Full Result 7.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 19 September 1998

Excalibur Maiden Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £3,261.40 2nd £905.40 3rd £434.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	7. Sparkling Harry 9/2 L Charnock Lynn Siddall	L Charnock Lynn Siddall	4	813	46	49	57	–
ch g Tina's Pet - Sparkling Hock (Hot Spark)
Waited with, steady headway on outside 3f out, led inside last, soon clear (op 7-1 after 8-1 in places.)

2⁽³⁾ 5	9. Shalyah (IRE) 11/2 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	3	811	48	42	48	–
ch f Shalford (IRE) - Baheejah (Northfields)
Led for 3f, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed inside last, one pace (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places.)

3⁽⁶⁾ 2 [7]	3. Pursuit Venture 8/1 Tony Clark S Woods	Tony Clark S Woods	3	98	59	49	55	–
b f Pursuit Of Love - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Always prominent, every chance entering final furlong, one pace (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places.)

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [7¼]	10. Don't Worry Mike 25/1 S Righton ⁷ K S Bridgwater	S Righton ⁷ K S Bridgwater	4	83	43	26	38	–
ch g Forzando - Hat Hill (Roan Rocket)
In rear, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace (op 12-1)

5⁽²⁾ 4 [11¼]	12. Sumbawa (IRE) 20/1 R Cody-Boutcher ⁷ Derek Haydn Jones	R Cody-Boutcher ⁷ Derek Haydn Jones	3	82	46	22	33	–
ch f Magic Ring (IRE) - Tittlemouse (Castle Keep)
Led after 3f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 12-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [11½]	4. Coolin River (IRE) 14/1 Michael Tebbutt K R Burke	Michael Tebbutt K R Burke	3	95	56	38	42	–
b g River Falls - The Coolin (Don)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 16-1 in places.)

7⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [13]	13. Whacker-Do (IRE) 16/1 Royston Ffrench Reg Hollinshead	Royston Ffrench Reg Hollinshead	3	88	45	24	28	–
ch c Archway (IRE) - Denowski (Malinowski)
Mid-division, effort 2f out, never on terms (op 8-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 6 [19]	11. Royal Blue I 25/1 Wayne Hutchinson ⁷ Mark Usher	Wayne Hutchinson ⁷ Mark Usher	3	83	47	7	18	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Angels Are Blue (Stanford)
Hampered start, never dangerous (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 5 [24]	1. Al's Fella (IRE) 7/2F C Rutter Paul Cole	C Rutter Paul Cole	3	100 b	65	22	25	–
br g Alzao (USA) - Crystal Cross (USA) (Roberto)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened halfway (op 3-1 tchd 4-1, 9-2 in places.)

10⁽⁵⁾ 5 [29]	5. Merci Monsieur 33/1 Jimmy Quinn Jim Old	Jimmy Quinn Jim Old	5	90	47	–	–	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Night Encounter (Right Tack)
Always behind (op 20-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 5 [34]	8. Lady Almitra 25/1 Steve Drowne Ron Hodges	Steve Drowne Ron Hodges	3	811	48	–	–	–
bb f Presidium - Armaiti (Sayf El Arab)
Always behind (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in a place.)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 12 [46]	6. Gorgeous 50/1 Fergal Lynch M Waring	Fergal Lynch M Waring	3	813	50	–	–	–
b f Prince Sabo - Crackerjill (Sparkler I)
Always behind, tailed off final 3f (op 20-1)

RR⁽⁷⁾	2. Bolshoi Star 9/2 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	911	62	–	–	–
b f Soviet Star (USA) - Littlefield (Bay Express)
Refused to race (op 3-1 tchd 5-1)

13 ran Off time: 7:03:00 Winning time: 1m 49.40s (slow by 4.90s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Lynn Siddall Racing (Sparkling Harry) 1st breeder: A C Birkle
2nd owner: Ciaran A McClintock (Shalyah)
3rd owner: Dr Frank S B Chao (Pursuit Venture)
Tote win: £9.20 PL: £2.30 £2.50 £2.50 Ex: £25.40 CSF: £24.14 Tricast: £183.79
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 68 (26%) M [5-9] 30 (33%) H [10-13] 52 (41%)

7:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 19 Sep 1998

Excalibur Maiden Handicap Class E