Full Result 7.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 20 September 2008

Nuss Is 40 Celebration Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m141yds) 1m½f Poly Standard

1st £3,885.60 2nd £1,156.20 3rd £577.80 4th £288.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	8. Alfie Tupper (IRE) 8/1 Pat Cosgrave Jim Boyle	Pat Cosgrave Jim Boyle	5	95	66	72	77	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Walnut Lady (Forzando)
Held up, soon in mid-division, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden when carried left and led well inside final furlong, ran on (op 11-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	10. Sabre Light 14/1 Jack Mitchell ³ Alan Bailey	Jack Mitchell ³ Alan Bailey	3	91 p	70	76	80	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Good Grounds (USA) (Alleged)
Held up in touch, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed well inside final furlong, kept on (op 16-1)

3⁽²⁾ 7 [7¼]	3. Ahlawy (IRE) 14/1 Liam Keniry Michael Easterby	Liam Keniry Michael Easterby	5	96 b¹	67	57	61	–
gr g Green Desert (USA) - On Call (Alleged)
Chased leader until over 6f out, prominent, every chance over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 12-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [7½]	9. Sir Billy Nick 33/1 Charles Eddery ⁷ Jeremy Noseda	Charles Eddery ⁷ Jeremy Noseda	3	811	70	60	64	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Follow Flanders (Pursuit Of Love)
Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, one pace (op 28-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 5 [12½]	5. Lunar River (FR) 5/1 George Baker David Pinder	George Baker David Pinder	5	95 t	66	44	48	–
b m Muhtathir - Moon Gorge (Pursuit Of Love)
Held up in rear, not clear run and switched right just over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, never near leaders (jockey said mare was denied a clear run) (op 9-2)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [13]	6. Hucking Heat (IRE) 20/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Reg Hollinshead	Daragh O'Donohoe Reg Hollinshead	4	95 p	66	43	47	–
b g Desert Sun - Vltava (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Held up towards rear, headway on inside when not clear run just over 2f out, no further progress (op 14-1)

7⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	2. Pugilist 8/1 Patrick Hills ³ Brian Meehan	Patrick Hills ³ Brian Meehan	6	96	70	44	48	–
b g Fraam - Travel Mystery (Godswalk)
Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 7-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [15]	1. King's Majesty (IRE) 33/1 Vince Slattery Tim Pitt	Vince Slattery Tim Pitt	6	99	70	42	46	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Tiavanita (USA) (J O Tobin)
Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and switched right well over 1f out, never dangerous

9⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [19]	7. Harare 20/1 Ashley Morgan ⁷ Richard Price	Ashley Morgan ⁷ Richard Price	7	812 b	66	29	33	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Springs Eternal (Salse)
Held up in mid-division, shortlived effort over 3f out (op 16-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [23½]	12. Valdan (IRE) 6/1 Dean McKeown David Evans	Dean McKeown David Evans	4	92	63	16	20	–
b g Val Royal (FR) - Danedrop (IRE) (Danehill)
Prominent, chased clear leader over 6f out, weakened over 2f out (op 9-2)

11⁽⁸⁾ nk [24]	13. Wing Play (IRE) 9/2J Travis Block Hughie Morrison	Travis Block Hughie Morrison	3	92 t	68	21	24	–
b g Hawk Wing (USA) - Toy Show (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (op 7-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [24¾]	4. Machinate (USA) 22/1 Liam Jones Mark Brisbourne	Liam Jones Mark Brisbourne	6	96	67	17	21	–
bb g Machiavellian (USA) - Dancing Sea (USA) (Storm Cat)
Always behind (op 33-1)

13⁽¹⁾ 11 [35¾]	11. Fort Amhurst (IRE) 9/2J J-P Guillambert Michael Easterby	J-P Guillambert Michael Easterby	4	93	64	–	–	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Soft Breeze (Zafonic)
Led, clear over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased well over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 15-2 tchd 8-1)

13 ran Off time: 7:20:00 Winning time: 1m 48.27s (slow by 2.27s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Epsom Equine Spa Partnership (Alfie Tupper) 1st breeder: Stone Ridge Farm
2nd owner: Phil Buchanan (Sabre Light)
3rd owner: K Hodgson & Mrs J Hodgson (Ahlawy)
Tote win: £16.80 PL: £4.50 £3.30 £3.30 Ex: £181.60 CSF: £108.26 Tricast: £1,552.57
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (38%) M [5-9] 75 (34%) H [10-13] 21 (28%)

7:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 20 Sep 2008

Nuss Is 40 Celebration Handicap