Firth of Clyde Stakes

The Firth of Clyde Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run at Ayr over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

Firth of Clyde Stakes
Group 3 race
LocationAyr Racecourse
Ayr, Scotland
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorScotty Brand
WebsiteAyr
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationTwo-year-old fillies
Weight9 st 0 lb
Penalties
5 lb for G1 / G2 winners
3 lb for G3 winners
Purse£30,000 (2020)
1st: £17,013
Firth Of Clyde Stakes
2020
Umm Kulthum Scarlet Bear Lullaby Moon

The event is named after the Firth of Clyde, an area of water off the coast of Ayr. For a period it held Listed status, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2004. It is now the only Group race in Scotland.

The Firth of Clyde Stakes is held during the three-day Ayr Gold Cup Festival (previously known as the Western Meeting). It is currently run on the final day, the same day as the Ayr Gold Cup.

Records

Leading jockey since 1984 (2 wins):

  • Frankie Dettori – Loyalize (1994), Unilateral (2007)
  • Kieren Fallon – Queen Sceptre (1996), Femme Fatale (1999)
  • Paul Mulrennan – Melody of Love (2012), Delectation (2016)
  • Joe Fanning - Queen of Bermuda (2018), Rose of Kildare (2019)
  • Paul Hanagan - Golden Legacy (2004), Umm Kulthum (2020)

Leading trainer since 1984 (4 wins):

  • Barry Hills – Ulla Laing (1984), Braari (1993), My Branch (1995), Queen Sceptre (1996)

Winners since 1984
Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
1984 Ulla Laing Paul Cook Barry Hills
1985 no race [lower-alpha 1]
1986 Linda's Magic Paul Tulk Robert Armstrong 1:10.93
1987 Aim for the Top John Reid Michael Stoute 1:15.71
1988 Alcando Simon Whitworth Charlie James 1:15.90
1989 Tabdea Mark Birch Alex Scott 1:16.52
1990 Imperfect Circle Tony Cruz Roger Charlton 1:13.72
1991 Mamma's Too John Carroll Jack Berry 1:13.40
1992 White Shadow Pat Eddery Roger Charlton 1:16.71
1993 Braari Willie Carson Barry Hills 1:10.62
1994 Loyalize Frankie Dettori David Loder 1:16.79
1995 My Branch Michael Hills Barry Hills 1:12.29
1996 Queen Sceptre Kieren Fallon Barry Hills 1:09.74
1997 Regal Revolution John Lowe Peter Walwyn 1:11.73
1998 Evening Promise Jimmy Fortune Bryan McMahon 1:16.23
1999 Femme Fatale Kieren Fallon William Jarvis 1:11.63
2000 Alshadiyah Willie Supple John Dunlop 1:14.91
2001 Misterah Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning 1:11.64
2002 Airwave Chris Rutter Henry Candy 1:13.12
2003 Ruby Rocket Kevin Darley Hughie Morrison 1:11.83
2004 Golden Legacy Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:17.36
2005 Violette Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott 1:12.41
2006 Princess Iris Francis Norton Eoghan O'Neill 1:13.28
2007 Unilateral Frankie Dettori Bryan Smart 1:14.31
2008 Aspen Darlin Jimmy Quinn Alan Bailey 1:15.63
2009 Distinctive Tom Eaves Bryan Smart 1:11.98
2010 Majestic Dubawi Chris Catlin Mick Channon 1:12.01
2011 Roger Sez David Allan Tim Easterby 1:17.71
2012 Melody of Love Paul Mulrennan Ann Duffield 1:16.33
2013 Coral Mist Tom Queally Charles Hills 1:14.24
2014 Dark Reckoning Graham Lee Ann Duffield 1:11.01
2015 Shaden Hayley Turner Lady Cecil 1:11.49
2016 Delectation Paul Mulrennan Bryan Smart 1:14.27
2017 no race [lower-alpha 2]
2018 Queen of Bermuda Joe Fanning William Haggas 1:16.74
2019 Rose of Kildare Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:10.76
2020 Umm Kulthum Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 1:12.52
  1. The 1985 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
  2. The 2017 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.[1]

Earlier winners
  • 1976: Mofida
  • 1977: Saltation
  • 1978: Abbeydale
  • 1979: Pink Blues
  • 1980: Star Pastures
  • 1981: Warm Hearted
  • 1982: Myra's Best
  • 1983: Rocket Alert

See also

References
  1. "Ayr Gold Cup meeting abandoned because of waterlogging". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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