Full Result 3.55 Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 December 1996

G.A.L. Communications Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £3,863.90 2nd £1,170.20 3rd £571.60 4th £272.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Prince Danzig (IRE) 16/1 George Duffield D J G Murray Smith	George Duffield D J G Murray Smith	5	98	79	87	85	–
ch g Roi Danzig (USA) - Veldt (High Top)
Held up, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out

2⁽³⁾ ½	4. Sea Victor 4/1F Dean McKeown J L Harris	Dean McKeown J L Harris	4	95	76	83	81	–
b g Slip Anchor - Victoriana (USA) (Storm Bird)
Led to 2f out, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽¹¹⁾ nk [¾]	1. Opera Buff (IRE) 11/1 Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	5	100	85	92	90	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Held up in touch, led 2f out until inside final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ 7 [7¾]	6. Greenspan (IRE) 7/1 Dane O'Neill William Muir	Dane O'Neill William Muir	4	94	75	72	69	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Prima Ballerina (FR) (Tot Ou Tard)
Chased leaders, one pace final 2f

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [8]	5. Noufari (FR) 16/1 Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	5	91	75	69	69	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Noufiyla (Top Ville)
Held up and behind, headway 3f out, stayed on under pressure

6⁽²⁾ 1¾ [9¾]	12. Obelos (USA) 16/1 Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	5	812	69	64	60	–
ch g Diesis - Fair Sousanne (Busted)
Prominent, every chance well over 1f out, weakened quickly

7⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [11¼]	11. Glow Forum 5/1 Martin Dwyer ⁵ Les Hall	Martin Dwyer ⁵ Les Hall	5	89	71	59	60	–
b m Kalaglow (IRE) - Beau's Delight (USA) (Lypheor)
Prominent, hard ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

8⁽¹²⁾ 1 [12¼]	3. Far Ahead 14/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	4	96	77	68	65	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [12¾]	9. Troubadour Song 6/1 Pat McCabe ³ W W Haigh	Pat McCabe ³ W W Haigh	4	812	72	60	59	–
b g King Of Clubs I - Silver Singing (USA) (Topsider)
Held up, always in rear

10⁽¹⁾ 13 [25¾]	7. Premier Dance 14/1 Tony Clark Derek Haydn Jones	Tony Clark Derek Haydn Jones	9	93	74	47	42	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - Gigiolina (King Emperor)
Always behind, tailed off

11⁽⁹⁾ 13 [38¾]	8. Backview 16/1 M Roberts Bernard Llewellyn	M Roberts Bernard Llewellyn	4	92	73	27	21	–
ch g Backchat (USA) - Book ReviewI (Balidar)
Behind final 4f, tailed off

12⁽⁵⁾ 10 [48¾]	10. Renown I 11/2 Darryll Holland Lord Huntingdon	Darryll Holland Lord Huntingdon	4	91	72	12	5	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Starlet (Teenoso)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 3:56:00 Winning time: 2m 37.60s Total SP: 125%
1st owner: A H Ulrick (Prince Danzig) 1st breeder: J N McCaffrey
2nd owner: J David Abell (Sea Victor)
3rd owner: B R Tregurtha (Opera Buff)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (40%) M [5-8] 50 (38%) H [9-12] 48 (22%)

3:55 Wolverhampton (AW) 7 Dec 1996

G.A.L. Communications Handicap Class D