Full Result 2.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 29 February 2008

Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse Selling Stakes

(Class 6) (4yo+) (1m141yds) 1m½f 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⁽⁴⁾	2. Northern Desert (IRE) 6/1 Kirsty Milczarek ³ Sean Curran	Kirsty Milczarek ³ Sean Curran	9	91 p	65	35	68	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Rosie's Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Always prominent, went 2nd over 4f out, led just over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on (op 9-2 tchd 7-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ ¾	3. Pianoforte (USA) 12/1 Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	6	94 b	56	33	66	–
b g Grand Slam (USA) - Far Too Loud (CAN) (No Louder)
Held up in touch, ridden to challenge when edged left inside final furlong, not run on (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 1 [1¾]	1. Arctic Desert 6/1 Hayley Turner Gay Kelleway	Hayley Turner Gay Kelleway	8	94 t	61	31	64	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Thamud (IRE) (Lahib)
Took keen hold in touch, switched right inside final furlong, ridden and ran on (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2¼]	7. Capania (IRE) 20/1 Stevie Donohoe David Evans	Stevie Donohoe David Evans	4	87	52	19	52	–
br f Cape Cross (IRE) - Gentle Papoose (Commanche Run)
Led, headed just over 1f out, ridden when bumped inside final furlong, no extra (tchd 25-1)

5⁽³⁾ 1½ [3¾]	4. One Night In Paris (IRE) 8/15F Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	5	813	75	21	55	–
bb m Danetime (IRE) - Forget Paris (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Chased leader until over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong (jockey said mare moved poorly) (op 4-7 tchd 1-2)

6⁽⁷⁾ 11 [14¾]	6. Western Roots 14/1 Chris Catlin Michael Appleby	Chris Catlin Michael Appleby	7	812 p	54	–	31	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Chrysalis (Soviet Star)
Held up, behind final 2f

7⁽²⁾ 33 [47¾]	8. Dancing Moonlight (IRE) 100/1 Liam Jones Mrs N Macauley	Liam Jones Mrs N Macauley	6	87	27	–	–	–
b m Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Silver Moon I (Environment Friend)
Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, struggling 3f out, tailed off

7 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 1m 54.95s (slow by 8.95s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Man On Fire (travel problems)
1st owner: Miss N Henton (Northern Desert) 1st breeder: J P Hardiman
2nd owner: Nigel Leadbeater Mrs Val Leadbeater (Pianoforte)
3rd owner: Miss Gay Kelleway (Arctic Desert)
Tote win: £7.40 PL: £2.30 £3.70 Ex: £61.90 CSF: £70.47 Trifecta: £138.80 Pool £537.81 - 2.75 winning units.
There was no bid fro the winner. One Night In Paris was claimed by Diamond Racing Ltd for £5,500.

2:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 29 Feb 2008

Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse Selling Stakes