Full Result 2.45 Wolverhampton (AW) | 27 December 2001

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Slow

1st £4,108 2nd £1,264 3rd £632 4th £316

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. My Retreat (USA) 11/2 Fergal Lynch Ian Semple	Fergal Lynch Ian Semple	4	910	74	71	82	–
b c Hermitage (USA) - My Jessica Ann (USA) (Native Rythm)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ nk	2. Shotacross The Bow (IRE) 15/8F Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	4	99	73	70	80	–
b g Warning - Nordica (Northfields)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 and 7-4)

3⁽³⁾ ¾ [1]	7. Pairing (IRE) 25/1 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	3	93	68	62	73	–
ch g Rudimentary (USA) - Splicing (Sharpo)
Held up in touch, ridden when badly hampered over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [1¼]	8. Greenaway Bay (USA) 9/2 Dean Mernagh K R Burke	Dean Mernagh K R Burke	7	92	66	61	71	–
ch g Green Dancer (USA) - Raise 'n Dance (USA) (Raise A Native)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong (op 5-1)

5⁽¹⁾ nk [1¾]	6. Avebury 11/1 Tom McLaughlin S E Kettlewell	Tom McLaughlin S E Kettlewell	5	94	68	63	72	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Circle Of Chalk (FR) (Kris)
Held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 8 [9¾]	5. Bold Ewar (IRE) 11/2 Kieren Fallon Clive Brittain	Kieren Fallon Clive Brittain	4	96 b	70	41	57	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Hot Curry (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Slowly into stride, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1 [10¾]	4. Madame Jones (IRE) 12/1 Francis Ferris ⁵ David Evans	Francis Ferris ⁵ David Evans	6	92 v	71	39	56	–
ch m Lycius (USA) - Gold Braisim (IRE) (Jareer)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [12]	3. Bressbee (USA) 5/1 Darren Williams ³ K R Burke	Darren Williams ³ K R Burke	3	94 v	72	35	55	–
ch c Twining (USA) - Bressay (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon behind (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

9⁽⁹⁾ 8 [20]	9. Chapel Royale (IRE) 33/1 Ollie Pears David Nicholls	Ollie Pears David Nicholls	4	88 t	58	–	24	–
gr c College Chapel - Merci Royale (Fairy King)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out (tchd 40-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 1m 51.20s (slow by 6.70s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: J And J Hunter (My Retreat) 1st breeder: Felty J And Mrs Yoder
2nd owner: The Wardroom Boys (Shotacross The Bow)
3rd owner: The Beach Club (Pairing)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £1.60 £1.70 £3.10 Ex: £28 CSF: £17.42 Tricast: £253.46
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 77 (38%) M [4-6] 60 (41%) H [7-9] 13 (21%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remaiend unaltered.

2:45 Wolverhampton (AW) 27 Dec 2001

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class D