MY Lupton and Stone Of Destiny both go into today’s QTS Ayr Gold Cup on the back of big sprint handicap wins last weekend.

Mr Lupton was good in winning the ‘Bold Lad’ Sprint at the Curragh on Sunday off a mark of 100, and a 5lb penalty for that only takes him from his old mark of 98 to a mark of 102, so just 2lb higher than the Irish mark off which he raced on Sunday. That mark is 9lb lower than his peak rating, so it is well within range. But that was his first win since he won the Greenlands on Irish Guineas weekend last year, and he may have been a little flattered by the win, he got a lovely tow into the race on the far side.