Full Result 4.05 Ayr | 7 August 1993

Gaetan Billard Champagne Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 1m2f Soft

1st £3,225 2nd £975 3rd £475 4th £225

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	0. Sharaar (USA) 5/1 Nigel Day William Haggas	Nigel Day William Haggas	3	910	77	61	80	–
ch c Bering - Trasimeno (Kings Lake)
Dwelt start, headway to lead after 2f out, headed and one pace well inside final furlong, finished 2nd beaten 1 length, placed 1st

DSQ⁽⁸⁾	0. Straw Thatch 5/1 J Weaver Dick Allan	J Weaver Dick Allan	4	88	52	13	57	–
b g Thatching - Lashing (USA) (Storm Bird)
Waited with behind, hampered 3f out, barged through to lead well inside final furlong, eased near finish, finished 1st, disqualified and placed last

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	0. Principal Player (USA) 20/1 J Marshall ⁵ P Monteith	J Marshall ⁵ P Monteith	3	712	56	34	58	–
br g Chief Singer - Harp Strings (FR) (Luthier)
Behind until headway 3f out, kept on well final furlong, finished 3rd beaten 3/4l, placed 2nd

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¾]	0. Doctor Roy 6/1 Darren Moffatt ⁵ Neville Bycroft	Darren Moffatt ⁵ Neville Bycroft	5	77	42	18	43	–
ch g Electric I - Pushkar I (Northfields)
Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, stayed on towards finish, finished 4th beaten 1/2l, placed 3rd

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [2¼]	0. Suspect 16/1 N Kennedy ³ Sue Bradburne	N Kennedy ³ Sue Bradburne	3	76	48	26	49	–
b f Faustus (USA) - Silette (Siliconn)
Set slow pace 2f, always prominent, not clear run approaching final furlong, not recover, finished 5th beaten a neck, placed 4th

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [2½]	0. Public Way (IRE) 12/1 T Quinn N Chamberlain	T Quinn N Chamberlain	3	85 4	58	35	55	–
b g Common Grounds - Kilpeacon (Florescence)
Always well placed, challenged 2f out, hard ridden when badly hampered and weakened well inside final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [3¼]	0. Cornflake 2/1F Jimmy Quinn Denys Smith	Jimmy Quinn Denys Smith	3	77 1	46	25	45	–
b f Prince Rupert (FR) - Corny Story (Oats)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon beaten

8⁽³⁾ 10 [13¼]	0. Middleham Castle 5/1 T Williams Mark Johnston	T Williams Mark Johnston	4	86	50	28	–	–
b g Lafontaine I (USA) - Superfina (USA) (Fluorescent Light)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out

8 ran Off time: 4:09:00 Winning time: 2m 19.56s (slow by 14.56s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Ali K Al Jafleh (Sharaar) 1st breeder: John T L Jones Jnr & Robert S Folsom
2nd owner: Mrs Jean Neilson (Principal Player)
3rd owner: M C Newberry (Doctor Roy)

Straw Thatch finished first, beating Sharaar by 1l, with Principal Player 3/4l away third. After a stewards' inquiry, Straw Thatch was disqualified and the race awarded to Sharaar.

4:05 Ayr 7 Aug 1993

Gaetan Billard Champagne Handicap Class D