Ayr Tips

Ayr Racecourse was opened in 1907 and hosts flat and jumps racing throughout the year on the two tracks. It has been voted Best Racecourse in Scotland and the North East nineteen times by the Racegoers Club.

The course is located on the southwest coast of Scotland and is considered to be one of the country’s premier racecourses that hosts prominent races such as the Scottish Grand National and the Ayr Gold Cup.

Ayr Flat Course

The first of the two courses at Ayr is the flat course which is used for races over distances of 5 furlongs to 2 miles and 1 furlong.

The flat course is left-handed and oval shape, measuring a distance of around 12 furlongs. It has a half-mile run-in along with a six-furlong chute which can be used for sprints.

Being a relatively wide track, it can accommodate fields of up to 28.

Ayr Jumps Course

Featuring nine fences, the jumps course is left-handed and half a mile around. The course is predominantly downhill with a gentle rise to the finish line.

The course is used for hurdle races run over a distance of between 2 miles & 1 furlong to 3 miles & 3 furlongs and for chases from 2 miles to just over 4 miles.

Ayr Feature Races

Aye Racecourse hosts meets throughout the entire year with the most prestigious being the Scottish National Festival and the Ayr Gold Cup.

Scottish National Festival – Taking place over two days in April, the Festival features the Scottish Grand National race for which over 20,000 spectators flock to each year.

Ayr Gold Cup – One of the finest day’s of flat racing in Scotland. Eight races take place on the day in September including the Firth Of Clyde Stakes, the Doonside Cup, the Ayr Silver Cup and of course, the Ayr Gold Cup which has never been won more than three times by the same horse since the 1800s.

Other notable races at Ayr include:

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Betting Advice For Ayr

Flat

• Left-handed, galloping circuit, suits long-striding types
• Respect Iain Jardine outsiders particularly up to 1m (3/44 plus places at 16/1, 20/1, 16/1, 33/1) since 2017.
• Respect William Haggas (8/14) when sending one up from Newmarket
• Draw bias varies by meeting

Jumps

• Left-handed, galloping circuit, suits long-striding types
• Nicky Richards runners to be respected particularly in bumpers and over fences
• Brian Hughes/Donald McCain combination respected over jumps.  
• Tim Vaughan long-distance travellers are respected (3/5 since 2017)
• Laura Morgan runners (3/11 with 7 in the places in total)
• Gordon Elliott runners to be respected 
• Left-handed, gallop circuiting with stiff fences