Full Result 6.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 January 2008

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(Class 6) (0-65, 4yo+) (5f20yds) 5f Poly Standard

1st £1,774.50 2nd £523.90 3rd £262.08

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Almaty Express 9/2 Ashley Hamblett ⁵ John Weymes	Ashley Hamblett ⁵ John Weymes	6	88 b	60	74	77	–
b g Almaty (IRE) - Express Girl (Sylvan Express)
Made all, ridden 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, ran on well (op 7-2)

2⁽¹³⁾ 2½	3. Sands Crooner (IRE) 12/1 Tolley Dean ⁵ Derek Shaw	Tolley Dean ⁵ Derek Shaw	5	810 v	62	67	70	–
b g Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Kurfuffle (Bluebird)
Slowly into stride, soon switched left and outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble winner (op 11-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [4]	8. Perlachy 8/1 Duran Fentiman ³ Mrs N Macauley	Duran Fentiman ³ Mrs N Macauley	4	89 v	59	58	62	–
b g Kyllachy - Perfect DreamI (Emperor Jones)
Always prominent, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [4]	1. Twosheetstothewind 18/1 Liam Jones Conor Dore	Liam Jones Conor Dore	4	94	65	64	68	–
ch f Bahamian Bounty - Flag (Selkirk)
Pulled hard, always prominent, every chance over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 14-1)

5⁽²⁾ hd [4¼]	11. Thoughtsofstardom 9/1 Kirsty Milczarek ⁵ Giles Bravery	Kirsty Milczarek ⁵ Giles Bravery	5	85 eb	57	55	59	–
b g Mind Games - Alustar (Emarati)
Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 2 [6¼]	2. Hythe Bay 20/1 Jim Crowley John Best	Jim Crowley John Best	4	94	65	56	60	–
b f Auction House (USA) - Ellway Queen (USA) (Bahri)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1 tchd 22-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1 [7¼]	12. Desert Light (IRE) 13/2 Dean McKeown Derek Shaw	Dean McKeown Derek Shaw	7	810 v	57	44	48	–
b g Desert Sun - Nacote (IRE) (Mtoto)
Chased leaders until weakened well over 2f out (op 5-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7¾]	10. Egyptian Lord 33/1 Colin Haddon ⁵ Peter Grayson	Colin Haddon ⁵ Peter Grayson	5	85	57	42	46	–
ch g Bold Edge - Calypso Lady (IRE) (Priolo)
Raced wide, held up, behind final 3f

9⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [9¼]	7. Music Box Express 13/8F J F Egan D J Murphy	J F Egan D J Murphy	4	813 e/s	60	40	44	–
b g Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Aly McBe (USA) (Alydeed)
Slowly into stride, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was fractious pre-race) (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 and 6-4)

10⁽⁵⁾ 9 [18¼]	4. Stoneacre Boy (IRE) 25/1 Liam Keniry Peter Grayson	Liam Keniry Peter Grayson	5	91	62	7	14	–
ch g City On A Hill (USA) - Sans Ceriph (IRE) (Thatching)
Chased leaders 2f, eased when no chance inside final furlong (op 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 6:50:00 Winning time: 1m 2.31s (slow by 2.31s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Bond Becks (vet's certificate), By The Edge (vet's certificate), Triskaidekaphobia (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Sporting Occasions Racing No 5 (Almaty Express) 1st breeder: P G Airey
2nd owner: Danethorpe Racing Partnership (Sands Crooner)
3rd owner: Mrs N Macauley (Perlachy)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £1.90 £4.50 £2.10 Ex: £90.40 CSF: £54.62 Tricast: £431.85
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 70 (36%) M [4-8] 32 (51%) H [10-13] 48 (13%)

6:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 3 Jan 2008

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