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THE festive season can come early for the faithful owners of Hogmaneigh on Saturday as he bids to become the first Scottish-trained sprinter for more than 30 years to win the Ayr Gold Cup.
Roman Warrior in 1975 was the last "native" to land the spoils but that doesn't seem to bother retired steel boss Sandy Bone and his wife Lucille.
They took the bold decision just six weeks ago to move Hogmaneigh north of the border from his previous base in Newmarket.
The six-year-old amassed earnings of nearly pounds 150,000 in 27 starts for Stuart Williams, for whom he won last year's Portland Handicap at Doncaster. But the...