It is not often one race creates two new pieces of history, but that was the case in Saturday's William Hill Ayr Gold Cup.

When Fozzy Stack's Son Of Rest and Paul Cole's Baron Bolt flashed across the line together, they provided the first dead-heat in the race's almost 200-year history.

Stack also achieved what no other Irish trainer had managed, too, and was happy with a share of the spoils given none of his fellow countryman had won the race before.

Son Of Rest was all the rage in the market having finished second in Group One company last week and was the 5-1 favourite, but he needed all of the 10lb he was supposedly well-in.

Baron Bolt flew late under apprentice Cam Noble and he joined Chris Hayes right on the line.

"I thought he'd got back up, but I said to Brian Parker (owner) coming off the stand that I'd settle for a dead-heat," said Stack.

"We're thrilled, we're over the moon and to be the first Irish winner makes it more special.

"Just maybe - we'll see how he is and I'll chat to Brian - but if the ground is in our favour, we may just supplement him for Ascot (British Champions Sprint)."

Cole said: "It was a thrilling finish, they are two good horses, but I think it's a great result for the race, a dead-heat - we'd have settled for that before.

"He was a little bit unlucky, but he's a very nice horse and I think he deserves what he got there.

"I haven't thought about anything after this, but it's fantastic to win it, as it's been a quiet season, so it's good for the yard.

"As we picked up a penalty for his last win, we were looking for a good claimer to take 5lb off and Cameron was recommended to us."

Clive Cox's Snazzy Jazzy returned to form to win the Silver Cup, while William Haggas' Queen Of Bermuda proved the class act in the Firth of Clyde Stakes.

At Newbury, Haggas' returning Young Rascal showed he still has a future with a battling win in the Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup on his first run since the Derby.

Connections headed to Epsom with high hopes after a good win in a trial at Chester, but he ran no race and had a bad experience.

Haggas has needed skill and patience in equal measure to get the colt back on song to set up a possible trip to France.

"For me the right race is the Chaudenay, which is a Group Two over a mile-seven on Arc weekend, but it's only two weeks away," said Haggas.

"If it came up soft in Paris, we would be very tempted to go. He is not in yet, but there is a supplementary on September 28. I think we will put him in."

John Gosden and Frankie Dettori were on the mark with Kessaar in the Mill Reef Stakes, but his potential future targets suggest he is some way below stablemate Too Darn Hot in the pecking order.

"He won a Group Three last time and a Group Two this time, so we will have to go to a Group One now, which is the next step, but it's a big step," Gosden said.

"The Criterium International could be next at Saint-Cloud. It used to be a mile, but they dropped it to seven furlongs, so we are all going to Paris."

Popular sprinter Take Cover bowed out with a fine second to Mr Lupton in the Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes.

Owner Andrew Hollis said: "He has done us proud. I couldn't ask him to come back again (next season). David (Griffiths) has done an amazing job with him, keeping him going at this age.

"He has run well today - it's not his ground, but he just tries and tries. He comes home safe and sound, that is important too. He has got plenty of half-brothers and sisters to go into training.

"He will definitely retire today. Hopefully I can breed another one like him one day."

Thundering Blue could head for the Canadian International after a clear-cut success in Sunday's Stockholm Cup at Bro Park in Sweden, while Torcedor remains on course for the Melbourne Cup despite disappointing on his debut for Andreas Wohler in Cologne.