Mr Lupton to carry top weight in Ayr Gold Cup

If he is to offer a third success from the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup to trainer Richard Fahey, mr Lupton might need to defy top weight.
The son of Elnadim has been promoted to the mind of their weights at Saturday’s prestigious competition, following Dakota Gold was just take out in the confirmation stage.
Even though the four-year-old has seen life hard considering winning Group Two in the Curragh on his yield in May, his Malton handler hopes a beginning in handicap company in over a year can return back.
Fahey, that won the race in 2006 and 2015, said:“I’d say Mr Lupton will be my sole runner in the race this season. It hasn’t been easy for this season, because he has had to carry a Group two penalty in most races.
„He has had a go at Group One company, but he’s not a Group One horse. Let us see what happens and get him back.
„He isn’t likely to be giving lumps of weight off. He won’t be giving away two stone – it’ll be more likely 14 or 16lb – since it’s handicap that is condensed.
„Hopefully he can operate back at this level. They’ll go a quick pace, and he really loves coming off a fast pace.“
The Paul Cole-trained Baron Bolt, who dead-heated using Son Of Rush from the race 12 months ago, is just one of just two winners still in the mix – alongside 2017 protagonist Donjuan Triumphant, in the yard of Andrew Balding, who is also responsible for Stone Of Destiny.
Buffer Zone, among three entrances for Ger Lyons along with Medicine and Ardhoomey Jack, is the general 10-1 market leader following the omission of the William favorite Victory Day.
Irish interest in the race may come from the Johnny Murtagh-trained Urban Beat and Downforce, Who’s the representative of Willie McCreery.
Having shipped out Group One winner Brando that is subsequent to land the 2016 renewal, trainer Kevin Ryan is very likely to rely on Major Jumbo and Hey Jonesy to provide him victory number five.
David O’Meara, looking for a triumph accounts for five of those entrances one of the 25 guaranteed to have a streak – after departing in Summerghand, Intisaab, Gulliver, Arecibo and Cold Stare.

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