Full Result 4.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 24 February 1999

Life Begins At 40 Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m1f79yds) 1m1½f OMS Standard

1st £3,648.75 2nd £1,104 3rd £538.50 4th £255.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	7. High Noon 4/1 J Tate Nick Littmoden	J Tate Nick Littmoden	4	82	59	54	69	–
b g Shirley Heights - Hocus (High Top)
Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well (op 7-2)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	6. Prospector's Cove 3/1J Russell Price Jeff Pearce	Russell Price Jeff Pearce	6	85	62	55	68	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Pearl Cove (Town And Country)
Held up, headway halfway, chased leader over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [1½]	3. King Priam (IRE) 10/1 Tom McLaughlin M J Polglase	Tom McLaughlin M J Polglase	4	811 b	68	60	73	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Barinia (Corvaro)
Tracked leaders, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong (op 8-1)

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2]	5. Arc (IRE) 33/1 Tony Culhane F Jordan	Tony Culhane F Jordan	5	87	64	55	68	–
b g Archway (IRE) - Columbian Sand (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not clear run 1f out, switched right, ran on (op 20-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [5½]	1. Sualtach (IRE) 5/1 Ray Cochrane Reg Hollinshead	Ray Cochrane Reg Hollinshead	6	100	85	70	82	–
b h Marju (IRE) - Astra Adastra (Mount Hagen)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on one pace (op 4-1 tchd 11-2)

6⁽¹⁾ 3 [8½]	8. Saratoga Red I (USA) 7/1 L Charnock Eric Alston	L Charnock Eric Alston	5	82	59	39	50	–
ch g Saratoga Six (USA) - Wajibird (USA) (Storm Bird)
Led over 5f, weakened over 2f out (op 6-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [9¼]	9. Van Gurp 8/1 Franny Norton K R Burke	Franny Norton K R Burke	6	712 6 2	55	34	45	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Atlantic Flyer (USA) (Storm Bird)
Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, weakened 2f out, broke blood vessel (op 5-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 2 [11¼]	2. Diamond Flame 3/1J Paul Goode ⁵ P W Harris	Paul Goode ⁵ P W Harris	5	94	80	50	65	–
b g Suave Dancer (USA) - Eternal Flame (Primo Dominie)
Pulled hard and prominent, weakened 3f out (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 and 9-2 in places)

9⁽⁸⁾ 13 [24¼]	4. Sea Spouse 20/1 Dale Gibson Michael Blanshard	Dale Gibson Michael Blanshard	8	810	67	19	27	–
ch g Jalmood (USA) - Bambolona (Bustino)
Prominent over 5f (op 14-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 2m 2.20s Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Supreme Racing Limited (High Noon) 1st breeder: Lord Halifax
2nd owner: Saracen Racing (Prospector's Cove)
3rd owner: Ian Puddle (King Priam)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.30 £1.60 £1.70 Ex: £9.70 CSF: £16.71 Tricast: £108.90
Placepot: £48.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £26,090.50. 394.48 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £20.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,232.97. 45.28 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (28%) M [4-6] 27 (35%) H [7-9] 50 (37%)

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered

4:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 24 Feb 1999

Life Begins At 40 Handicap Class D