Full Result 9.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 13 December 1997

As You Like It Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m6f166yds) 1m7f OMS Standard

1st £1,738 2nd £488 3rd £238

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	7. Ellamine 25/1 Tony Clark Derek Haydn Jones	Tony Clark Derek Haydn Jones	3	85	–	9	40	–
b f Warrshan (USA) - Anhaar I (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Headway 7f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

2⁽²⁾ 2½	2. Pearl Anniversary (IRE) 20/1 Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	4	93	–	12	42	–
ch g Priolo (USA) - Tony Award (USA) (Kirtling I)
Always prominent, led 6f out until headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong

3⁽⁹⁾ 10 [12½]	1. Anjou 4/7F M Wigham Jeff Pearce	M Wigham Jeff Pearce	5	97	–	–	–	–
b g Saumarez - Bourbon Topsy (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up, ridden 8f out, headway 6f out, one pace final 2f

4⁽⁷⁾ 2 [14½]	9. My Hero (IRE) 11/2 Jimmy Quinn T G Mills	Jimmy Quinn T G Mills	3	85	–	–	21	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Risacca (ITY) (Sir Gaylord)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, no impression final 4f

5⁽⁸⁾ 9 [23½]	3. Le Grand Gousier (USA) 8/1 Dean McKeown Richard Price	Dean McKeown Richard Price	3	90 b	–	–	18	–
ch c Strawberry Road (AUS) - Sandy Baby (USA) (Al Hattab)
Chased leaders until ridden and beaten 4f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 3 [26½]	5. Kirby Opportunity 25/1 Steve Drowne Gerald Ham	Steve Drowne Gerald Ham	9	812	–	–	6	–
ch m Mummy's Game - Empress Catherine (Welsh Pageant)
Chased leaders 7f, soon ridden and beaten

7⁽¹⁾ 1 [27½]	8. Hopperetta 33/1 T Sprake Bryn Palling	T Sprake Bryn Palling	3	85	–	–	4	–
b f Rock Hopper - Can Can Girl (Gay Fandango)
Led until 9f out, led 7f out until 6f out, weakened 4f out

8⁽³⁾ 30 [57½]	4. Anlace 20/1 R Perham S Mellor	R Perham S Mellor	8	812	–	–	–	–
b m Sure Blade (USA) - Ascot Strike (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Always behind

9⁽⁴⁾ dist [87½]	6. Slightly Oliver (IRE) 25/1 T Williams Dai Williams	T Williams Dai Williams	3	810 b	–	–	–	–
b g Silver Kite (USA) - Red Note (Rusticaro)
Prominent, led 9f out until 7f out, weakened quickly

9 ran Off time: 9:00:00 Winning time: 3m 22.90s (slow by 12.40s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: G J Hicks (Ellamine) 1st breeder: C J R Trotter
2nd owner: John Pointon And Sons (Pearl Anniversary)
3rd owner: G H Tufts (Anjou)
Tote win: £23.80 PL: £3.30 £2.50 £1.10 Ex: £234.40 CSF: £345.08 Trifecta: £44.40 Pool: £149.47. 2.39 winning tickets.
The winner was bought in for 4,700gns.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (11%) M [4-6] 54 (10%) H [7-9] 63 (79%)

9:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 13 Dec 1997

As You Like It Selling Stakes Class G