DON’T Touch, the 2015 winner of the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup is one of an astonishing 33 entries for this year’s £200,000 race from the Richard Fahey yard.

The North Yorkshire-based trainer also has the top rated among the 226 horses entered in Kimberella, winner of the Listed Queensferry Stakes at Chester earlier this month, and others from the stable who could feature in the Saturday, September 23 contest include the Godolphin-owned Toscanini, Growl, runner up to Brando in last year’s race, and Mr Lupton.

Magical Memory, winner of the Group 2 Duke of York Clipper Logistic Stakes at York in 2016 is entered as are Group 1 winners G Force, trained by Adrian Keatley and Tom Hogan’s Gordon Lord Byron.

The colours of last year’s winner Brando who won the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville earlier this month could be carried by the Kevin Ryan trained three year-old Tommy Taylor.

Recent Qatar Steward’s Cup winner Lancelot du Lac has an entry as do the next five home in the Goodwood contest and more than 40 of those entered have a BHA rating of 100 or higher.

The value of the William Hill Ayr Silver Cup, for horses who fail to make the ‘cut’ for the Gold Cup , has risen to £60,000 this year with the Bronze Cup carrying £30,000 in prize-money.

The draw for this year’s William Hill Ayr Gold Cup takes place in the Owner's Bar at Ayr Racecourse at 11am on Thursday, September 21 and will be screened live on Racing UK.

Latest Betting From William Hill: 14/1 Tommy Taylor, 16/1 Growl, 16/1 Scorching Heat, 16/1 Ekhtiyaar, 16/1 Gifted Master, 16/1 Victory Angel, 16/1 Sainted, 20/1 Magical Memory, 20/1 Stamp Hill, 20/1 Projection, 20/1 Hoof It, 20/1 Orion's Bow, 20/1 Mazzini, 20/1 Lancelot Du Lac, 20/1 Gordon Lord Byron, 20/1 Kickboxer, 20/1 Get Knotted, 20/1 Aeolus, 20/1 Son of Rest, 20/1 Golden Apollo, 20/1 The Feathered Nest, 20/1 Upstaging, 20/1 Don't Touch, 20/1 Naggers, 20/1 Donjuan Triumphant, 20/1 Steady Pace, 20/1 Moviesta, 20/1 Stake Acclaim, 20/1 Al Qahwa, 20/1 Mr Lupton, 20/1 Shanghai Glory, 20/1 Johnny Barnes, 25/1 Rene Mathis, 25/1 Mjjack, 25/1 Amazour, 25/1 Robero, 25/1 Roudee, 25/1 Bacchus, 25/1 Kachy, 25/1 Flying Pursuit, 25/1 Eastern Impact, 25/1 Celebration, 25/1 Merlin, 25/1 Ardhoomey, 25/1 Raucous, 25/1 Outback Traveller, 25/1 Makzeem, 25/1 Solar Flair, 25/1 The Wagon Wheel, 25/1 Out Do, 25/1 Withernsea, 25/1 Kimberella, 25/1 Glenrowan Rose, 25/1 Jumira Bridge, 33/1 Quixote, 33/1 Doc Sportello, 33/1 Shared Equity, 33/1 Sors, 33/1 G Force, 33/1 Global Applause, 33/1 Branch Line, 33/1 Brian The Snail.