Full Result 7.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 February 2000

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(Class 6) (0-60, 4yo+) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £2,425.50 2nd £693 3rd £346.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Desert Spa (USA) 11/4F Tony Clark Peter Makin	Tony Clark Peter Makin	5	99	55	67	67	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - Healing Waters (USA) (Temperence Hill)
Tracked leader, going well when shaken up to lead 2f out, soon ridden and edged right entering final furlong, all out (jockey suspended for two days for using whip with excessive frequency) (op 7-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ hd	7. Irish Cream (IRE) 16/1 Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	4	89	44	56	56	–
b f Petong - Another Baileys (Deploy)
Held up in touch, went 2nd well over 1f out, challenging when carried slightly right inside final furlong, pressed winner to line (tchd 20-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [3¾]	10. Ocean LineI (IRE) 11/2 Lee Newman ⁵ G M McCourt	Lee Newman ⁵ G M McCourt	5	80	37	43	43	–
b g Kefaah (USA) - Tropic Sea (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 3f out, ran on inside last (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [4]	8. Hurgill Dancer 10/1 Paul Quinn ⁵ R J O'Sullivan	Paul Quinn ⁵ R J O'Sullivan	6	83	40	46	46	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Try Vickers (USA) (Fuzzbuster)
Pulled hard, always prominent ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong (op 8-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 5 [9]	3. Lost Spirit 6/1 George Baker ⁷ Peter Hiatt	George Baker ⁷ Peter Hiatt	4	812	54	53	53	–
b g Strolling Along (USA) - Shoag (USA) (Affirmed)
Led till headed 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong (op 9-2)

6⁽⁸⁾ 5 [14]	1. Meilleur (IRE) 5/1 Michael Tebbutt Lady Herries	Michael Tebbutt Lady Herries	6	100	60	51	51	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Lucy Limelight (Hot Spark)
Held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 9-2 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

7⁽¹²⁾ 5 [19]	5. Mice Ideas (IRE) 12/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	4	91	50	34	34	–
ch g Fayruz - Tender Encounter (Prince Tenderfoot)
Held up in rear, ridden and headway 5f out, weakened over 2f out (op 10-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [20]	12. Premiere Foulee (FR) 20/1 Paul Fessey F Jordan	Paul Fessey F Jordan	5	713 2	31	13	13	–
ch m Sillery (USA) - Dee (Caerleon)
Always towards rear (op 16-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 3 [23]	6. Empire State (IRE) 9/1 Tony Culhane Richard Fahey	Tony Culhane Richard Fahey	5	810	42	20	20	–
b g High Estate - Palm Dove (USA) (Storm Bird)
Always in rear, effort 5f out, never on terms (op 7-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 15 [38]	4. Ronquista D'Or 9/2 Steve Drowne Gerald Ham	Steve Drowne Gerald Ham	6	93 b	49	9	4	–
b g Ron's Victory (USA) - Gild The Lily (Ile De Bourbon)
Always in rear, tailed off final 2f (op 8-1)

11⁽²⁾ 5 [43]	9. Epworth 33/1 Franny Norton L J Barratt	Franny Norton L J Barratt	6	87	39	1	1	–
b m Unfuwain (USA) - Positive Attitude (Red Sunset)
Soon ridden, prominent till weakened soon after halfway, tailed off (op 25-1)

11 ran Off time: 7:00:00 Winning time: 2m 42.60s Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Able Pete (vet's certificate)
1st owner: D M Ahier (Desert Spa) 1st breeder: Robert White & Virginia White
2nd owner: A S Reid (Irish Cream)
3rd owner: Christopher Shankland (Ocean LineI)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.70 £4.90 £3.60 Ex: £54.50 CSF: £53.66 Tricast: £226.02
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 65 (40%) M [5-7] 35 (29%) H [8-12] 50 (31%)

After a stewards' enquiry the placings remained unaltered

7:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 5 Feb 2000

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