Racing: Tompkins' Time is money

A BET of pounds 18,000 to pounds 9,000 was landed when Time For Action won in fine style at Hamilton yesterday. Mark Tompkins' colt readily accounted for Camicia and Anam.

Chantry Beath, the heavily backed favourite in the final event, narrowly failed, however. Cutthroat Kid held on by a neck.

Lanfranco Dettori made his trip to Scotland pay when Pastel won in impressive fashion. It was the young Italian's 1,069th ride of the year, beating the mark that Michael Roberts set up two years ago. When Sir Gordon Richards rode his record 269 winners in 1947, he had 835 rides.