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Ayr Gold Cup tips as Garry Owen naps Mostabshir for glory

MOSTABSHIR can give all-conquering Team Gosden their first winner of the Ayr Gold Cup. The grey looked a top miler in the making when bolting-up from Ziryab at York in May 2023. However, he struggled after a disappointing seventh in the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot. The four-year-old showed more when third to Mount Athos over seven furlongs at Kempton. Poor at Ascot, the four-year-old hit back with a fine fourth in the Buckingham Palace back there. The top handlers began to eye shorter trips after he flopped again in the Bunbury Cup at HQ. That looked a smart move when the colt was fourth to Get It in the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood. The HQ raider is unexposed as a sprinter and should be primed after some blistering workouts.

City Of Troy enjoys away day at Southwell

City Of Troy came home a long way clear of four stablemates in his racecourse gallop at Southwell on Friday.

"I visited filming spots at the 'Hollywood of the North' and recreated iconic Peaky Blinders and Happy Valley scenes"

The term ‘Hollywood of the North’ is a boast many town’s and cities in the region aspire to but in Bolton’s case it’s ringing true. Since 2015 around 200 films and television series have been filmed there, with 75 productions using locations in the past five years.