Full Result 4.15 Ayr | 11 October 1988

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(2yo) 7f OMS Heavy

1st £1,453 2nd £408 3rd £199

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	0. Return To Romance 8/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	86	–	–	–	–
b f Trojan Fen - Honest Penny (USA) (Honest Pleasure)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, led just inside final furlong, hard ridden and ran on

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	0. Hello Tosh 10/1 M Wood Colin Tinkler	M Wood Colin Tinkler	2	811	–	–	–	–
b c Hello Gorgeous (USA) - Yetta (Ragusa)
Close up, 2nd straight, led 2f out until inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽¹⁾ 2 [2¾]	0. Coq Du Nord 6/1 D Nicholls M H Easterby	D Nicholls M H Easterby	2	90 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Coquelin (USA) - Popular Win (Lorenzaccio)
7th straight, headway 2f out, not quicken final furlong

4⁽⁸⁾ 3 [5¾]	0. Gott's Desire 5/2F A Bacon ⁷ J Berry	A Bacon ⁷ J Berry	2	711	–	–	–	–
ch g Sweet Monday - Steel Lady (Continuation)
Went 3rd straight, soon every chance and ridden, beaten approaching final furlong

5⁽³⁾ 1 [6¾]	0. Burnditch Girl 20/1 J Carr ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	J Carr ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	2	81	–	–	–	–
ch f Raga Navarro (ITY) - Queen Of The Nile I (Hittite Glory)
Behind, effort under pressure over 2f out, no impression

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [7¾]	0. Sir Andrew Lewis 33/1 M Wigham Mel Brittain	M Wigham Mel Brittain	2	811	–	–	–	–
br g Petorius (IRE) - Spooning (Ashmore)
Led until headed 2f out, gradually weakened

7⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [10¼]	0. Blakesware Gold 9/2 Allan Mackay Mark H Tompkins	Allan Mackay Mark H Tompkins	2	811	–	–	–	–
ch g Vaigly Great - Presentable (Sharpen Up)
6th straight, weakened 2f out

8⁽⁵⁾ 5 [15¼]	0. Movie Market 16/1 K Hodgson C B B Booth	K Hodgson C B B Booth	2	87 1	–	–	–	–
b f Dom Racine (FR) - Tanimara (Sassafras)
Never troubled leaders

9⁽⁹⁾ 2 [17¼]	0. Mohammed El-Sahn 9/2 John Lowe D Morley	John Lowe D Morley	2	811	–	–	–	–
b g Trojan Fen - Hoonah (FR) (Luthier)
Headway and 5th straight, weakened over 2f out

9 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 1m 34.95s Total SP: 114%
1st owner: P D Savill (Return To Romance) 1st breeder: Peter Savill
2nd owner: Miss C Mitchell (Hello Tosh)
3rd owner: Gymcrak Thoroughbred Racing Plc (Coq Du Nord)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 83 (27%) M [4-6] 14 (24%) H [7-9] 53 (49%)

4:15 Ayr 11 Oct 1988

Midsands Selling Stakes