Full Result 7.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 January 2024

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(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (6f20yds) 6f Standard

1st £4,972.30 2nd £2,333.20 3rd £1,165.65 4th £583.30 5th £290.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	7. Just A Spark 8/1 Gina Mangan ³ Rod Millman	Gina Mangan ³ Rod Millman	4	810	75	57	87	–
b f Bungle Inthejungle - One Kiss (Sayif)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, soon went second, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and drifted left, kept on well final furlong (op 15/2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 2¼	1. Intervention 8/11F Aiden Brookes ⁵ Michael Appleby	Aiden Brookes ⁵ Michael Appleby	7	910 4 h	91	64	96	–
b g Swiss Spirit - Lady Lube Rye (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Took keen hold, led, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 4/6)

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [3¾]	2. Evocative Spark (IRE) 13/2 Christian Howarth ³ Darryll Holland	Christian Howarth ³ Darryll Holland	5	95	84	51	84	–
b g Frankel - Hyper Dream (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
In touch with leaders, soon dropped to midfield, raced wide home turn, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on and went third inside final furlong (op 9/1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [5¼]	5. Venturous (IRE) 10/1 David Probert David & Nicola Barron	David Probert David & Nicola Barron	11	93	79	40	74	–
ch g Raven's Pass (USA) - Bold Desire (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 15/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [7]	3. Sluzewiec (FR) 40/1 Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	5	96	82	36	72	–
gr g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Causa Proxima (FR) (Kendor)
Held up in rear, some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, lost left-front shoe (vet said gelding had lost his left-fore shoe) (tchd 33/1)

6⁽²⁾ nk [7¼]	4. Muscika 4/1 Mark Winn ³ David O'Meara	Mark Winn ³ David O'Meara	10	91 v	80	33	69	–
b g Kyllachy - Miss Villefranche (Danehill Dancer)
Slowly away, soon prominent, raced in third halfway, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away) (op 9/2)

6 ran Off time: 7:00:11 Winning time: 1m 13.19s (slow by 1.29s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Topo Chico (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Next Ones A Grey Partnership (Just A Spark) 1st breeder: Llety Farms
2nd owner: The Horse Watchers 8 (Intervention)
3rd owner: Mocroft Waste Ltd (Evocative Spark)
Tote win: £10.10 PL: £3.40 £1.10 Ex: £18.60 CSF: £14.79 Trifecta: £58.40

7:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Jan 2024

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