Full Result 4.30 Ayr | 19 September 1997

Robert Wyper Motors Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (2m1f105yds) 2m1½f Good To Soft

1st £5,265.50 2nd £1,589 3rd £772 4th £363.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	10. Selmeston (IRE) 8/1 Royston Ffrench ³ Stuart Williams	Royston Ffrench ³ Stuart Williams	5	77	47	53	53	–
b g Double Schwartz - Baracuda (FR) (Zeddaan)
Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, held on well

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	2. Opaque 9/2F Jimmy Fortune Wilf Storey	Jimmy Fortune Wilf Storey	5	91	66	74	70	–
b g Shirley Heights - Opale (Busted)
Behind, headway over 3f out, hard driven 2f out, stayed on to dispute lead well inside final furlong, not quicken close home

3⁽⁷⁾ 3 [3¼]	9. Arian Spirit (IRE) 10/1 T Williams Les Eyre	T Williams Les Eyre	6	711 v	48	54	49	–
b m High Estate - Astral Way I (Hotfoot I)
Held up, smooth headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left and one pace

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [3½]	7. Classic Line 9/1 Gary Carter John Dunlop	Gary Carter John Dunlop	3	83 b	66	71	67	–
b f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Classic Beam (Cut Above)
Prominent until outpaced and lost place approaching straight, stayed on under pressure final 3f

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [4¼]	5. Aztec Flyer (USA) 11/2 Ray Cochrane Clive Brittain	Ray Cochrane Clive Brittain	4	88 b	59	64	59	–
b g Alwasmi (USA) - Jetta J (USA) (Super Concorde)
Chased leaders, every chance 3f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽²⁾ 1½ [5¾]	1. Shirley Sue 11/2 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	4	910	75	78	73	–
b f Shirley Heights - Dame Ashfield (Grundy)
Rear division, effort halfway, stayed on under pressure final 3f, never able to challenge

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 15 [20¾]	6. Hasta La Vista I 10/1 Gyles Parkin ³ Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin ³ Michael Easterby	7	84 b	58	44	41	–
b g Superlative - Falcon Berry (FR) (Bustino)
Tracked leaders, effort entering straight, soon hard driven and gradually weakened

8⁽³⁾ 4 [24¾]	4. Great Easeby (IRE) 16/1 Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	7	812	63	48	42	–
ch g Caerleon (USA) - Kasala (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Mid-division, ridden approaching straight, soon beaten

9⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [28¼]	3. Grand Cru I 14/1 Kevin Darley J Cullinan	Kevin Darley J Cullinan	6	90	65	47	41	–
ch g Kabour - Hydrangea (Warpath)
Behind, headway halfway, outpaced final 3f

10⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [35¼]	12. Hoh Explorer (IRE) 33/1 Darren Moffatt ³ D W Barker	Darren Moffatt ³ D W Barker	3	77 1	59	31	28	–
ch c Shahrastani (USA) - Heart's Harmony (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, pushed along 7f out, soon weakened

11⁽¹³⁾ hd [35½]	13. Ambuscade (USA) 100/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁷ Mrs J Szuszkewicz	Adrian Nicholls ⁷ Mrs J Szuszkewicz	11	73 12	47	15	16	–
ch g Roberto (USA) - Gurkhas Band (USA) (Lurullah)
Always behind

12⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [39]	8. Thunderheart 20/1 D Wright Dick Allan	D Wright Dick Allan	6	712 b	49	20	14	–
b g Celestial Storm (USA) - Lorelene (FR) (Lorenzaccio)
Led until headed over 3f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹⁾ dist [69]	11. Belle Bijou 16/1 John Lowe Mark Johnston	John Lowe Mark Johnston	3	710 1	59	–	–	–
ch f Midyan (USA) - Pushkar I (Northfields)
Close up until weakened rapidly over 7f out, soon tailed off

13 ran Off time: 4:31:00 Winning time: 3m 54.77s (slow by 8.37s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Chris Wright (Selmeston) 1st breeder: St Simon Foundation
2nd owner: G J Keary (Opaque)
3rd owner: Martin West (Arian Spirit)
Tote win: £10.30 PL: £2.90 £1.40 £2 Ex: £34 CSF: £37.81 Tricast: £333.61 Trifecta: £128.10 Pool: £668.04. 3.70 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 41 (37%) M [5-9] 88 (46%) H [10-13] 21 (17%)

4:30 Ayr 19 Sep 1997

Robert Wyper Motors Handicap Class D