Full Result 1.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 15 December 1999

River Idle Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (1m1f79yds) 1m1½f OMS Standard

1st £2,801 2nd £848 3rd £414 4th £197

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	9. Trois 25/1 Tom McLaughlin Garry Woodward	Tom McLaughlin Garry Woodward	3	90	57	55	74	–
b g Efisio - Drei (USA) (Lyphard)
Slowly away, soon in touch, led well over 1f out, soon clear, ran on strongly (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

2⁽⁹⁾ 3½	3. Heathyards Jake 5/1 Paul Quinn ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	Paul Quinn ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	3	89	57	49	67	–
b c Nomination - Safe Bid (Sure Blade)
Slowly away, headway on outside over 3f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong (op 6-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ nk [3¾]	11. Royal Flame (IRE) 7/1 Matthew Henry J W Hills	Matthew Henry J W Hills	3	89	58	44	61	–
b f Royal Academy (USA) - Samnaun (USA) (Stop The Music)
Held up, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace after (op 5-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 3 [6¾]	4. Polish Falcon (IRE) 20/1 Pat Dobbs ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Dobbs ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	3	89	–	44	60	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Marie De Fresnaye (USA) (Dom Racine)
Led to first bend, stayed prominent, every chance 2f out, weakened entering last (op 12-1)

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8]	10. Den's-Joy 5/2 Michael Tebbutt Hugh Collingridge	Michael Tebbutt Hugh Collingridge	3	89	–	36	53	–
b f Archway (IRE) - Bonvin (Taufan)
Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on inside final 2f (op 2-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [9½]	2. Azzan (USA) 25/1 Vince Slattery Tom Keddy	Vince Slattery Tom Keddy	3	90	65	39	55	–
bb g Gulch (USA) - Dixieland Dream (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Prominent till faded inside final 2f (op 16-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 9 [18½]	8. Swampy (IRE) 12/1 S Righton J Wharton	S Righton J Wharton	3	90	53	23	37	–
b g Second Set (IRE) - Mystery Lady (USA) (Mahler)
Soon in touch, weakened over 2f out (op 8-1)

8⁽²⁾ 12 [30½]	6. RotherhitheI 9/1 Franny Norton T J Naughton	Franny Norton T J Naughton	3	90	54	1	13	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Cariellor's Miss (FR) (Cariellor)
Led over 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly (op 8-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [34]	12. Spanker 2/1F Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	89 b¹	60	1	1	–
ch f Suave Dancer (USA) - Yawl (Rainbow Quest)
Soon prominent, ridden and weakened 3f out (official explanation: trainer could not explain the poor run) (tchd 9-4 in places and 7-4 in places)

10⁽¹²⁾ 1 [35]	5. Predominant (USA) 8/1 K W Marks William Haggas	K W Marks William Haggas	3	90	–	1	4	–
ch g Sky Classic (CAN) - Hard Knocker (USA) (Raja Baba)
Slowly away, effort over 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 4-1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 15 [50]	1. Occam (IRE) 100/1 Steve Drowne L J Barratt	Steve Drowne L J Barratt	5	92	40	1	1	–
ch g Sharp Victor (USA) - Monterana (Sallust)
Always behind, tailed off (op 50-1)

12⁽⁴⁾ 7 [57]	7. Royal Mount 16/1 Alan Daly K T Ivory	Alan Daly K T Ivory	3	90	–	1	1	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Hawait Al Barr (Green Desert)
Ridden 6f out, soon behind, tailed off (op 12-1)

13⁽⁷⁾ dist [87]	13. Two Step 25/1 Dale Gibson Robert Cowell	Dale Gibson Robert Cowell	3	89	–	1	–	–
b f Mujtahid (USA) - Polka Dancer (Dancing Brave)
Prominent early, behind 4f out, virtually pulled up well over 1f out, tailed off (jockey said the filly moved badly throughout the race) (op 20-1)

13 ran Off time: 1:51:00 Winning time: 2m 3.90s Total SP: 144%
1st owner: Mrs Jo Hardy (Trois) 1st breeder: Fittocks Stud
2nd owner: L A Morgan (Heathyards Jake)
3rd owner: Willy Coleman (Royal Flame)
Tote win: £65 PL: £6.70 £2 £3.50 Ex: £223.70 CSF: £150.96
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 41 (34%) M [5-9] 46 (24%) H [10-13] 63 (42%)

1:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 15 Dec 1999

River Idle Maiden Stakes Class D