Ayr Gold Cup results LIVE as Orazio favourite to thwart Summerghand's bid for history

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Ayr racecourse stages the richest and most prestigious afternoon of the flat season with day three of the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Festival.Thousands will descend on the seaside track for a sensational card of action with eight races for the punters to savour.As well as the £180,000 showpiece Virgin Bet Ayr Cup Gold and the ultra-competitive Silver Cup, there is also the fascinating Group 3 Firth of Clyde Stakes and the Doonside Cup.The Ayr Gold Cup was first run at the original course on the town's south side in 1804 and is now a premier contest which is targetted by the sport’s big names.Once again, the top trainers are lining up for a crack at the prize at Ayr racecourse with David O’Meara’s Summerghand back to defend the title in the hands of local lad Danny Tudhope.Following the two excellent days that have preceded the highlight of the meeting, the sun has come out with fans set to bathe and the horses set to shimmer.We'll be there for every furlong in our LIVE blog as well as the latest tips from our man Garry Owen, gossip and horse racing results.Garry Owen has napped Ramazan for the big race - and here's why. RAMAZAN can charge to victory for Richard Fahey in this year’s Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup.

The sprinter built on some solid efforts when second to Prairie Falcon at this meeting a year ago. He backed-up that performance with a cracking third to Galeron in a hot nursery at the Curragh.

The three-year-old didn’t set the heather on fire with tepid early season efforts at York and Ascot. However, he hit back by decisively defeating Chartwell House in a valuable handicap at Haydock.

The gelding was far fromdisgraced when ninthbehindBaradar in theInternational Stakes at Ascot. Hethen resumed winning ways by