Full Result 2.05 Wolverhampton (AW) | 31 December 2005

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(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (7f32yds) 7f Poly Standard

1st £5,787.21 2nd £1,721.77 3rd £860.44 4th £429.77

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Wessex I (USA) 7/2 Neil Callan P A Blockley	Neil Callan P A Blockley	5	92	79	86	94	–
rg g Gone West (USA) - Satin Velvet (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well (op 3-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 4	7. Councellor (FR) 7/1 Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	3	813	76	72	81	–
b c Gilded Time (USA) - Sudden Storm Bird (USA) (Storm Bird)
Chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

3⁽²⁾ ½ [4½]	1. Claret And Amber 11/4F Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	94 b	81	76	85	–
b g Forzando - Artistic Licence (High Top)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, not reach leaders (tchd 9-4)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [7½]	2. Kingsmaite 8/1 Amir Quinn ³ Roy Bowring	Amir Quinn ³ Roy Bowring	4	91 b	81	68	77	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Antonias Melody (Rambo Dancer)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

5⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [9½]	9. Queens Rhapsody 16/1 Sam Hitchcott Alan Bailey	Sam Hitchcott Alan Bailey	5	812	75	56	66	–
gr g Baryshnikov (AUS) - Digamist Girl (IRE) (Digamist)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous (op 11-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [10¼]	12. Screwdriver 9/1 Eddie Ahern Miss J R Tooth	Eddie Ahern Miss J R Tooth	3	810 b	73	52	62	–
b g Entrepreneur - Lust (Pursuit Of Love)
Slowly into stride, ridden halfway, never dangerous (op 14-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [10¾]	11. Hurricane Coast 7/1 James Doyle ⁷ Kevin McAuliffe	James Doyle ⁷ Kevin McAuliffe	6	84 b	74	52	61	–
b g Hurricane Sky (AUS) - Tread Carefully (Sharpo)
Led over 5f, weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding went left after leaving the stalls) (op 8-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [11½]	10. Balakiref 10/1 Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	6	812	75	51	61	–
b g Royal Applause - Pluck (Never So Bold)
Dwelt, always in rear (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 6-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 9 [20½]	4. Whistler 25/1 Chris Catlin Miss J R Tooth	Chris Catlin Miss J R Tooth	8	91 p	78	29	40	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - French Gift (Cadeaux Genereux)
Prominent, lost place 6f out, never dangerous after

10⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [21¼]	6. Following Flow (USA) 25/1 Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead	Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead	3	813 p	76	25	36	–
bb g King Of Kings (IRE) - Sign Here (USA) (Private Terms)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out (op 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 1m 28.81s (slow by 2.01s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: General Feeling (vet's certificate), Hayyani (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Nigel Shields (Wessex I) 1st breeder: Darley Stud Management, L L C
2nd owner: David Gilbert (Councellor)
3rd owner: The Matthewman Partnership (Claret And Amber)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £1.80 £1.90 £1.60 Ex: £49.50 CSF: £28.68 Tricast: £75.48
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 61 (37%) M [5-9] 50 (45%) H [10-12] 39 (18%)

2:05 Wolverhampton (AW) 31 Dec 2005

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