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Halmahera is ready to strike gold for Ryan
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HALMAHERA, the 'nearly horse' who finally landed a major handicap
at Doncaster last week, is on course to do battle again in this
Saturday's pounds 100,000 Tote Ayr Gold Cup, writes Graham
Cunningham.
The seven-year-old, who is part owned by the Sunderland striker
Niall Quinn's wife, Gillian, lined up for last Thursday's Tote
Portland Handicap having finished runner-up in four major sprint
handicaps but finally led where it matters by getting up to short-
head Injaaz in the final stride.
A 7lb penalty will make life much harder as he bids to land
Scotland's biggest Flat race, but Thirsk ...
