Full Result 2.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 27 June 1997

Poplar Claiming Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (3yo+) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £2,277 2nd £627 3rd £297

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Twilight Sleep (USA) 4/1 Kevin Darley Lord Huntingdon	Kevin Darley Lord Huntingdon	5	913	–	59	67	–
b g Shadeed (USA) - Sleeping Beauty (Mill Reef)
Always prominent, led over 3f out, soon clear, comfortably

2⁽²⁾ 4	12. Skelton Sovereign (IRE) 11/2 Fergal Lynch Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch Reg Hollinshead	3	87	–	47	55	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Mrs Lucky (Royal Match)
Held up, headway over 3f out, chased winner final 2f, no impression

3⁽³⁾ 8 [12]	3. Jump The Lights 8/1 W J O'Connor S Woods	W J O'Connor S Woods	4	99	–	39	45	–
b g Siberian Express (USA) - Turtle Dove I (Gyr)
Held up, effort and ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [13¼]	7. Esperto 4/1 C Teague ³ Jeff Pearce	C Teague ³ Jeff Pearce	4	92	–	30	39	–
b g Risk Me (FR) - Astrid Gilberto (Runnett)
Held up in touch, effort 3f out, soon ridden, no impression

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [14½]	11. Ronquista D'Or 12/1 Jonjo Fowle ⁷ Gerald Ham	Jonjo Fowle ⁷ Gerald Ham	3	82	–	28	41	–
b g Ron's Victory (USA) - Gild The Lily (Ile De Bourbon)
Behind, headway 3f out, stayed on under pressure approaching final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [17]	1. Heathyards Rock 5/1 Paul Fessey ³ R M McKellar	Paul Fessey ³ R M McKellar	5	910	–	33	41	–
br g Rock City (IRE) - Prudence (Grundy)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [18¼]	4. Tovarich 33/1 J Bramhill ⁵ Ronald Thompson	J Bramhill ⁵ Ronald Thompson	6	94 b	–	25	36	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Pretty Lucky (Shirley Heights)
Led over 8f, soon hard driven and weakened

8⁽¹⁾ 9 [27¼]	6. Brume La Voile 33/1 J F Egan Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	J F Egan Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	4	95	–	13	18	–
b g Puissance - Bali Lady (Balidar)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off

9⁽⁶⁾ 11 [38¼]	9. Sans Pere 20/1 Vince Slattery N M Babbage	Vince Slattery N M Babbage	4	91	–	–	–	–
b g Shadow Minister (USA) - Creetown Sally (Creetown)
In touch, ridden 7f out, soon weakened, tailed off

10⁽⁸⁾ 3 [41¼]	5. Hill Farm Blues 3/1F A Garth Mark Brisbourne	A Garth Mark Brisbourne	4	98	–	–	–	–
b f Mon Tresor - Loadplan Lass (Nicholas Bill)
Started very slowly, headway after 3f, hard driven and lost place 5f out, tailed off

11⁽⁵⁾ 20 [61¼]	10. Inchella 25/1 N Adams A P Jones	N Adams A P Jones	4	810	–	–	–	–
b f Inca Chief I (USA) - Sandy Cap (Sandy Creek)
Always behind, tailed off

12⁽¹²⁾ 7 [68¼]	8. Eau Benite 25/1 Michael Tebbutt N E Berry	Michael Tebbutt N E Berry	6	93	–	–	–	–
br g Monsanto (FR) - Hopeful Waters (Forlorn River)
Prominent until halfway, soon lost touch

12 ran Off time: 2:52:00 Winning time: 2m 39.60s Total SP: 135%
1st owner: The Queen (Twilight Sleep) 1st breeder: Queen Elizabeth II
2nd owner: G Bailey (Skelton Sovereign)
3rd owner: Mark D Johnson (Jump The Lights)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £3.10 £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £20 CSF: £25.92 Trifecta: £37.80 Pool: £385.34. 7.22 winning tickets.
The winner was claimed by D Pipe for £9,000 and Jump The Lights was claimed by E T Way for £7,000.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 79 (37%) M [5-8] 11 (27%) H [9-12] 60 (36%)

2:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 27 Jun 1997

Poplar Claiming Stakes Class G