Full Result 4.55 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 February 2007

Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo+) (1m1f103yds) 1m1½f Poly Standard To Slow

1st £2,968.87 2nd £876.53 3rd £438.48

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Metternich 5/2 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	85	–	57	81	–
b c Machiavellian (USA) - Jomana (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and edged right from over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish (tchd 9-4)

2⁽⁶⁾ 5	9. Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 13/2 Dean McKeown B W Hills	Dean McKeown B W Hills	3	85	71	46	65	–
b g Distant Music (USA) - Desert RoseI (Green Desert)
Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd and hung left just over 1f out, no chance with winner (op 7-1 tchd 11-2)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [5¼]	5. Bewildering (IRE) 13/8F Chris Catlin E J O'Neill	Chris Catlin E J O'Neill	3	85	–	46	64	–
b c Tagula (IRE) - Mystic Belle (IRE) (Thatching)
Always prominent, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f (op 9-4 tchd 5-2)

4⁽³⁾ 5 [10¼]	3. Glory Days (GER) 9/2 Eddie Ahern Ed Dunlop	Eddie Ahern Ed Dunlop	4	97	–	35	61	–
b f Tiger Hill (IRE) - Glorosia (FR) (Bering)
Held up in touch, weakened inside final furlong (op 11-4)

5⁽⁸⁾ nk [10½]	8. Sadler's Kingdom (IRE) 11/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	85	–	34	54	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Artful Pleasure (USA) (Nasty And Bold)
Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 4f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 5 [15½]	2. Soldiers Romance 28/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	4	912	–	29	49	–
b g Allied Forces (USA) - Still In Love (Emarati)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 16-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [19]	6. Dickie Deano 50/1 Barry Savage ⁷ Milton Bradley	Barry Savage ⁷ Milton Bradley	3	80 2	–	18	39	–
b g Sooty Tern - Chez Bonito (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

8⁽⁵⁾ 5 [24]	4. Most Becoming 100/1 Rory Moore ⁵ S Parr	Rory Moore ⁵ S Parr	4	92	–	5	27	–
b f Most Welcome - Bertie's Girl (Another Realm)
Pulled hard in rear, ridden over 4f out, soon struggling

9⁽²⁾ 2½ [26½]	1. Merlins Dreams 200/1 Danielle McCreery ⁷ S Parr	Danielle McCreery ⁷ S Parr	4	95	–	5	27	–
b c Dansili - Red Leggings (Shareef Dancer)
Slowly into stride, bumped on inside after 1f, always behind (jockey said colt hung right-handed throughout) (op 100-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:56:00 Winning time: 2m 2.63s (slow by 5.93s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Metternich) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Henry Barton (Sir Sandicliffe)
3rd owner: J C Fretwell (Bewildering)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.30 £2.20 £1.10 Ex: £17 CSF: £18.42 Trifecta: £35.20 Pool £409.05 - 8.25 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (50%) M [4-6] 33 (14%) H [7-9] 70 (36%)

4:55 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Feb 2007

Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Maiden Stakes