Full Result 3.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 18 December 2001

Christmas Tree Handicap Class F (Div I)

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) 7f OMS Slow

1st £1,771 2nd £506 3rd £253

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	6. GeronimoI 6/1 Jimmy Quinn Michael Wigham	Jimmy Quinn Michael Wigham	4	94	49	66	67	–
b g Efisio - Apache Squaw (Be My Guest)
Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, ridden clear (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding benefitted from the drop in class, step up in trip, and having the race run to suit) (op 5-1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 5	11. Sunridge Rose 33/1 Martin Dwyer Andrew Reid	Martin Dwyer Andrew Reid	3	90	45	47	51	–
b f Piccolo - Floral Spark (Forzando)
Slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out (op 20-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5¾]	1. Al Ghabraa 16/1 Neil Callan Derek Shaw	Neil Callan Derek Shaw	4	100 e/s¹	59	59	63	–
ch f Pursuit Of Love - Tenderetta (Tender King)
Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders (tchd 20-1 in places)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6¼]	12. On The Trail 9/2 Dean Mernagh David Barron	Dean Mernagh David Barron	4	90 t	45	43	47	–
ch g Catrail (USA) - From The Rooftops (IRE) (Thatching)
Soon led, headed 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 4-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [7]	9. Kass Alhawa 14/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	8	93	48	44	49	–
b g Shirley Heights - Silver Braid (USA) (Miswaki)
Broke well, soon lost place, headway over 1f out, ran on (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8¼]	5. Nite-Owl Fizz 2/1F Gary Bardwell Jimmy O'Reilly	Gary Bardwell Jimmy O'Reilly	3	97 6	52	44	49	–
b g Efisio - Nite-Owl Dancer (Robellino)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong (op 6-4 tchd 9-4 in a place)

7⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [11¾]	3. Annijaz 13/2 Paul Fitzsimons ³ Milton Bradley	Paul Fitzsimons ³ Milton Bradley	4	95	53	34	42	–
b f Alhijaz - Figment I (Posse I)
Never troubled leaders (op 9-2)

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [13½]	8. Challenor 14/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	3	94 v¹	49	25	33	–
ch g Casteddu - Expletive (Shiny Tenth)
Mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous (op 12-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 4 [17½]	4. Ringwood (USA) 6/1 Matthew Henry James Unett	Matthew Henry James Unett	3	97	52	16	26	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Tewksburygarden (USA) (Wolf Power)
Held up, not much room over 2f out, never dangerous (tchd 7-1)

10⁽¹²⁾ 14 [31½]	7. Ynysmon 25/1 J Bramhill Roy Bowring	J Bramhill Roy Bowring	3	94 b	49	–	-1	–
b g Mind Games - Florentynna Bay (Aragon)
With leader, led 5f out, headed and weakened over 2f out (op 16-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [33]	10. Dark Before Dawn I (USA) 14/1 Fergal Lynch Alan Berry	Fergal Lynch Alan Berry	4	92 tb	47	–	-1	–
ch g Sheikh Albadou - Garza (Kris)
Chased leaders over 4f (tchd 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 1m 31.20s (slow by 5.00s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Keltech Gold (vet's certificate.)
1st owner: Michael Wigham (GeronimoI) 1st breeder: G Reed
2nd owner: A S Reid (Sunridge Rose)
3rd owner: K Nicholls (Al Ghabraa)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £2.80 £7 £2 Ex: £240.70 CSF: £194.56 Tricast: £3,094.98
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 44 (54%) M [5-7] 68 (25%) H [8-12] 38 (21%)

3:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 18 Dec 2001

Christmas Tree Handicap Class F (Div I)