Full Result 8.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 October 2008

Carlsberg Probably The Best Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m1f103yds) 1m1½f Poly Standard

1st £3,238 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £240.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	1. New Star (UAE) 28/1 Graham Gibbons Mark Brisbourne	Graham Gibbons Mark Brisbourne	4	96	74	83	85	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Princess Haifa (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, held on well (op 25-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ hd	2. Royal Amnesty 5/1 Tom Eaves Linda Perratt	Tom Eaves Linda Perratt	5	95 b	73	81	84	–
br g Desert Prince (IRE) - Regal Peace (Known Fact)
Slowly into stride, soon held up in touch, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 4-1)

3⁽¹⁾ hd [½]	10. Ahlawy (IRE) 10/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	5	811 b	65	73	76	–
gr g Green Desert (USA) - On Call (Alleged)
Held up towards rear, headway on inside when not much room over 2f out, soon ridden, wandered inside final furlong, ran on well close home (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

4⁽¹²⁾ 7 [7½]	4. Magic Rush 16/1 Eddie Creighton Norma Twomey	Eddie Creighton Norma Twomey	6	94	72	65	69	–
b g Almaty (IRE) - Magic Legs (Reprimand)
Held up towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous (op 18-1)

5⁽³⁾ nk [7¾]	7. Ballora (FR) 9/1 Jamie Spencer Sylvester Kirk	Jamie Spencer Sylvester Kirk	3	93	75	69	71	–
ro f Kendor (FR) - Vodka (FR) (Ali-Royal)
Led early, held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out (tchd 8-1 and 10-1)

6⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [8½]	11. Hyde Lea Flyer 25/1 Paul Hanagan Ed McMahon	Paul Hanagan Ed McMahon	3	810	68	60	63	–
b c Hernando (FR) - Sea Ridge (Slip Anchor)
Took keen hold in mid-division, lost place over 2f out, edged left over 1f out (op 33-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ nse [8½]	3. Given A Choice (IRE) 18/1 Jerry O'Dwyer Jeff Pearce	Jerry O'Dwyer Jeff Pearce	6	95 p	73	64	67	–
b g Trans Island - Miss Audimar (USA) (Mr. Leader)
Slowly into stride and reminders, never near leaders (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 20-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 3¾ [12¼]	6. Phoenix Flight (IRE) 7/4F J-P Guillambert Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J-P Guillambert Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	93	75	59	62	–
b g Hawk Wing (USA) - Firecrest (IRE) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, soon led, headed after 1f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 5-2)

9⁽²⁾ 1¼ [13½]	12. United Nations 12/1 Andrew Elliott Noel Wilson	Andrew Elliott Noel Wilson	7	88	62	43	46	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Congress (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 11-1 tchd 9-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [14¼]	5. Mont Cervin 40/1 Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	3	93	75	55	58	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Daylight Dreams (Indian Ridge)
Always towards rear (op 33-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [14¾]	8. Western Roots 5/1 David Probert ⁵ Andrew Balding	David Probert ⁵ Andrew Balding	7	811	70	48	52	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Chrysalis (Soviet Star)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 26 [40¾]	9. Pugilist 20/1 Patrick Hills ³ Brian Meehan	Patrick Hills ³ Brian Meehan	6	811	68	–	–	–
b g Fraam - Travel Mystery (Godswalk)
Prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off (op 22-1)

12 ran Off time: 8:20:00 Winning time: 2m 0.64s (slow by 3.94s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Moment Of Clarity (self certificate)
1st owner: Shropshire Wolves (New Star) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Mrs Francesca Mitchell (Royal Amnesty)
3rd owner: K Hodgson & Mrs J Hodgson (Ahlawy)
Tote win: £43.40 PL: £11.80 £1.10 £4.30 Ex: £74.20 CSF: £162.42 Tricast: £1,542.46
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 48 (52%) M [5-9] 69 (22%) H [10-13] 33 (26%)

8:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 3 Oct 2008

Carlsberg Probably The Best Handicap