Full Result 5.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 23 December 2006

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(Class 6) (0-58, 3yo+) (1m141yds) 1m½f 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⁽³⁾	9. Topiary Ted 4/1F Robert Havlin Hughie Morrison	Robert Havlin Hughie Morrison	4	90	56	63	68	–
ch g Zafonic (USA) - Lovely Lyca (Night Shift)
Started slowly, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on (tchd 7-2)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1½	12. Myths And Verses 10/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	3	811 p	55	59	64	–
b f Primo Valentino (IRE) - Romantic Myth (Mind Games)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken (op 11-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [5]	6. Spark Up 9/1 Richard Kingscote ³ James Unett	Richard Kingscote ³ James Unett	6	812 b	57	53	59	–
b m Lahib (USA) - Catch The Flame (USA) (Storm Bird)
Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 10-1)

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	10. Mister Benji 28/1 Dean McKeown Brian Baugh	Dean McKeown Brian Baugh	7	813	55	48	57	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Katy-Q (IRE) (Taufan)
Held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders (op 33-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [8¾]	11. Keon (IRE) 5/1 Russ Kennemore ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	Russ Kennemore ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	4	85	54	42	48	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Lonely Brook (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Held up, not clear run 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer (op 10-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [9¼]	7. Burnley Al (IRE) 25/1 Adam Kirby Peter Grayson	Adam Kirby Peter Grayson	4	90 b	56	43	49	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Bold Meadows (Persian Bold)
Hampered start, held up and behind, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never dangerous (jockey said gelding would not face the kickback) (op 33-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [10¼]	13. King After 25/1 Hayley Turner John Best	Hayley Turner John Best	4	88	50	34	41	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Child Star (FR) (Bellypha)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hung left from over 1f out

8⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [12¾]	8. Discotheque (USA) 10/1 Dean Corby Paul Howling	Dean Corby Paul Howling	3	90	58	37	43	–
ch f Not For Love (USA) - Disco Darlin' (USA) (Citidancer)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous (tchd 11-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [13½]	3. Mozie Cat (IRE) 9/2 Brett Doyle John Berry	Brett Doyle John Berry	3	92	60	37	44	–
b f Mozart (IRE) - Golden Cat (USA) (Storm Cat)
Ran in snatches, in touch, ridden 5f out, weakened 2f out (tchd 7-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 2½ [16]	4. Celtic Spa (IRE) 14/1 Robert Winston David Evans	Robert Winston David Evans	4	92	58	29	37	–
gr f Celtic Swing - Allegorica (IRE) (Alzao)
Led briefly early, chased leader until weakened well over 1f out

11⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [16¾]	5. Blue Empire (IRE) 5/1 Eddie Ahern Conor Dore	Eddie Ahern Conor Dore	5	91	57	27	34	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Paleria (USA) (Zilzal)
Chased leaders 6f (op 9-2 tchd 4-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [18½]	2. Border Artist 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	7	92	58	23	31	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Aunt Tate (Tate Gallery)
Held up, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (tchd 18-1)

12 ran Off time: 5:24:00 Winning time: 1m 49.42s (slow by 3.42s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Harare (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Ron Plant (Topiary Ted) 1st breeder: Stowell Hill Ltd & Mrs C Van Straubenzee
2nd owner: T G Holdcroft & T Herbert-Jacks (Myths And Verses)
3rd owner: Winning Formula Partnership (Spark Up)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £1.80 £5.20 £2.10 Ex: £39.50 CSF: £45.61 Tricast: £351.67
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 65 (38%) M [6-9] 73 (26%) H [10-13] 12 (36%)

5:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 23 Dec 2006

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