Full Result 3.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 August 1996

Thorpe Vernon Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £4,059.60 2nd £1,213.80 3rd £581.40 4th £265.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	. Super High 8/1 Paul Eddery Paul Howling	Paul Eddery Paul Howling	4	96 b	76	61	77	–
b g Superlative - Nell Of The North (USA) (Canadian Gil)
Always prominent, led over 3f out until well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	. Bentico 9/1 C Teague ³ Mrs N Macauley	C Teague ³ Mrs N Macauley	7	90	73	52	71	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Bentinck Hotel (Red God)
Held up, steady headway on inside 5f out, led well over 1f out until inside final furlong

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1¾]	. China Castle 12/1 Jimmy Fortune P C Haslam	Jimmy Fortune P C Haslam	3	88	71	53	68	–
b g Sayf El Arab (USA) - Honey Plum (Kind Of Hush)
Held up and behind, headway final 2f, finished well

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [3¼]	. Waikiki Beach (USA) 6/1 Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	5	98	78	57	72	–
ch g Fighting Fit (USA) - Running Melody (Rheingold)
Always prominent, one pace final 2f

5⁽⁵⁾ 3 [6¼]	. Johnnie The Joker 9/1 Dean McKeown J P Leigh	Dean McKeown J P Leigh	5	97 b	77	50	65	–
gr g Absalom - Magic Tower (Tower Walk)
Always prominent, ridden 3f out, no headway final 2f

6⁽²⁾ 1¼ [7½]	. Ethbaat (USA) 11/2F Tony Clark M J Heaton-Ellis	Tony Clark M J Heaton-Ellis	5	91	71	42	57	–
b g Chief's Crown (USA) - Alchaasibiyeh (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [7¾]	. Le Sport 20/1 D Wright ³ Alan Bailey	D Wright ³ Alan Bailey	3	92	82	49	67	–
u g
Never near to challenge

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [9]	. Dancing Sioux 10/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	95	75	43	58	–
b g Nabeel Dancer (USA) - Sutosky (Great Nephew)
Prominent until weakened well over 1f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [11½]	. Princess Efisio 13/2 L Newton ⁵ B A McMahon	L Newton ⁵ B A McMahon	3	713	67	25	45	–
b f Efisio - Cutlass Princess (USA) (Cutlass)
Started slowly, never near leaders

10⁽¹⁾ 2 [13½]	. Desert Invader (IRE) 10/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	5	95	75	34	49	–
br g Lead On Time (USA) - Aljood (Kris)
Always behind

11⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [15]	. Takhlid (USA) 16/1 George Duffield D W Chapman	George Duffield D W Chapman	5	910	80	36	51	–
b h Nureyev (USA) - Savonnerie (USA) (Irish River)
Led 5f, weakened over 2f out, finished lame

12⁽⁹⁾ dist [45]	. Miss Haversham 25/1 P Bloomfield C A Cyzer	P Bloomfield C A Cyzer	4	87	63	–	–	–
b f Salse (USA) - Rustic Stile (Rusticaro)
Chased leaders 4f, tailed off

13⁽⁴⁾ 24 [69]	. Enchanted Guest (IRE) 16/1 G Hind P W Harris	G Hind P W Harris	3	810	73	–	–	–
ch f Be My Guest (USA) - Last Blessing (Final Straw)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off

13 ran Off time: 3:54:00 Winning time: 1m 49.20s (slow by 4.70s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Mrs J M Khan (Super High) 1st breeder: Nam Seng Yong
2nd owner: Twenty Twenty Racing (Bentico)
3rd owner: J M Davis (China Castle)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 41 (34%) M [5-9] 48 (32%) H [10-13] 61 (34%)

3:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 9 Aug 1996

Thorpe Vernon Handicap Class D