old ▁mare ▁I v ory ▁Front ier . ▁After ▁an ▁enqu iry ▁by ▁the ▁race course ▁ste wards ▁I v ory ▁Front ier ▁and ▁Tim ar ida ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁for ▁causing ▁inter ference ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁placed ▁finish er ▁Mr ▁Mart ini . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁Tim ar ida ▁returned ▁to ▁all - f em ale ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁Mat ron ▁St akes ▁( then ▁a ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁race ) ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁and ▁started ▁ 7 / 2 ▁second ▁favour ite ▁behind ▁the ▁British ▁ch allen ger ▁Warning ▁Sh adows ▁who ▁had ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁R idge wood ▁Pear l ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Gu ine as . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Mur tag h , ▁Tim ar ida ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁straight ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁before ▁moving ▁up ▁to ▁dispute ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁quarter ▁mile . ▁She ▁stayed ▁on ▁strongly ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁stages ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁neck ▁and ▁half ▁a ▁length ▁from ▁Lap ▁of ▁Lu ury ▁and ▁Warning ▁Sh adows . ▁Three ▁weeks ▁later ▁the ▁fil ly ▁was ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁Group ▁ 2 ▁class ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁for ▁the ▁Prix ▁de ▁l ' Oper a ▁over ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁Long ch amp ▁Race course . ▁She ▁was ▁couple d ▁in ▁the ▁bet ting ▁with ▁the ▁A ga ▁Khan ' s ▁French - tra ined ▁fil ly ▁Bal anka ▁and ▁started ▁ 2 . 5