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2025 Ayr Silver Cup Preview
Scheduled to take place in September of each year at the Ayr racecourse on the same day as the Ayr Gold Cup, the Ayr Silver Cup acts as a consolation race for the big one, you can also find runners who fail to get into this race running in the Ayr Bronze Cup on the Friday before this race.
This class two race is open to runners who are aged three or older with it being run over six furlongs, watch out for those who just fail to make it into the main race, these will be at the top of the weights!
Ayr Silver Cup Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Ayr tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? 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 Silver Cup market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2004 when the race had an over-round of 125%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 141%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ayr Silver Cup, the over-round has been 135%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £135 which is bet.
Ayr Silver Cup Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Ayr Silver Cup next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -9.25. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Ayr Silver Cup.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2011 renewal when Cheveton from Richard Price under the guidance of Dale Swift, won in a time of 1:16.17, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Alfa Kellenic, trained by Craig Lidster and ridden by William Pyle set the quickest time of 1:08.09 in the 2024 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Ayr Silver Cup over the last 20 renewals:
- Alfa Kellenic (1:08.09) in 2024
- Golden Apollo (1:09.63) in 2019
- Dusky Lord (1:09.89) in 2022
Ayr Silver Cup Past Winners
Here are the Ayr Silver 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 Silver Cup are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:08.09 | Alfa Kellenic (GB) 3yo 9-9 (22 of 22) 9/2F | William Pyle (3lbs) Craig Lidster (GB) |
| 2023 1:10.58 | Wobwobwob (IRE) 5yo 9-9 (11 of 25) 9/2F | Hollie Doyle Adrian Paul Keatley (GB) |
| 2022 1:09.89 | Dusky Lord (GB) 4yo 9-11 (10 of 25) 14/1 | Jack Mitchell Roger Varian (GB) |
| 2021 1:10.91 | Staxton (GB) 6yo 9-6 (2 of 24) 25/1 | Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby (GB) |
| 2020 1:11.96 | Magical Spirit (IRE) 4yo 9-4 (4 of 24) 18/1 | Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan (GB) |
| 2019 1:09.63 | Golden Apollo (GB) 5yo 9-4 (5 of 24) 12/1 | David Allan Tim Easterby (GB) |
| 2018 1:15.98 | Snazzy Jazzy (IRE) 3yo 9-8 (23 of 23) 11/1 | Hector Crouch Clive Cox (GB) |
| 2016 1:13.63 | Roudee (GB) 4yo 9-9 (8 of 25) 20/1 | Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe (GB) |
| 2015 1:11.06 | Tatlisu (IRE) 5yo 9-5 (4 of 25) 18/1 | Jack Garritty (3lbs) Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2014 1:10.01 | Huntsmans Close (GB) 4yo 9-2 (27 of 26) 9/1 | James Doyle Roger Charlton (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ayr Silver Cup have been based:
- GB: 20 winners with an additional 57 placings from 490 runners
- IRE: 0 winners with an additional 3 placings from 7 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
Ayr Silver Cup Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Ayr Silver Cup over the last 20 renewals is Richard Fahey who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Utmost Respect (2007), Kaldoun Kingdom (2009) and Tatlisu (2015). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Ayr Silver Cup is Tim Easterby (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Ayr Silver Cup, David O'Meara has sent a total of 16 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst K R Burke has sent out 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Ayr Silver Cup trainer statistics over the last 20 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 | 59-3-9 | -27.25 | -24.97 |
| Tim Easterby | 26-2-4 | +13.00 | +6.39 |
| Kevin Ryan | 42-1-7 | -23.00 | -17.00 |
| Michael Dods | 25-1-9 | -8.00 | +4.38 |
| Jim Goldie | 22-1-1 | -1.00 | -8.50 |
| David Barron | 15-1-2 | +19.00 | +8.38 |
| Michael Easterby | 8-1-2 | +26.00 | +15.51 |
| Clive Cox | 8-1-1 | +4.00 | -0.12 |
| Adrian Paul Keatley | 4-1-1 | +1.50 | -0.19 |
| Roger Charlton | 3-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.63 |
Ayr Silver Cup Jockey Statistics
Multiple jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Ayr Silver Cup, Daniel Tudhope (0-17), Tom Eaves (0-15) and Tony Hamilton (0-12) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple rides to the race.
Here are some of the top Ayr Silver Cup jockey statistics over the last 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Allan | 16-1-2 | -3.00 | -3.87 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 14-1-2 | +3.00 | -1.44 |
| Joe Fanning | 8-1-1 | +9.00 | +3.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 8-1-1 | +1.00 | -2.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 6-1-2 | +15.00 | +9.50 |
| Kevin Stott | 5-1-2 | +14.00 | +8.56 |
| Dale Swift | 5-1-2 | +8.00 | +5.50 |
| Duran Fentiman | 4-1-1 | +22.00 | +12.63 |
| Jack Garritty | 4-1-2 | +15.00 | +10.25 |
| Hector Crouch | 3-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.88 |
2025 Ayr Silver Cup Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 12, 15, 23, 1, 16, 1, 17, 7, 2, 7, 3, 2, 11, 2, 7, 12, 3, 13, 1, 1
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.
- 20 / 20 (73%) - In a field of 7 - 13 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 76+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 33/1
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Not in a G3/Cl2-3/Cl6-7 (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Furthest Won 6f - 7f
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 2 - 13 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Dam is not ARG/BRZ/CAN/FR/GER/ITY/SAF/USA bred
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 121 - 137lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Highest Placed is not G1-3/Cl5
- 19 / 20 (63%) - Within the first 15 of the market
- 19 / 20 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 88+ (Last 3)
- 19 / 20 (88%) - Placed within last 6 starts
- 19 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 25/1 (LTO)
- 17 / 20 (64%) - No older than a 5yo
- 17 / 20 (86%) - No more than +13lbs (Vs Min Weight)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Ayr racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Ayr Silver Cup. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles like How to Find Winners - 101 Tips to Choose A Winning Horse Racing Bet.
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Ayr Silver Cup Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +38.50 is when runners had 1 career win on the going. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 3 career places in the class, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-60.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 22 (16,2,9) [22 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 11 (8,4,1) [25 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 10 (13,5,4) [25 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 2 (6,10,4) [24 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 4 (5,7,11) [24 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Ayr Silver Cup is Doncaster, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at Doncaster last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Ripon and Haydock, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 474 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 26 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ayr Silver Cup:
- Machiavellian (2 Wins)
- Pivotal (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Ayr Silver Cup despite multiple attempts:
- Kyllachy (0 Wins from 15 runners)
- Acclamation (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Bahamian Bounty (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Namid (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Royal Applause (0 Wins from 10 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Colonel Mak in 2010, winning for David Barron at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Phillip Makin. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 4 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Ayr Silver Cup head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Ayr Silver Cup Preview are at hand, Andy and James. 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.
James Banting
Tipster Competition Assistant
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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