Full Result 4.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 March 2000

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(Class 6) (4yo+) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £1,941.10 2nd £554.60 3rd £277.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	2. Artic Courier 7/1 C Rutter D J S Cosgrove	C Rutter D J S Cosgrove	9	95	45	65	61	–
gr g Siberian Express (USA) - La Reine De France (Queen's Hussar)
Held up in touch, improved over 3f out, led narrowly over 1f out, hung left and not keen, kept up to work (op 3-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ ¾	4. Approachable (USA) 5/1 Michael Tebbutt Miss S J Wilton	Michael Tebbutt Miss S J Wilton	5	90	46	58	55	–
bb g Known Fact (USA) - Western Approach (USA) (Gone West)
Tracked leaders, led well over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, kept on under pressure (tchd 6-1)

3⁽²⁾ 6 [6¾]	6. Hill Farm Dancer 11/2 Chris D Cogan ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	Chris D Cogan ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	9	89	36	45	46	–
ch m Gunner B - Loadplan Lass (Nicholas Bill)
Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, soon ridden and chased leaders, one pace over 1f out (op 7-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

4⁽⁶⁾ 5 [11¾]	3. Billichang 8/1 Robert Winston Paul Howling	Robert Winston Paul Howling	4	93	52	39	44	–
b c Chilibang - Swing O'The Kilt (Hotfoot I)
Prominent, ridden 5f out, outpaced 2f out (op 4-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 10 [21¾]	1. Adirpour (IRE) 16/1 Stephanie Hollinshead ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	Stephanie Hollinshead ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	6	812	30	17	29	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Adira (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Took keen hold, midfield, outpaced 4f out (op 10-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [24¼]	10. Spring Anchor (FR) 7/1 Fergus Sweeney Paul Dalton	Fergus Sweeney Paul Dalton	5	90	82	8	20	–
b g Slip Anchor - Swift Spring (FR) (Bluebird)
Led, headed 5f out, weakened over 3f out (op 4-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [25]	8. Major Attraction 40/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ P Eccles	Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ P Eccles	5	811 b¹	25	5	19	–
gr g Major Jacko - My Friend Melody (Sizzling Melody)
Prominent, led 5f out, headed well over 2f out, weakened quickly (op 33-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [31]	9. Quiet Arch (IRE) 14/1 Lee Newman ⁵ John O'Shea	Lee Newman ⁵ John O'Shea	7	89	58	1	10	–
b g Archway (IRE) - My Natalie (Rheingold)
Always towards rear (op 10-1 tchd 16-1)

9⁽³⁾ 9 [40]	12. Mount Vernon I (IRE) 7/4F Jamie Spencer T Stack	Jamie Spencer T Stack	4	812 t	–	1	1	–
b g Darshaan - Chellita (Habitat)
In rear, struggling 5f out, never on terms (op 5-2 tchd 5-4)

10⁽⁴⁾ 13 [53]	5. Days Of Thunder 33/1 Craig Carver ³ Pam Ford	Craig Carver ³ Pam Ford	12	811	30	1	1	–
ch g Vaigly Great - Silent Prayer I (Queen's Hussar)
In touch, ridden and behind 5f out, no danger after (op 20-1)

RR⁽¹⁰⁾	7. Leading Spirit I (IRE) 7/1 J Weaver A D Smith	J Weaver A D Smith	8	90	75	–	–	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Shopping (FR) (Sheshoon)
Refused to race, took no part (no further flat entries to be accepted for gelding before October 1st, 2000) (op 10-1 tchd 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 4:22:00 Winning time: 2m 39.60s Total SP: 135%
Non-runners: Kazvin (vet's certificate)
1st owner: D J S Cosgrove (Artic Courier) 1st breeder: Stud-On-The-Chart
2nd owner: John Pointon And Sons (Approachable)
3rd owner: M E Hughes (Hill Farm Dancer)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £2.40 £2 £1.90 Ex: £25.20 CSF: £44.19 Trifecta: £39.70
There was no bid for the winner
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 38 (45%) M [5-7] 54 (22%) H [8-11] 58 (33%)

4:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Mar 2000

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