07/09/2026
like hed never been away
๐๐ HARRISON CROWNED GOLD CUP KING AT OLIVERS MOUNT ๐๐
Dean Harrison left Scarborough with a perfect record and a fourth Gold Cup crown as the 80th anniversary Visit North Yorkshire Gold Cup delivered two days of superb racing at Olivers Mount.
The Honda Racing UK man was untouchable all weekend, sweeping every HMH Civils SuperSport A race before controlling the delayed showpiece in tricky, damp conditions to take the famous trophy for the fourth time - equalling Barry Sheeneโs record.
๐ฅ VISIT NORTH YORKSHIRE GOLD CUP
๐น 1st - Dean Harrison
๐น 2nd - Mike Browne (+4.609s)
๐น 3rd - Peter Hickman
Harrison also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:54.528 (76.383mph).
HMH CIVILS SUPERSPORT A - Harrison 4 from 4
Hickman took second in races one, two and three, with Tom Weeden splitting the pair for second in the finale. Harrisonโs best lap of the weekend, a 1:44.833 at 83.447mph, came in Saturdayโs second race. Davey Todd marked his return with top-five runs on Sunday.
HMH CIVILS SUPERSPORT B
Aarron Cooke doubled up on Saturday before Shaun Buckle answered with two wins of his own on Sunday.
J.HUGHES PLANT SIDECARS - a clean sweep
Kieran Clarke and Rob Coppock were flawless, winning all four races. Stephen Ramsden and Matty Ramsden were the closest challengers with three runner-up finishes.
POTTER PLANT CSBK/2-T/S-MONO
Tom Weeden took the first three, twice holding off Joey Thompson by less than a second, before Johnny Stewart claimed race four.
ROAD RACING NEWS LIGHTWEIGHTS
Stephen Gorton and Daniel Frear went toe to toe all weekend. Gorton won the first three by 0.493s, 0.433s and 0.267s, before Frear got his reward with victory in race four.
PUB & KITCHEN TWINS
Honours shared, two apiece. Joey Thompson took races one and three, Rob Hodson races two and four, with just 0.290s between them on Sunday morning.
๐ Look out for the full Scarborough Gold Cup report in the October issue of Road Racing Ireland, in shops and dropping through letterboxes soon.
๐ธ Neal Owen