Full Result 4.40 Ayr | 18 September 1993

Sinclair Lang Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-75, 3yo+) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £5,356.75 2nd £1,624 3rd £794.50 4th £379.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	0. Knock Knock 9/4F Ray Cochrane I A Balding	Ray Cochrane I A Balding	8	100	74	89	83	–
ch g Tap On Wood - Ruby River (Red God)
Steadied start, held up, improved into midfield entering straight, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, soon clear, readily

2⁽¹⁾ 3	0. Blue Grotto (IRE) 15/2 Darryll Holland J W Watts	Darryll Holland J W Watts	3	96 v	72	82	75	–
ch c Bluebird (USA) - Ganna (ITY) (Molvedo)
Settled behind leaders, improved and prominent approaching straight, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

3⁽¹³⁾ shd [3]	0. Tapatch (IRE) 7/1 Billy Newnes George Moore	Billy Newnes George Moore	5	92	62	72	65	–
b h Thatching - Knees Up (USA) (Dancing Champ)
Sluggish start, held up, improved into midfield entering straight, not clear run from 2f out, switched inside final furlong, stayed on

4⁽²⁾ 2 [5]	0. Coureur 6/1 George Duffield James Bethell	George Duffield James Bethell	4	83	49	56	48	–
b g Ajdal (USA) - Nihad (Alleged)
Never far away, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ 1 [6]	0. Mutamanni 4/1 W Carson Major W R Hern	W Carson Major W R Hern	3	93 v¹	69	–	–	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Betty's Secret (USA) (Secretariat)
Settled behind leading group, improved to challenge 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

6⁽⁹⁾ 2 [8]	0. Grinnell 20/1 Joe Fanning Linda Perratt	Joe Fanning Linda Perratt	3	78 1 v¹	46	49	–	–
ch g Gypsy Castle - Rosinka (Raga Navarro)
Settled on inside, pushed along to improve over 2f out, one pace final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [8½]	0. Suspect 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Sue Bradburne	Jimmy Quinn Sue Bradburne	3	78	46	48	–	–
b f Faustus (USA) - Silette (Siliconn)
Settle midfield, improved to track leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra

8⁽⁴⁾ 5 [13½]	0. Straw Thatch 14/1 J Weaver Dick Allan	J Weaver Dick Allan	4	88	54	48	–	–
b g Thatching - Lashing (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up, driven along 3f out, swished tail, not quicken

9⁽⁷⁾ hd [13½]	0. Sharquin 16/1 John Lowe Mel Brittain	John Lowe Mel Brittain	6	78 1 2	40	34	–	–
b h Indian King (USA) - Lady Of The Land (Wollow)
Led until ridden and headed 2f out, gradually weakened

10⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [15]	0. Cornflake 33/1 L Charnock Denys Smith	L Charnock Denys Smith	3	79 2 1	47	39	–	–
b f Prince Rupert (FR) - Corny Story (Oats)
Tracked leading trio, ridden along entering straight, beaten over 2f out

11⁽⁵⁾ ½ [15½]	0. Brackenthwaite 20/1 Allan Mackay David Barron	Allan Mackay David Barron	3	711	49	40	–	–
ch g Faustus (USA) - Cosset (Comedy Star)
Behind, driven along over 2f out, soon beaten

12⁽³⁾ 20 [35½]	0. Sie Amato (IRE) 33/1 D Wright ⁵ Capt J Wilson	D Wright ⁵ Capt J Wilson	4	72 7	39	–	–	–
ch g Soughaan (USA) - Wolviston (Wolverlife)
Tracked leading pair, pushed along 5f out, soon lost place, tailed off last 2f

12 ran Off time: 4:42:00 Winning time: 2m 5.20s (slow by 0.60s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: G M Smart (Knock Knock) 1st breeder: Lodge Park Stud
2nd owner: Joe L Allbritton (Blue Grotto)
3rd owner: Miss V Foster (Tapatch)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 56 (29%) M [5-9] 13 (15%) H [10-13] 81 (56%)

4:40 Ayr 18 Sep 1993

Sinclair Lang Handicap Class D