Full Result 2.40 Wolverhampton (AW) | 29 May 1998

Grouper Claiming Stakes Class F

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

1st £2,070 2nd £570 3rd £270

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	6. Bongo 7/2 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	4	92	–	72	74	–
b g Efisio - Boo Hoo (Mummy's Pet)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon clear, easily (op 5-2)

2⁽²⁾ 8	1. China Castle 4/1 Paul Goode ⁷ P C Haslam	Paul Goode ⁷ P C Haslam	5	96	–	62	67	–
b g Sayf El Arab (USA) - Honey Plum (Kind Of Hush)
Held up and behind, headway over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 2-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [9½]	4. Ki Chi Saga (USA) 5/2F Willie Ryan Gary Moore	Willie Ryan Gary Moore	6	95	–	59	56	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Cedilla (USA) (Caro)
Always prominent, led over 4f out until over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong (op 4-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ shd [9½]	9. Sakharov 9/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ P Eccles	Adrian McCarthy ³ P Eccles	9	813	–	53	53	–
b g Bay Express - Supreme Kingdom (Take A Reef)
Held up, headway to join leader 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 11 [20½]	7. Eastleigh 33/1 Lisa Watson ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	Lisa Watson ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	9	89	–	29	32	–
b g Efisio - Blue Jane I (Blue Cashmere)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon beaten (op 25-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [23]	11. Posie Chain 50/1 Fergus Sweeney Nick Littmoden	Fergus Sweeney Nick Littmoden	5	811	–	27	22	–
b m Rakaposhi King - Call Me Daisy (Callernish)
Slight lead over 4f, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 33-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [24½]	8. My Handsome Prince 50/1 D Denby ⁷ P J Bevan	D Denby ⁷ P J Bevan	6	89	–	22	24	–
b g Handsome Sailor - My Serenade (USA) (Sensitive Prince)
Started slowly, never nearer (op 33-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 5 [29½]	10. Portite Sophie 25/1 Dean Mernagh ⁷ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ⁷ Mel Brittain	7	85	–	9	11	–
b m Doulab (USA) - Impropriety (Law Society)
Chased leaders 6f, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

9⁽⁸⁾ 3 [32½]	13. Frolicking 11/1 S Righton ⁷ Bill Turner	S Righton ⁷ Bill Turner	3	711 6	–	10	12	–
b f Mujtahid (USA) - Perfect Desire (USA) (Green Forest)
Held up, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off (op 6-1 tchd 12-1 in a place.)

10⁽¹⁾ 2½ [35]	3. Suga Hawk (IRE) 16/1 Joe Fanning John O'Shea	Joe Fanning John O'Shea	6	910	–	18	12	–
b g Pennine Walk - Ishtar Abu (St Chad)
Always in rear, tailed off (op 12-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [36½]	5. Sharpest 14/1 P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	4	92	–	7	4	–
ch g Sharpo - Anna Karietta (Precocious)
Always behind, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in a place.)

12⁽⁶⁾ 6 [42½]	12. Sun Dancer I 50/1 Alan Daly ³ N A Smith	Alan Daly ³ N A Smith	3	81	–	–	–	–
b g Sizzling Melody - Petite Melusine (IRE) (Fairy King)
Prominent over 3f, soon hard ridden and lost place, tailed off (op 33-1)

13⁽³⁾ 3 [45½]	2. General Song (IRE) 16/1 Michael Tebbutt Kevin McAuliffe	Michael Tebbutt Kevin McAuliffe	4	910 v¹	–	–	–	–
b g Fayruz - Daybreaker (Thatching)
With leaders 4f, soon lost place, tailed off (op 10-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 2m 3.00s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: John Pugh (Bongo) 1st breeder: Guy Reed
2nd owner: J M Davis & Middleham Park Racing I (China Castle)
3rd owner: Danny Bloor (Ki Chi Saga)
Tote win: £7.60 PL: £3.10 £2.90 £1.10 Ex: £6.30 CSF: £15.77 Trifecta: £4.80 Pool: £240.74. 35.21 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 38 (30%) M [5-9] 28 (24%) H [10-13] 84 (46%)

2:40 Wolverhampton (AW) 29 May 1998

Grouper Claiming Stakes Class F