Full Result 1.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 March 2006

First Past The Post At Betdirect Maiden Stakes (Div I)

(Class 5) (3yo+) (1m4f50yds) 1m4f Poly Standard

1st £2,914.65 2nd £867.15 3rd £433.35 4th £216.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	9. Marmota (IRE) 9/2 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	83	–	49	66	–
b c King's Best (USA) - Reloy (USA) (Liloy)
Unseated rider before start, made all, ridden 3f out, edged right well over 1f out, stayed on (op 11-4)

2⁽⁹⁾ 2	4. Elated (IRE) 7/1 Darryll Holland William Haggas	Darryll Holland William Haggas	4	910	–	48	69	–
b g Erhaab (USA) - Elauyun (IRE) (Muhtarram)
Always prominent, ridden 5f out, went 2nd over 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 5 [7]	3. River City (IRE) 8/1 Vince Slattery Noel Chance	Vince Slattery Noel Chance	9	912	–	40	62	–
b g Norwich - Shuil Na Lee (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in mid-division, ridden 4f out, headway on inside over 2f out, one pace final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 6 [13]	11. Gibbs Camp 2/1F Paul Hanagan Ed Dunlop	Paul Hanagan Ed Dunlop	3	712	67	22	42	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Serengeti Bride (USA) (Lion Cavern)
Took keen hold, mid-division, headway 4f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, dismounted after finish (jockey said filly had lost her action) (tchd 9-4)

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	2. Mustakhlas (USA) 100/1 Miss Sonia Eaton ⁷ Brian Baugh	Miss Sonia Eaton ⁷ Brian Baugh	5	95	45	28	51	–
ch g Diesis - Katiba (USA) (Gulch)
Never near leaders

6⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [20¼]	6. Ashwell Rose 100/1 Fergus Sweeney Richard Phillips	Fergus Sweeney Richard Phillips	4	95	–	13	37	–
b f Anabaa (USA) - Finicia (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out

7⁽⁶⁾ 13 [33¼]	1. Bowing 66/1 Liam Keniry John Spearing	Liam Keniry John Spearing	6	912	45	–	22	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Introducing (Mtoto)
Pulled hard early, always behind (jockey said, regarding appearing to ease gelding turning in, in his opinion gelding is not very good and was having its first run for 616 days) (op 50-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 23 [56¼]	10. Sahara Style 25/1 Chris Catlin Reg Hollinshead	Chris Catlin Reg Hollinshead	3	83	53	–	–	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Scapavia (FR) (Alzao)
Took keen hold in mid-division, lost place 8f out, ridden over 6f out, tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 40-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 13 [69¼]	7. Pagan Game (IRE) 11/2 Neil Callan David Marnane	Neil Callan David Marnane	4	95	–	–	–	–
b f Montjeu (IRE) - Pagan Rhythm (USA) (Joanie's Chief)
Slowly into stride, headway over 8f out, ridden over 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off (jockey said filly had not been moving well throughout) (op 6-1)

10⁽³⁾ 28 [97¼]	5. Don And Gerry (IRE) 4/1 Robert Winston David Evans	Robert Winston David Evans	5	97	–	–	–	–
ch m Vestris Abu - She's No Tourist (IRE) (Doubletour)
Chased winner, ridden over 3f out, prominent when eased and virtually pulled up over 2f out, tailed off, dismounted after finish (jockey said mare had lost her action) (op 5-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:50:00 Winning time: 2m 43.84s (slow by 9.04s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Sweet Medicine (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Jumeirah Racing (Marmota) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Gibson, Goddard, Hamer & Hawkes (Elated)
3rd owner: Mrs S Rowley-Williams (River City)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £2 £2.50 £2.40 Ex: £48.50 CSF: £35.78
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 45 (27%) M [4-7] 35 (33%) H [8-11] 70 (40%)

1:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 3 Mar 2006

First Past The Post At Betdirect Maiden Stakes (Div I)