Doonside Cup
| Listed race | |
| Location | Ayr Racecourse Ayr, Scotland |
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| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | William Hill |
| Website | Ayr |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 2f (2,012 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 8 lb (3yo); 9 st 0 lb (4yo+) Allowances 5 lb for fillies Penalties 10 lb for G1 / G2 winners* 7 lb for G3 winners* 4 lb for Listed winners* * after February 28th 2014 |
| Purse | £65,000 (2015) 1st: £36,862 |
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| Scottish | Mutakayyef | Exosphere |
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| Sky Hunter | Sennockian Star | Mutatis Mutandis |
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| Sharestan | Willie The Whipper | Clon Brulee |
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| Opera Gal | Circumvent | St Moritz |
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| Poet | Vesuve | Hot Prospect |
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| Vesuve | Kings Gambit | Circumvent |
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| Prince Siegfried | Baila Me | Arch Rebel |
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| Lady Deauville | Mutajarred | Perks |
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| Anna Pavlova | Dunaskin | Ivy Creek |
| 2006 | ||
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| Mashaahed | Ouninpohja | Profit's Reality |
| 2005 | ||
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| Fruhlingssturm | Real Quality | Windsor Knot |
| 2004 | ||
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| Into The Dark | Percussionist | Bonecrusher |
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| Imperial Dancer | Island House | Scott's View |
| 2002 | ||
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| Island House | Vintage Premium | Torcello |
| 2001 | ||
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| Albarahin | Esyoueffcee | Delius |
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| 2000 | ||
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| Island House | Forbearing | Vintage Premium |
| 1999 | ||
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| Leggera | Carry The Flag | Achilles |
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| Largesse | Salmon Ladder | Redbridge |
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| Ghataas | Sandmoor Chambray | Winter Romance |
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| Key To My Heart | Desert Shot | Behaviour |
| 1995 | ||
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| Annus Mirabilis | Captain Horatius | Salt Lake |
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| Dancing Bloom | Key To My Heart | Pearl Kite |
The Doonside Cup is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ayr over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It is currently held on the final day of Ayr's three-day Ayr Gold Cup Festival (previously the Western Meeting), the same day as the Ayr Gold Cup itself.
Winners since 1988
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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| 1988 | Per Quod | 3 | Bruce Raymond | Ben Hanbury | 2:26.17 |
| 1989 | Shellac | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:26.08 |
| 1990 | Pirate Army | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Luca Cumani | 2:23.07 |
| 1991 | Azzaam | 4 | Willie Carson | John Dunlop | 2:13.31 |
| 1992 | Linpac West | 6 | John Carroll | John Spearing | 2:25.85 |
| 1993 | John Balliol | 5 | Kevin Darley | David Loder | 2:17.29 |
| 1994 | Dancing Bloom | Willie Carson | Michael Stoute | 2:22.31 | |
| 1995 | Annus Mirabilis | Darryll Holland | Michael Stoute | 2:17.04 | |
| 1996 | Key To My Heart | Jason Weaver | Sally Hall | 2:15.43 | |
| 1997 | Ghataas | Richard Hills | John Dunlop | 2:19.00 | |
| 1998 | Largesse | John Egan | John Berry | 2:28.83 | |
| 1999 | Leggera | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 2:22.95 | |
| 2000 | Island House | Michael Roberts | Geoff Wragg | 2:23.08 | |
| 2001 | Albarahin | 6 | Richard Hills | Marcus Tregoning | 2:17.80 |
| 2002 | Island House | 6 | Darryll Holland | Geoff Wragg | 2:17.81 |
| 2003 | Imperial Dancer | 5 | Ted Durcan | Mick Channon | 2:15.56 |
| 2004 | Into The Dark | 3 | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed Bin Suroor | 2:27.85 |
| 2005 | Fruhlingssturm | 5 | Neil Callan | Michael Jarvis | 2:10.77 |
| 2006 | Mashaahed | 3 | Ryan Moore | Barry Hills | 2:11.08 |
| 2007 | Anna Pavlova | 4 | Paul Hanagan | Richard Fahey | 2:13.56 |
| 2008 | Lady Deauville | 3 | Frannny Norton | Paul Blockley | 2:20.34 |
| 2009 | Prince Siegfried | 3 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:06.00 |
| 2010 | Vesuve | 4 | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:06.20 |
| 2011 | Poet | 6 | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 2:15.63 |
| 2012 | Opera Gal | 5 | Jim Crowley | Andrew Balding | 2:13.94 |
| 2013 | Sharestan | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:14.31 |
| 2014 | Sky Hunter | 4 | Graham Lee | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:06.31 |
| 2015 | Scottish | 3 | David Probert | Andrew Balding | 2:05.67 |