Full Result 9.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 January 1999

Hold The Crackers Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (4-6yo) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £1,467 2nd £412 3rd £201

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Bapsford 11/4 Russell Price M Waring	Russell Price M Waring	5	93	55	38	61	–
b g Shalford (IRE) - Bap's Miracle (Track Spare)
Held up, headway 5f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside last, ridden out (jockey suspended for two days for careless riding) (op 2-1 tchd 3-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	1. Banneret (USA) 7/4F Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	6	93	56	37	60	–
b g Imperial Falcon (CAN) - Dashing Partner (Formidable I)
Always prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, short of room and switched right inside last, kept on (tchd 6-4)

3⁽²⁾ 11 [11¾]	3. Bonne Ville 100/30 T Sprake Miss S J Wilton	T Sprake Miss S J Wilton	5	93	53	21	43	–
gr m Good Times (ITY) - Ville Air (Town Crier)
Led until headed 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after (op 2-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 3 [14¾]	5. Formidable Flame 10/1 Jimmy Quinn Gerald Ham	Jimmy Quinn Gerald Ham	6	93	40	17	39	–
ch g Formidable I (USA) - Madiyla (Darshaan)
Held up, headway 3f out, never near to challenge (op 8-1)

5⁽³⁾ 3½ [18¼]	8. Quibbling 14/1 P Bradley ⁷ K C Comerford	P Bradley ⁷ K C Comerford	5	85 v	36	–	28	–
b m Salse (USA) - Great Exception (Grundy)
Prominent until lost place over 4f out, never dangerous after (op 8-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [20¾]	4. Classic Colours (USA) 14/1 Vince Slattery George Yardley	Vince Slattery George Yardley	6	93 t	43	9	30	–
ch g Blushing John (USA) - All Agleam (USA) (Gleaming I)
Chased leader, led briefly 5f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁾ 30 [50¾]	7. Danzig Flyer (IRE) 33/1 Tony Culhane Brian Baugh	Tony Culhane Brian Baugh	4	813	45	–	–	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Fenland Express (IRE) (Reasonable)
In touch early, behind from halfway, tailed off (op 16-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [52¼]	6. Monasaba Mubaraka 25/1 R Perham A Barrow	R Perham A Barrow	5	93	–	–	–	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Blessed Event (Kings Lake)
Slowly away, lost touch before halfway, tailed off (op 12-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 9:00:00 Winning time: 2m 42.90s Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Dunstall Park Centre Limited (Bapsford) 1st breeder: Benson Stud
2nd owner: John Pointon And Sons (Banneret)
3rd owner: John Pointon And Sons (Bonne Ville)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.60 £1.20 £1.50 Ex: £4.30 CSF: £7.32
The winner was bought in for 7,200 guineas

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

9:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 9 Jan 1999

Hold The Crackers Selling Stakes Class G