Full Result 3.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 10 February 2000

Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 5f OMS Standard

1st £3,848 2nd £1,184 3rd £592 4th £296

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	10. Eastern Trumpeter 10/1 Claire Bryan ⁷ Milton Bradley	Claire Bryan ⁷ Milton Bradley	4	82	61	56	77	–
b c First Trump - Oriental Air (IRE) (Taufan)
In touch, ridden inside final 2f, led entering last, ran on well (op 14-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	5. Samwar 20/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ Mrs N Macauley	Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ Mrs N Macauley	8	92 v	71	62	83	–
b g Warning - Samaza (USA) (Arctic Tern)
Slowly away, headway to track leaders and challenge over 2f out, no extra inside last

3⁽³⁾ 1 [2¼]	2. Blue Kite 15/2 J Tate Nick Littmoden	J Tate Nick Littmoden	5	913	79	67	88	–
ch g Silver Kite (USA) - Gold And Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Outpaced and behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2¾]	3. Jackie's Baby 8/1 Alan Daly Bill Turner	Alan Daly Bill Turner	4	911	77	64	85	–
b g Then Again - Guarded Expression (Siberian Express)
Led until entering final furlong, no extra (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [3]	4. TorrentI 14/1 Miss Lynsey Hanna ⁷ D W Chapman	Miss Lynsey Hanna ⁷ D W Chapman	5	813	72	58	79	–
ch g Prince Sabo - Maiden Pool (Sharpen Up)
Held up behind leaders, ridden along 2f out, kept on same pace, broke blood vessel (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [3¾]	11. Ring Of Love 13/2 T Williams Les Eyre	T Williams Les Eyre	4	88	60	44	64	–
b f Magic Ring (IRE) - Fine Honey (USA) (Drone)
Held up, ridden from halfway, kept on one pace final furlong (op 5-1)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [4¼]	9. Jawhari 9/2 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	6	811	63	45	66	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Lady Of The Land (Wollow)
In touch, effort over 2f out, beaten well over 1f out (op 11-4)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [8¼]	1. Soaked 25/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	7	100	80	50	71	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Water Well (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey suspended for four days for careless riding) (op 16-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ shd [8½]	6. Yabint El Sham 4/1F Dean McKeown B A McMahon	Dean McKeown B A McMahon	4	93	69	38	60	–
b f Sizzling Melody - Dalby Dancer (Bustiki)
Towards rear, snatched up over 3f out, no danger after (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [9¾]	7. Smokin Beau 7/1 Fergus Sweeney J Cullinan	Fergus Sweeney J Cullinan	3	90	80	45	67	–
b g Cigar - Beau Dada (IRE) (Pine Circle)
Held up behind leaders, squeezed up over 3f out, soon struggling (op 5-1)

11⁽¹⁾ 1 [10¾]	8. Sotonian (HOL) 11/2 Paul Quinn ⁵ P S Felgate	Paul Quinn ⁵ P S Felgate	7	87	64	27	48	–
br g Statoblest (IRE) - Visage (Vision)
Soon outpaced (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 1m 1.70s Total SP: 127%
1st owner: R G G Racing (Eastern Trumpeter) 1st breeder: Mrs H B Raw
2nd owner: Andy Peake (Samwar)
3rd owner: T Clarke (Blue Kite)
Tote win: £12.30 PL: £2.70 £4.60 £2.30 Ex: £251.70 CSF: £187.20 Tricast: £1,484.56
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 33 (52%) M [5-7] 54 (18%) H [8-11] 63 (30%)

After a stewards' enquiry the placings remained unaltered

3:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 10 Feb 2000

Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Handicap Class D