Full Result 3.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 28 December 1996

Merlin Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m1f79yds) 1m1½f OMS Standard

1st £2,683.60 2nd £754.60 3rd £368.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Greenspan (IRE) 5/1 Dane O'Neill William Muir	Dane O'Neill William Muir	4	98	–	68	78	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Prima Ballerina (FR) (Tot Ou Tard)
Chased leaders, led on bit over 1f out, driven clear final furlong

2⁽⁹⁾ 3	5. Obelos (USA) 14/1 Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	5	94 v¹	–	59	68	–
ch g Diesis - Fair Sousanne (Busted)
Chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong

3⁽⁷⁾ 3 [6]	11. Honestly 6/1 Seb Sanders Bryan Smart	Seb Sanders Bryan Smart	3	85	–	43	52	–
ch f Weldnaas (USA) - Shadha (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway 5f out, led over 2f out until over 1f out, one pace

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [7½]	1. Cedez Le Passage (FR) 5/1 J Weaver Ken Cunningham-Brown	J Weaver Ken Cunningham-Brown	5	98 b	–	55	64	–
b h Warning - Microcosme (IRE) (Golden Fleece)
Tracked leaders, kept on under pressure final 2f

5⁽¹²⁾ 8 [15½]	13. Lia Fail I (IRE) 14/1 Jimmy Quinn Reg Hollinshead	Jimmy Quinn Reg Hollinshead	3	81	–	22	30	–
b f Soviet Lad (USA) - Sympathy (Precocious)
Behind, headway over 3f out, never nearer

6⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [17]	10. Young Benson 14/1 Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Trevor Wall	Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Trevor Wall	4	83 v	–	19	32	–
b g Zalazl (USA) - Impala Lass (Kampala)
Chased leaders, every chance and ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

7⁽³⁾ 1½ [18½]	7. Yeoman Oliver 12/1 L Newton B A McMahon	L Newton B A McMahon	3	92	–	32	39	–
b g Precocious - Impala Lass (Kampala)
Chased leader, led over 3f out until over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ 2 [20½]	4. Il Trastevere (FR) 10/1 Angela Gallimore ⁷ Gay Kelleway	Angela Gallimore ⁷ Gay Kelleway	4	811	–	21	35	–
b g L'Emigrant (USA) - Ideas At Work (Persepolis)
Led until over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

9⁽¹¹⁾ 30 [50½]	9. Northern Spruce (IRE) 16/1 R Perham George Foster	R Perham George Foster	4	88	–	–	–	–
ch g Astronef - Perle's Fashion (Sallust)
Always behind, tailed off

10⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [52]	12. Dyanko 50/1 Allan Mackay Malcolm Saunders	Allan Mackay Malcolm Saunders	3	82	–	–	–	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Regain (Relko)
Always in rear, tailed off final 4f

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [54]	3. Bentico 100/30F C Teague ³ Mrs N Macauley	C Teague ³ Mrs N Macauley	7	91	–	–	–	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Bentinck Hotel (Red God)
Steadied start, always well behind, tailed off. stewards told: jockey reported, the horse kept changing its legs

12⁽¹³⁾ 14 [68]	6. Rambo Waltzer 6/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	94	–	–	–	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Vindictive Lady (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Prominent to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 2m 3.10s Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Camelot Racing (Greenspan) 1st breeder: Dermot And Meta Cantillon
2nd owner: Gilberts Animal Feed Products (Obelos)
3rd owner: B Hoggart (Honestly)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 65 (31%) M [5-9] 70 (30%) H [10-13] 15 (39%)

3:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 28 Dec 1996

Merlin Claiming Stakes Class F