resdev (1:09.42) in 2024
- Expose (1:09.55) in 2014
- Call Me Ginger (1:09.82) in 2021
Ayr Bronze Cup Past Winners
Here are the Ayr Bronze Cup past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Ayr Bronze Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:09.42 | Diligent Resdev (GB) 3yo 9-5 (8 of 24) 16/1 | Lewis Chalkley (7lbs) Michael & David Easterby (GB) |
| 2023 1:12.48 | Ascot Adventure (GB) 5yo 9-11 (6 of 20) 15/2 | Ben Curtis David O'Meara (GB) |
| 2022 1:11.81 | Danzan (IRE) 7yo 9-8 (23 of 24) 8/1 | Jason Hart Tim Easterby (GB) |
| 2021 1:09.82 | Call Me Ginger (GB) 5yo 9-7 (4 of 22) 4/1F | Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie (GB) |
| 2020 1:13.11 | Roundhay Park (GB) 5yo 8-12 (21 of 23) 13/2 | Faye McManoman (5lbs) Nigel Tinkler (GB) |
| 2019 1:10.47 | Music Society (IRE) 4yo 9-8 (9 of 24) 20/1 | Paul Mulrennan Tim Easterby (GB) |
| 2018 1:17.55 | Lucky Lucky Man (IRE) 3yo 8-10 (16 of 23) 12/1 | Oakley Brown (7lbs) Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2016 1:14.10 | Classic Seniority (GB) 4yo 9-4 (5 of 24) 20/1 | Daniel Tudhope Marjorie Fife (GB) |
| 2015 1:10.91 | Go Far (GB) 5yo 9-8 (13 of 25) 20/1 | Martin Harley Alan Bailey (GB) |
| 2014 1:09.55 | Expose (GB) 6yo 9-8 (27 of 24) 12/1 | David Nolan Shaun Harris (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ayr Bronze Cup have been based:
- GB: 15 winners with an additional 45 placings from 356 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Ayr Bronze Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Ayr Bronze Cup over the last 15 renewals is Richard Fahey who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Baldemar (2009), Coolminx (2011) and Lucky Lucky Man (2018). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ayr Bronze Cup are Jim Goldie (2 wins) and Tim Easterby (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 15 renewals in the Ayr Bronze Cup, Michael Dods (0-12), Iain Jardine (0-12), K R Burke (0-11) and Kevin Ryan (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Ayr Bronze Cup trainer statistics over the last 15 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fahey | 48-3-7 | -3.00 | -8.56 |
| Jim Goldie | 30-2-6 | -19.00 | -11.17 |
| Tim Easterby | 22-2-6 | +8.00 | +5.82 |
| David O'Meara | 8-1-4 | +0.50 | +5.13 |
| Marjorie Fife | 6-1-2 | +15.00 | +16.25 |
| Michael & David Easterby | 5-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.00 |
| Nigel Tinkler | 5-1-1 | +2.50 | +0.06 |
| Richard Price | 3-1-2 | +9.00 | +6.13 |
| Shaun Harris | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Iain Jardine | 12-0-2 | -12.00 | -5.49 |
Ayr Bronze Cup Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Ayr Bronze Cup over the last 15 renewals with both Paul Mulrennan and Barry McHugh who have both won the race two times. Paul Mulrennan winners have been with Music Society (2019) and Call Me Ginger (2021). Barry McHugh winners have been with Baldemar (2009) and Coolminx (2011). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Ayr Bronze Cup, David Allan has ridden 12 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Ayr Bronze Cup jockey statistics over the last 15 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 11-2-3 | +15.00 | +8.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 8-2-2 | +24.00 | +12.75 |
| Tom Eaves | 13-1-4 | +2.00 | +7.50 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 12-1-4 | +9.00 | +8.94 |
| Jason Hart | 8-1-3 | +1.00 | +5.88 |
| David Nolan | 5-1-1 | +8.00 | +3.50 |
| Dale Swift | 5-1-1 | +7.00 | +2.88 |
| Ben Curtis | 5-1-1 | +3.50 | +0.69 |
| Faye McManoman | 3-1-1 | +4.50 | +2.06 |
| Martin Harley | 2-1-1 | +19.00 | +11.50 |
2025 Ayr Bronze Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 6, 12, 2, 1, 22, 5, 5, 8, 22, 5, 15, 1, 6, 9, 15
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 15 / 15 (47%) - Within the first 10 of the market
- 15 / 15 (50%) - No bigger than 20/1
- 15 / 15 (76%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 15 / 15 (77%) - In a field of 8 - 15 (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (78%) - Ran in 4 - 41 races (Hcps)
- 15 / 15 (79%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Career)
- 15 / 15 (81%) - Highest Run is not G2-3/Cl4-5
- 15 / 15 (82%) - Had 1 - 7 wins (Hcps)
- 15 / 15 (83%) - Ran in 6 - 16 races (1 Year)
- 15 / 15 (83%) - Off a break of 1 - 31 days
- 15 / 15 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 79+ (Last 3)
- 15 / 15 (85%) - Not in a Non Handicap (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (85%) - Ran in 5 - 14 races (Season)
- 15 / 15 (86%) - Held an OR of 70+ (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (87%) - Had 1 - 17 placings (Hcps)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Ayr racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Ayr Bronze Cup. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Ayr Bronze Cup Trend Analysis
The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race worth £4,000 on debut, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-89.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 8 (2,9,10) [24 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 6 (7,16,19) [20 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 23 (25,2,17) [24 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 4 (8,13,1) [22 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 21 (22,4,14) [23 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Ayr Bronze Cup is York, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 14 winners from a total of 323 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 36 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ayr Bronze Cup:
- Mayson (2 Wins)
- Orientor (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Ayr Bronze Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Camacho (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Pastoral Pursuits (0 Wins from 8 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 15 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Go Far in 2015, winning for Alan Bailey at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Martin Harley. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 15 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Ayr Bronze Cup remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Ayr Bronze Cup Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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