Full Result 1.00 Ayr | 16 December 1989

Tairlaw Handicap Chase

(0-135) (1m7f112yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £2,915.60 2nd £806.60 3rd £384.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Gold Options 7/2 A Merrigan J G Fitzgerald	A Merrigan J G Fitzgerald	7	119 b	127	71	132	–
ch g Billion (USA) - Foggy Park (Foggy Bell)
Held up, headway on bit 4 out, led and blundered 2 out, disputed lead flat, ran on

2 shd	0. Masnoon (USA) 5/2F Mr P McMahon Denys Smith	Mr P McMahon Denys Smith	6	115	123	67	128	–
ch g Sharpen Up - A Twinkling (USA) (Prince John)
Held up, headway 4 out, disputed lead flat, ran on

3 5 [5]	0. Centre Attraction 4/1 L O'Hara ⁵ G Richards	L O'Hara ⁵ G Richards	10	119	132	66	132	–
b g Little Buskins - Money For Fun (Whittingham)
With leader, led after 4 out to 2 out, hard ridden and no extra

4 3 [8]	0. Cool Strike 4/1 B Storey George Moore	B Storey George Moore	8	1112	130	65	127	–
ch g Royal Match - Coolrobin (Light Year)
Always prominent, effort and chance 3 out, ran on one pace

5 1½ [9½]	0. Tactico 6/1 Graham Bradley W D Fairgrieve	Graham Bradley W D Fairgrieve	7	107	111	46	106	–
b g Deep Run - Astereen (Brave Invader)
Chased leaders until outpaced 4 out, never dangerous afterwards

6 2½ [12]	0. Allten Glazed 25/1 G McCourt M P Naughton	G McCourt M P Naughton	12	112	120	52	112	–
b g Ragapan - Elands Kop (Tiepolo II)
Led until headed and weakened after 4 out