Full Result 7.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 27 April 1996

Saruman Maiden Handicap Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) 6f OMS Standard

1st £2,381 2nd £656 3rd £311

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	. Lia Fail I (IRE) 5/2F Fergal Lynch ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	3	87	51	38	53	–
b f Soviet Lad (USA) - Sympathy (Precocious)
Behind and outpaced, headway and brought stands' side straight, strong run to lead post

2⁽⁸⁾ hd	. Flagstaff I (USA) 6/1 Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	3	89 v	48	40	49	–
b g Personal Flag (USA) - Shuffle Up I (USA) (Raja Baba)
Headway well over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, caught post

3⁽⁵⁾ shd [nk]	. Holloway Melody 13/2 L Newton ⁵ B A McMahon	L Newton ⁵ B A McMahon	3	713	43	30	44	–
ch f Cree Song - Holloway Wonder (Swing Easy)
Outpaced until rapid headway approaching final furlong, finished fast

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [¾]	. Black Boy (IRE) 33/1 J O'Reilly R F Marvin	J O'Reilly R F Marvin	7	89 b	37	27	37	–
br g Auction Ring (USA) - Relic Spirit (Relic)
Headway 2f out, switched left and led inside final furlong, soon headed, unable to quicken

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [2]	. Backhander (IRE) 3/1 Tony Culhane Martyn Wane	Tony Culhane Martyn Wane	4	910	52	39	48	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Chevrefeuille (Ile De Bourbon)
Tracked leaders, driven from halfway, kept on inside final furlong

6⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2¾]	. So Natural (IRE) 14/1 S D Williams Eric Alston	S D Williams Eric Alston	4	98	50	35	44	–
ch f Sharpo - Sympathy (Precocious)
Led 2f, led well over 1f out until inside final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [5¼]	. Ho Mei Surprise 12/1 D Wright ³ B Preece	D Wright ³ B Preece	4	83	34	9	22	–
ch c Hadeer - By Surprise (Young Generation)
Led after 2f until well over 1f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽³⁾ 3½ [8¾]	. Woolverstone Hall (IRE) 13/2 N Adams D J G Murray Smith	N Adams D J G Murray Smith	4	83 b	31	–	9	–
b f Roi Danzig (USA) - Silver Mantle (Bustino)
Good speed over 3f

9⁽²⁾ 5 [13¾]	. Tallulah Belle 12/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Nick Littmoden	Alan Daly ⁵ Nick Littmoden	3	86 v	50	1	15	–
b f Crowning Honors (CAN) - Fine A Leau (USA) (Youth)
Soon driven, always behind

10⁽⁴⁾ 2 [15¾]	. Rapid Liner 14/1 Vince Slattery H Oliver	Vince Slattery H Oliver	3	90 v	53	3	12	–
b g Skyliner I - Stellaris (Star Appeal)
Speed over 3f

11⁽¹⁾ 1 [16¾]	. Polli Pui 33/1 D Griffiths ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	D Griffiths ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	4	85	38	–	–	–
b f Puissance - Wing Of Freedom (Troy)
Slowly into stride, always behind and outpaced

11 ran Off time: 7:00:00 Winning time: 1m 16.80s Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Noel Sweeney (Lia Fail I) 1st breeder: Sean Twomey
2nd owner: Flagstaff Partnership (Flagstaff I)
3rd owner: R Thornhill (Holloway Melody)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 0 (24%) M [5-7] 77 (38%) H [8-11] 73 (38%)

7:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 27 Apr 1996

Saruman Maiden Handicap Stakes Class F