DON'T TOUCH, unbeaten in four starts and carrying the colours of former York racecourse chairman Nicholas Wrigley, can hit the jackpot in today's £180,000 William Hill Ayr Gold Cup.

Unraced last season, Don't Touch made a successful debut at Newcastle in May and has since won at Haydock, Wolverhampton and, most recently, at Ripon last month, when he captured the historic Great St Wilfrid Handciap.

It will be some achievement by the three-year-old, and his Malton trainer Richard Fahey, if he can nail this all-important showpiece only four months after first stepping on to a racecourse. Dangers, however, are in abundance.

Fahey also saddles Heavens Guest and Rene Mathis, two high-ranking performers – mainly over seven furlongs – but such horses often run well in this shorter race.

David O'Meara, successful 12 months ago with Louis The Pious, runs Algar Lad and Highland Acclaim, who both make appeal, while Jack Dexter, Toofi, Hoof It and Golden Steps, the mount of Frankie Dettori, are also likely to have their share of supporters.

Don't Touch, however, remains a horse of infinite potential. He may not be ideally drawn with a single-figure stall but he is an exciting horse, jointly-owned with Wrigley by Kevin Hart. He should make a bold bid to justify favouritism in Scotland's most prestigious sprint prize.

The William Hill Silver Cup, for horses which fail to make the cut in the main event, has also come onto Fahey's radar and he has a particularly solid chance with GEORGE BOWEN.

The three-year-old won a valuable handicap in Ireland last weekend, having also landed the 'greys only' race at Newmarket. He is a speedster at the top of his game.

The William Hill Firth Of Clyde Stakes, which has Group 3 status, looks a hard race to call but PRICELESS – trained by Clive Cox – produced an impressive performance on her debut and may be up to coping with this sharp rise in class.

In the William Hill Doonside Cup, North Yorkshire enthusiasts will be rooting for the popular TOP NOTCH TONTO, trained at Norton by Brian Ellison.

The flashy-coloured chestnut seldom runs a bad race and was recently runner-up to Custom Cut in a Group 2 affair at Leopardstown.

This race comes quickly enough after his Irish trip but 'Top Notch' is as tough as old boots and is almost guaranteed to run his race. Silvestre de Sousa takes the mount.

Also worth noting on the final day of the Western Meeting are nap selection GABRIAL'S KAKA (4.20), who has slipped to a decent handicap mark and who is visored for the first time, and the consistent HARWOODS VOLANTE (4.55), for whom David O'Meara has booked Phillip Makin.

At Catterick, the final of the course's 12-furlong series – the Adrian Chew's 30 Years' Service Handicap – takes pride of place.

CLASSIC VILLAGER, winner of his last three races for Newmarket trainer Chris Wall, promises to be hard to beat in the hands of Malton jockey David Allan.

CHEEKY ANGEL makes appeal in the British Stallion Studs Maiden Stakes. Michael Dods' filly shaped well to finish second on her debut and is well enough drawn here to go one better.

Recent winner GOATHLAND (4.10) and the Peter Niven-trained SUGAR TOWN (5.55) are two others to note on Catterick's bumper eight-race card, which does not conclude until 6.25pm.