Full Result 7.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 21 June 1997

Willenhall Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £2,277 2nd £627 3rd £297

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	7. People Direct 8/1 J F Egan Kevin McAuliffe	J F Egan Kevin McAuliffe	4	810	–	41	59	–
ch f Ron's Victory (USA) - Ayr Classic (Local Suitor)
Soon pushed along, made all, clear from halfway, unchallenged. stewards' told: the filly is unreliable and needs to dominate

2⁽⁶⁾ 6	6. Bon Guest (IRE) 100/30 Seb Sanders T J Naughton	Seb Sanders T J Naughton	3	811	–	41	57	–
ch c Kefaah (USA) - Uninvited Guest (Be My Guest)
Headway halfway, went 2nd well over 1f out, no impression on winner

3⁽³⁾ 2½ [8½]	3. Dragonjoy 7/2 Derek McGaffin ⁷ Nick Littmoden	Derek McGaffin ⁷ Nick Littmoden	4	90 v	–	29	52	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Nazakat (Known Fact)
Chased winner 5f out until well over 1f out, never able to challenge

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [8¾]	5. Arcatura 5/1 C Teague ³ C James	C Teague ³ C James	5	810	–	25	44	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Bar Gold (Lucky Brief)
Held up, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [11¼]	1. Doctor Bravious (IRE) 3/1F Gavin Faulkner ⁵ Michael Bell	Gavin Faulkner ⁵ Michael Bell	4	94 v	–	28	48	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Sharp Slipper (Sharpo)
Headway 5f out, hard driven over 2f out, no impression

6⁽¹⁾ 3 [14¼]	2. Rivers Magic 10/1 Sophie Mitchell John Bridger	Sophie Mitchell John Bridger	4	99	–	27	42	–
b g Dominion - Rivers Maid (Rarity)
Chased winner 3f, ridden and weakened over 2f out

7⁽⁴⁾ 17 [31¼]	9. Mill Dancer (IRE) 25/1 Robert Winston ⁷ John O'Shea	Robert Winston ⁷ John O'Shea	5	713	–	–	–	–
b m Broken Hearted - Theatral (Orchestra)
Ridden after 2f, lost touch halfway, tailed off

8⁽²⁾ 13 [44¼]	4. Blue Havana 25/1 Micky Fenton Graeme Roe	Micky Fenton Graeme Roe	5	90	–	–	–	–
br m Cigar - Welsh Bluebell (Manado)
Tracked leaders 5f, soon weakened, tailed off

8 ran Off time: 7:31:00 Winning time: 1m 47.90s (slow by 3.40s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Sheilas Dream
1st owner: Peter Barclay (People Direct) 1st breeder: James Thom And Sons And Peter Orr
2nd owner: T J Naughton (Bon Guest)
3rd owner: Foley Steelstock (Dragonjoy)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2 £1.50 £1.30 Ex: £12.60 CSF: £31.88 Trifecta: £24.40 Pool: £198.45. 5.77 winning tickets.
The winner was claimed by R Salter for 4,000

7:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 21 Jun 1997

Willenhall Claiming Stakes Class F