Full Result 4.35 Wolverhampton (AW) | 20 October 2000

Shifnal Maiden Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £2,716 2nd £776 3rd £388

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	10. Luna Flight 9/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	84	45	13	53	–
b f Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Lotus Moon (Shareef Dancer)
Held up, pushed along and headway halfway, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, eased down close home (official explanation: trainer's representative had no reason for improved form shown) (op 7-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ 5	2. Tufty Hopper 4/1F Gavin Faulkner ³ Paul Howling	Gavin Faulkner ³ Paul Howling	3	95 v¹	63	20	63	–
b g Rock Hopper - Melancolia (Legend Of France)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced before halfway, stayed on from over 1f out, went second inside last, no chance with winner (op 3-1 tchd 9-2)

3⁽³⁾ hd [5¼]	8. Flavia (IRE) 16/1 Russell Price R W Armstrong	Russell Price R W Armstrong	3	88 2 b	49	6	49	–
b f Lahib (USA) - Gustavia (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, lost seocnd inside last (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [6¾]	5. Busy Busy Bee 12/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	3	90	55	8	52	–
gr f Batshoof - Rectitude I (Runnymede I)
Held up, ridden and headway over 5f out, one pace final 3f (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [10¼]	4. Falcon Spirit 5/1 Shane Kelly ³ George Moore	Shane Kelly ³ George Moore	4	811 b	48	–	40	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Amina (Brigadier Gerard)
Held up, headway to go prominent after 3f, ridden and beaten 3f out (op 4-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 2 [12¼]	12. Boomshadow 33/1 Joanna Badger ⁷ Les Eyre	Joanna Badger ⁷ Les Eyre	3	78	42	–	31	–
ch g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Marie De Sologne (Lashkari)
Midfield, outpaced and behind 5f out, no impression on leaders after

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [13]	3. Le Cavalier (USA) 7/1 Gary Bardwell Conrad Allen	Gary Bardwell Conrad Allen	3	95 b	60	–	48	–
b g Mister Baileys - Secret Deed (USA) (Shadeed)
Raced keenly, led, headed over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out (op 6-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ shd [13]	7. Northern Echo 9/2 T Williams Michael Dods	T Williams Michael Dods	3	89	50	–	38	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Stop Press (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Prominent, ridden along over 7f out, weakened over 3f out (op 7-2)

9⁽⁹⁾ 13 [26]	1. Bold Guest (IRE) 11/2 Simon Whitworth J W Hills	Simon Whitworth J W Hills	3	100	69	–	37	–
ch c Be My Guest (USA) - Cross Question (USA) (Alleged)
Held up in midfield, headway over 6f out, weakened over 2f out (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

10⁽²⁾ ¾ [26¾]	6. Charlie's Quest 20/1 Ian Mongan ⁵ David Arbuthnot	Ian Mongan ⁵ David Arbuthnot	4	86	45	–	12	–
b g Kylian (USA) - Pleasure Quest (Efisio)
Handy, ridden along after 3f, weakened over 5f out (tchd 25-1 in places)

11⁽¹⁾ 5 [31¾]	11. Pursuivant 25/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick Mrs N Macauley	Robbie Fitzpatrick Mrs N Macauley	6	83 1 b	37	–	–	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Collapse (Busted)
Behind, ridden 7f out, never on terms

12⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [32]	9. Pure Brief (IRE) 16/1 Paul Doe D J G Murray Smith	Paul Doe D J G Murray Smith	3	86	47	–	7	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Epure (Bellypha)
Held up, struggling 5f out, never on terms

12 ran Off time: 4:36:00 Winning time: 2m 42.30s Total SP: 124%
1st owner: J Godfrey (Luna Flight) 1st breeder: J Godfrey
2nd owner: Exors Of The Late Mr G H Tufts (Tufty Hopper)
3rd owner: Mrs Robert Armstrong (Flavia)
Tote win: £11.30 PL: £2.60 £2.40 £3.80 Ex: £86.10 CSF: £41.78 Tricast: £537.22
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (18%) M [5-8] 66 (35%) H [9-12] 42 (47%)

4:35 Wolverhampton (AW) 20 Oct 2000

Shifnal Maiden Handicap Class E