Full Result 1.35 Wolverhampton (AW) | 26 December 2005

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(Class 5) (2yo) (5f216yds) 6f Poly Standard

1st £3,500.82 2nd £1,041.54 3rd £520.50 4th £259.98

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	11. Foreplay (IRE) 7/4F Paul Hanagan Ed Dunlop	Paul Hanagan Ed Dunlop	2	89	–	43	66	–
b f Lujain (USA) - Watch Me (IRE) (Green Desert)
Always prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, flashed tail when hit with whip inside final furlong, ran on (op 5-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	9. Canina 4/1 Eddie Ahern Ms Deborah J Evans	Eddie Ahern Ms Deborah J Evans	2	89	66	38	61	–
b f Foxhound (USA) - Fizzy Fiona (Efisio)
Always prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong (op 3-1)

3⁽¹⁾ ½ [2]	1. Billy Bling (IRE) 7/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	41	65	–
b g Enrique - Shewillifshewants (IRE) (Alzao)
With leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 11-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ hd [2¼]	8. Black Sea Pearl 50/1 Jimmy Quinn Paul D'Arcy	Jimmy Quinn Paul D'Arcy	2	89	–	36	59	–
br f Diktat - Made Of Pearl (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in mid-division, ridden and lost place over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3¾]	12. Miss Lopez (IRE) 14/1 Robert Winston K R Burke	Robert Winston K R Burke	2	89	–	31	61	–
br f Key Of Luck (USA) - Legit (IRE) (Runnett)
Held up and behind, not clear run over 1f out, headway final furlong, better for race (op 12-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ hd [4]	13. Sendinpost 33/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick Stuart Williams	Robbie Fitzpatrick Stuart Williams	2	89	–	30	54	–
b f Dansili - Colleville (Pharly)
Held up and behind, ridden well over 1f out, headway final furlong, ran on

7⁽¹³⁾ hd [4]	5. Noble Minstrel 50/1 J-P Guillambert Stuart Williams	J-P Guillambert Stuart Williams	2	90	–	35	58	–
ch c Fantastic Light (USA) - Sweetness Herself (Unfuwain)
Raced wide, held up and behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders

8⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5]	2. Desert Dust 40/1 Pat Cosgrave Robert Cowell	Pat Cosgrave Robert Cowell	2	90	–	31	55	–
b c Vettori (IRE) - Dust (Green Desert)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 33-1)

9⁽³⁾ 2½ [7½]	6. Alice Amelia 14/1 Micky Fenton Charles Egerton	Micky Fenton Charles Egerton	2	89	–	18	43	–
b f Alhaarth (IRE) - Wondrous Maid (GER) (Mondrian)
Slowly into stride, soon held up in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling (op 16-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [9¼]	3. Hand Of Destiny (USA) 10/1 Hayley Turner Nick Littmoden	Hayley Turner Nick Littmoden	2	90	–	17	42	–
ch c High Yield (USA) - Special Happening (USA) (Relaunch)
Chased leaders, lost place after 1f, weakening when hung left over 1f out (op 9-1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 1 [10¼]	10. Deserving 11/2 Tom Eaves William Haggas	Tom Eaves William Haggas	2	89 t	63	9	34	–
b f Grand Lodge (USA) - Superstar Leo (IRE) (College Chapel)
Slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened (op 13-2)

12⁽⁴⁾ 3 [13¼]	7. Ashburnham (IRE) 14/1 Alan Daly N I M Rossiter	Alan Daly N I M Rossiter	2	89	70	–	25	–
b f Intikhab (USA) - Blu Tamantara (USA) (Miswaki)
Led over 2f, weakened 2f out, hampered over 1f out

12 ran Off time: 1:38:00 Winning time: 1m 16.82s (slow by 4.02s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Lockerley Man (withdrawn; unruly in stalls)
Rule 4: Lockerley Man (no.4) was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal was 25/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: St Albans Bloodstock LLP (Foreplay) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Paul Green (Oaklea) (Canina)
3rd owner: Ms V O'Sullivan (Billy Bling)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.20 £1.70 £2.40 Ex: £10 CSF: £8.49
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (51%) M [5-8] 42 (41%) H [9-13] 54 (8%)

1:35 Wolverhampton (AW) 26 Dec 2005

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