Full Result 4.25 Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 December 2000

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(Class 4) (2yo) 6f OMS Standard

1st £3,090.75 2nd £951 3rd £475.50 4th £237.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Strike The Green (USA) 10/1 Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	2	90	–	77	88	–
bb c Smart Strike (CAN) - Durrah Green (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear (official explanation: trainer said the horse benefitted from an inside draw on this occasion compared with the need to make early use last time from a wide draw) (op 6-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 6	1. City Player 11/4 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	90	–	58	70	–
ch c Komaite (USA) - Blink Naskra (USA) (Naskra)
Led for 1f, soon outpaced, hung left inside final 2f, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 7-2 after 6-1 and 5-1 in places)

3⁽⁸⁾ 4 [10]	6. Green Green Grass 6/1 Pat McCabe Nick Littmoden	Pat McCabe Nick Littmoden	2	89	–	40	53	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Hulm (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out (tchd 7-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1 [11]	9. Raahyeh (USA) 6/1 Steve Drowne Mick Channon	Steve Drowne Mick Channon	2	89	–	36	50	–
ch f Rahy (USA) - Queen's Gallery (USA) (Forty Niner)
Led after 1f, headed and weakened over 1f out (op 2-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [12¼]	8. Piquet 8/11F Lee Newman Richard Hannon Snr	Lee Newman Richard Hannon Snr	2	89	65	31	46	–
br f Mind Games - Petonellajill (Petong)
Prominent early, outpaced after 2f (op 5-4 after 6-4 in places)

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [12½]	3. Head Scratcher 20/1 Tony Culhane Alan Bailey	Tony Culhane Alan Bailey	2	90	–	36	50	–
ch g Alhijaz - Sabrata (IRE) (Zino)
Slowly into stride, outpaced throughout (op 14-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [13¾]	7. Oakley Joy 14/1 Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	2	84	–	26	41	–
ch f Beveled (USA) - Lillicara (FR) (Caracolero)
Slowly away, always behind (op 12-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [18¾]	5. Weet A While (IRE) 16/1 Neil Callan Reg Hollinshead	Neil Callan Reg Hollinshead	2	90	55	–	31	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Takeshi (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁾ ¾ [19½]	2. David Wynne 33/1 Micky Fenton Derek Shaw	Micky Fenton Derek Shaw	2	90	–	–	29	–
b c Dolphin Street (FR) - Statuette (Statoblest)
Unruly in stalls, outpaced throughout (op 25-1)

10⁽³⁾ ½ [20]	10. The Dark Lady 40/1 George Baker ³ Mark Usher	George Baker ³ Mark Usher	2	86	–	–	23	–
b f Definite Article - Nuthatch (IRE) (Thatching)
Always outpaced (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 4:29:00 Winning time: 1m 16.10s Total SP: 145%
1st owner: Peter Wetzel (Strike The Green) 1st breeder: Buckram Oak Farm
2nd owner: Ne'er Do Wells II (City Player)
3rd owner: Mrs Linda Francis (Green Green Grass)
Tote win: £19 PL: £4.60 £1.10 £1.90 Ex: £210.80 CSF: £42.36
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 39 (10%) M [4-7] 63 (66%) H [8-10] 48 (24%)

4:25 Wolverhampton (AW) 9 Dec 2000

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