Full Result 1.55 Wolverhampton (AW) | 23 July 1999

'Wheel' Fun Claiming Stakes Class F (Div I)

(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £1,966 2nd £551 3rd £268

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Takhlid (USA) 8/11F Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	8	99	80	85	76	–
b h Nureyev (USA) - Savonnerie (USA) (Irish River)
Led after 1 1/2f, drew clear 3f out, eased down inside last (op 11-10)

2⁽²⁾ 3½	12. Bluewater Bay 7/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	3	80	56	63	54	–
b f Lugana Beach - Dominion Blue (Dominion)
Disputed lead early, prominent until ridden and slightly outpaced over 3f out, stayed on to go 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4]	1. White Plains (IRE) 10/1 Neil Callan ³ K R Burke	Neil Callan ³ K R Burke	6	910 t	85	79	72	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Flying Diva (Chief Singer)
Towards rear, ridden along 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer (op 6-1 tchd 11-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [4¼]	10. Hyperico (IRE) 33/1 Craig Carver ⁵ Miss S J Wilton	Craig Carver ⁵ Miss S J Wilton	5	85 1 t	43	59	54	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Hype I (USA) (Hyperborean)
In touch, chased winner from over 3f out until over 1f out, one pace (op 25-1)

5⁽¹²⁾ 3 [7¼]	4. Tapage (IRE) 100/30 Ray Cochrane William Muir	Ray Cochrane William Muir	3	95	81	75	65	–
b g Great Commotion (USA) - Irena (Bold Lad)
Held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 5-2)

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [8¼]	5. Test The Water I (IRE) 12/1 Richard Smith ⁷ Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Smith ⁷ Richard Hannon Snr	5	812	69	58	55	–
ch g Maelstrom Lake - Baliana (CAN) (Riverman)
Held up, ridden along over 6f out, never able to challenge (op 10-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 5 [13¼]	6. Gain Line (USA) 16/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁷ K Bell	Gabriel Hannon ⁷ K Bell	6	86 t	48	43	38	–
b g Dayjur (USA) - Safe Play I (USA) (Sham)
Mid-division, ridden along and no impression from halfway (op 14-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 5 [18¼]	7. Mr Rough 20/1 Michael Tebbutt Dave Morris	Michael Tebbutt Dave Morris	8	811 v	40	38	26	–
b g Fayruz - Rheinbloom (Rheingold)
Narrow advantage 1 1/2f, remained handy until ridden and weakened 3f out (op 16-1)

9⁽³⁾ 1¾ [20]	9. Flashfeet 50/1 Paul Fitzsimons ⁷ Peter Purdy	Paul Fitzsimons ⁷ Peter Purdy	9	82	35	26	20	–
b g Rousillon (USA) - Miellita (King Emperor)
Started slowly, never on terms (op 40-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [23½]	2. Sabot 25/1 Dean McKeown C W Thornton	Dean McKeown C W Thornton	6	99	65	40	27	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Power Take Off (Aragon)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon beaten (op 16-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [26]	11. Dahlidya 25/1 Fergus Sweeney M J Polglase	Fergus Sweeney M J Polglase	4	88	49	20	7	–
b f Midyan (USA) - Dahlawise (IRE) (Caerleon)
Never on terms (op 20-1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 17 [43]	8. Durgams First (IRE) 12/1 C Rutter Mrs M Reveley	C Rutter Mrs M Reveley	7	89	40	–	1	–
ch g Durgam (USA) - Miromaid (Simply Great)
Slowly into stride, never on terms, tailed off from halfway (op 8-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:56:00 Winning time: 1m 48.70s (slow by 4.20s) Total SP: 142%
1st owner: S B Clark (Takhlid) 1st breeder: John T L Jones Jnr & Barrons Blood
2nd owner: Kai Tak Racing (Bluewater Bay)
3rd owner: Nigel Shields (White Plains)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.40 £3.20 £2 Ex: £15.80 CSF: £7.66 Trifecta: £80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 40 (18%) M [5-8] 75 (55%) H [9-12] 35 (27%)

1:55 Wolverhampton (AW) 23 Jul 1999

'Wheel' Fun Claiming Stakes Class F (Div I)