Full Result 2.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 21 January 2008

Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Selling Stakes

(Class 6) (4yo+) (1m141yds) 1m½f Poly Standard

1st £2,047.50 2nd £604.50 3rd £302.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Arctic Desert 3/1 Hayley Turner Gay Kelleway	Hayley Turner Gay Kelleway	8	94 t	60	58	71	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Thamud (IRE) (Lahib)
Held up in rear, smooth headway to chase leader over 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, shaken up and soon clear, easily (tchd 11-4 and 10-3)

2⁽⁶⁾ 4	5. Pianoforte (USA) 13/2 Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	6	813 p	59	44	54	–
b g Grand Slam (USA) - Far Too Loud (CAN) (No Louder)
Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, took 2nd last strides, no chance with winner (op 10-1)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [4¼]	2. Louisiade (IRE) 5/1 Mark Coumbe ⁷ John Harris	Mark Coumbe ⁷ John Harris	7	811 p	63	48	58	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Titchwell Lass (Lead On Time)
Led early, held up, ridden and headway when hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [6]	4. Circus Polka (USA) 7/2 Chris Catlin Mark Brisbourne	Chris Catlin Mark Brisbourne	4	93 tb	63	44	54	–
br c Stravinsky (USA) - Far Wiser (USA) (Private Terms)
Soon led, clear over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten, edged left well inside final furlong (op 13-2)

5⁽⁴⁾ 5 [11]	6. Sarraaf (IRE) 20/1 Tom Eaves Linda Perratt	Tom Eaves Linda Perratt	12	813	52	27	38	–
ch g Perugino (USA) - Blue Vista (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Always prominent, chased leader 4f out until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1)

6⁽³⁾ 3 [14]	7. Spence's Choice (IRE) 66/1 Nicky Lawes ⁷ G P Kelly	Nicky Lawes ⁷ G P Kelly	4	85	–	20	31	–
b g Desert Sun - Late Night Lady (IRE) (Mujadil)
Soon chasing leader, ridden and lost 2nd 4f out, soon weakened

7⁽²⁾ 1 [15]	3. Northern Desert (IRE) 2/1F Paul Doe Sean Curran	Paul Doe Sean Curran	9	94 p	65	23	34	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Rosie's Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 7-4 tchd 9-4)

7 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 1m 51.36s (slow by 5.36s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Miss Gay Kelleway (Arctic Desert) 1st breeder: Whatton Manor Stud
2nd owner: Edges Farm Racing Stables Ltd (Pianoforte)
3rd owner: Shaun Taylor (Louisiade)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £2.20 £2.30 Ex: £24.30 CSF: £23.44
There was no bid for the winner.

2:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 21 Jan 2008

Hotel And Conferencing At Wolverhampton Selling Stakes