Full Result 5.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 December 2001

Littlewoods Bet Direct Daily Special Offers Classified Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £3,747.25 2nd £1,153 3rd £576.50 4th £288.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	4. Celtic Thatcher 7/1 Fergus Sweeney Nick Littmoden	Fergus Sweeney Nick Littmoden	3	92 v	74	83	98	–
b c Celtic Swing - Native Thatch (IRE) (Thatching)
Held up in touch, smooth headway to lead 3f out, ridden clear, unchallenged (trainer said, with regard to the improved form shown, that colt was better suited by Wolverhampton's track) (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 7	8. My Tess 2/1F Chris Catlin ³ B A McMahon	Chris Catlin ³ B A McMahon	5	89	78	58	78	–
br m Lugana Beach - Barachois Princess (USA) (Barachois)
Led until headed 7f out, stayed prominent, chased winner but no chance final 3f (op 7-4 tchd 9-4 in a place)

3⁽¹⁾ 3½ [10½]	7. Lady Bear I (IRE) 9/4 Fergal Lynch Richard Fahey	Fergal Lynch Richard Fahey	3	813	77	48	73	–
b f Grand Lodge (USA) - Boristova (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up in touch, stayed on approaching final furlong, no chance with first 2 (op 2-1 tchd 5-2 in places)

4⁽⁸⁾ 5 [15½]	6. Illustrious Duke 20/1 Adrian Nicholls Michael Mullineaux	Adrian Nicholls Michael Mullineaux	3	90	65	34	63	–
b c Dancing Spree (USA) - Killick (Slip Anchor)
Always prominent, led 7f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened (op 16-1)

5⁽²⁾ 5 [20½]	1. Choto Mate (IRE) 6/1 Pat Dobbs ³ Sylvester Kirk	Pat Dobbs ³ Sylvester Kirk	5	92	80	24	57	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Greatest Pleasure (Be My Guest)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no headway after (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [21]	2. Mr Whizz 10/1 George Baker ³ Martin Bosley	George Baker ³ Martin Bosley	4	90	70	20	54	–
ch g Manhal - Panienka (POL) (Dom Racine)
Mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon beaten (tchd 9-1 and 11-1 in places)

7⁽⁹⁾ 3 [24]	10. Lifford Lady 50/1 C Rutter B N Doran	C Rutter B N Doran	3	811	43	5	42	–
b f Syrtos - Sally Maxwell (Roscoe Blake)
Slowly into stride and always outpaced (op 33-1)

8⁽³⁾ 1 [25]	9. Slip Killick 25/1 Kirsty Mullineaux ⁷ Michael Mullineaux	Kirsty Mullineaux ⁷ Michael Mullineaux	4	85	44	3	40	–
b f Cosmonaut - Killick (Slip Anchor)
Slowly into stride and outpaced throughout (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 3 [28]	5. Astle (IRE) 11/1 Simon Whitworth Mrs N Macauley	Simon Whitworth Mrs N Macauley	3	90	80	–	37	–
ch g Spectrum (IRE) - Very Sophisticated (USA) (Affirmed)
Prominent until weakened rapidly over 3f out (op 10-1)

9 ran Off time: 5:01:00 Winning time: 1m 46.90s (slow by 2.40s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Risk Free (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Nigel Shields (Celtic Thatcher) 1st breeder: H G W Brown
2nd owner: J D Graham (My Tess)
3rd owner: A & K Lingerie (Lady Bear I)
Tote win: £8.60 PL: £1.40 £2 £2 Ex: £25.80 CSF: £21.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 43 (41%) M [4-6] 47 (43%) H [8-10] 60 (16%)

5:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 1 Dec 2001

Littlewoods Bet Direct Daily Special Offers Classified Stakes Class D