Full Result 2.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 December 2001

Ladbroke Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £6,711.25 2nd £2,065 3rd £1,032.50 4th £516.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	4. Celtic Thatcher 5/2F Fergus Sweeney Nick Littmoden	Fergus Sweeney Nick Littmoden	3	812 6 v	80	85	103	–
b c Celtic Swing - Native Thatch (IRE) (Thatching)
Always going well, went 2nd over 4f out, led on bit just over 2f out, shaken up and quickened clear over 1f out, comfortably (tchd 7-2)

2⁽⁶⁾ 4	2. Nose The Trade 7/2 Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	3	910	92	85	107	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Iolite (Forzando)
Steadied start, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, no impression (op 11-4 tchd 4-1)

3⁽²⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	8. First Maite 9/1 Jimmy Quinn Roy Bowring	Jimmy Quinn Roy Bowring	8	80	67	56	78	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Marina Plata (Julio Mariner)
Led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, soon beaten (op 8-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [7]	5. Lady Bear I (IRE) 12/1 Fergal Lynch Richard Fahey	Fergal Lynch Richard Fahey	3	89	77	61	86	–
b f Grand Lodge (USA) - Boristova (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up and behind, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f (op 9-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [7½]	3. Turku 33/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	3	90	82	64	90	–
b c Polar Falcon (USA) - Princess Zepoli (Persepolis)
Took keen hold, headway over 4f out, hard ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

6⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	6. Supreme Salutation 16/1 Dean Mernagh David Barron	Dean Mernagh David Barron	5	85 b¹	72	51	77	–
ch g Most Welcome - Cardinal Press (Sharrood)
Started slowly, pulled hard, never near leaders (op 10-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 2 [10¾]	9. Yenaled 7/2 Dale Gibson Ian Semple	Dale Gibson Ian Semple	4	712 6	65	38	66	–
gr g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Fancy Flight (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

8⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [14¼]	1. Invader 5/1 Steve Drowne Clive Brittain	Steve Drowne Clive Brittain	5	911 b	92	54	85	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Donya (Mill Reef)
Chased leader 4f, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (op 6-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 5 [19¼]	7. Most-Saucy 11/1 Ian Mongan Ian Wood	Ian Mongan Ian Wood	5	85	72	19	55	–
br m Most Welcome - So Saucy (Teenoso)
Held up in touch, lost place over 4f out, soon behind (op 9-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 1m 46.10s (slow by 1.60s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Nigel Shields (Celtic Thatcher) 1st breeder: H G W Brown
2nd owner: Martyn Booth (Nose The Trade)
3rd owner: S R Bowring (First Maite)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.40 £1.60 £4.20 Ex: £20.50 CSF: £12.42 Tricast: £72.46 Trifecta: £172.80 5.30 w/u, pool £1,290.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (21%) M [4-6] 73 (54%) H [7-9] 30 (25%)

2:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 5 Dec 2001

Ladbroke Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C