Full Result 2.00 Wolverhampton (AW) (GB) (ARO) | 10 June 2018

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(4yo+) 6f Standard

1st £400 2nd £160 3rd £96 4th £64 5th £48 6th £32

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	ARO	MR
1	7. Noble Athlete (FR) 7/1 Charlie Price Mrs D Thomas	Charlie Price Mrs D Thomas	16	911	50	–
b g Dorwan Du Cayrou (FR) - Noble Dame (FR)
Pushed along throughout, led, ridden 4f out, headed 2f out, battled back under pressure to lead again 1f out, kept on gamely, ridden out

2 1¾	2. Popsstar (GB) 3/1J Miss Serena Brotherton Anthony Holdsworth	Miss Serena Brotherton Anthony Holdsworth	7	107 v	60	–
gr m Dahess (GB) - Popidol Kossack (HOL) (Marwan (FR))
Off the pace and pushed along in last trio, headway into midfield over 3f out, chased clear leading pair over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner well inside final furlong, never getting on terms

3 1½ [3¼]	1. Fatinah (FR) 7/1 Mr Yucel T Mehmet Mr Y Mehmet	Mr Yucel T Mehmet Mr Y Mehmet	6	107	60	–
ch m Madjani (FR) - Magie De Faust (FR) (Dormane (FR))
Slowly away, off the pace in last pair, headway on outer 3f out, went 4th 1f out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, never threatened winner

4 ½ [3¾]	5. Conquer (GB) 5/1 Mr Simon Walker Mr James Owen	Mr Simon Walker Mr James Owen	6	912 p	51	–
ch g Concord (FR) - Waterlilly (GB)
Chased leaders, headway to press winner and travelling strongly 4f out, pushed into lead 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra, weakened and lost 2 places well inside final furlong

5 1¾ [5½]	4. Ultimate Force (FR) 3/1J Mr David Turner Mr P J Hammersley	Mr David Turner Mr P J Hammersley	10	105 v	58	–
ch g Tornado De Syrah (FR) - Sa Floris (FR) (Pavot Al Maury (FR))
Soon ridden along, chased winner until 4f out, soon outpaced, lost 3rd and kept on same pace from over 1f out

6 3¾ [9¼]	9. Zayin Zamurai (GB) 4/1 Ellie Mackenzie Mr A S Newey	Ellie Mackenzie Mr A S Newey	9	97 h	46	–
gr g Eau Royal (FR) - Jumah (GB) (Div (RU))
Off the pace in midfield, switched right well over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

7 hd [9½]	3. Syrah Gris (GB) 8/1 Mr James W Harding Mr A S Newey	Mr James W Harding Mr A S Newey	12	105	58	–
gr g Khoutoubia (FR) - Akara De Syrah (FR)
Off the pace in midfield, pushed along 3f out, no impression and never getting on terms with leaders, weakened inside final furlong

8 2¾ [12¼]	8. Kiraa (FR) 11/2 Mr Rob Woollard Mrs D Thomas	Mr Rob Woollard Mrs D Thomas	14	99	48	–
ch m Akbar (FR) - Kheira (FR)
Soon ridden along, chased leaders for 2f, steadily lost place, hit rail over 2f out, weakened final furlong

9 6 [18¼]	6. Belle Vitesse (GB) 6/1 Mr Will Pettis Sue Herrod	Mr Will Pettis Sue Herrod	6	911	50	–
gr m Benamer (GB) - Jelvita (FR) (Njewman (FR))
Soon ridden along in midfield, headway to chase leading trio 4f out until lost place entering final 2f, weakened over 1f out

10 23 [41¼]	10. Norseman (GB) 33/1 Mr Ciaran Jones ⁵ Mr Craig Kester	Mr Ciaran Jones ⁵ Mr Craig Kester	11	812 3 hb	23	–
ch g The Wiking (USA) - Mehshalla (GB) (Pogojii)
Slowly away, always well outpaced in last, tailed off

10 ran Winning time: 1m 24.83s Total SP: 156%
1st owner: Mrs D Thomas (Noble Athlete (FR)) 1st breeder: Domanie De Pompadour
2nd owner: Whitley Meadows Arabian Racing Stud (Popsstar (GB))
3rd owner: Yucel Mehmet & Paul Beard (Fatinah (FR))

2:00 Wolverhampton (AW) (GB) (ARAB) 10 Jun 2018

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