Full Result 7.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 18 October 2008

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(Class 6) (3yo+) (5f20yds) 5f Poly Standard

1st £2,047.20 2nd £604.50 3rd £302.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Blue Tomato I 2/1F William Carson ⁵ David Nicholls	William Carson ⁵ David Nicholls	7	810	84	81	88	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Ocean Grove (IRE) (Fairy King)
Raced off the pace in midfield, headway halfway, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, easily (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 and 15-8)

2⁽²⁾ 6	5. Thunder Bay 4/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	811	74	57	62	–
b g Hunting Lion (IRE) - Floral Spark (Forzando)
Raced off the pace in midfield, ridden halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong to go 2nd close home, no chance with winner (tchd 7-2)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	1. Harry Up 4/1 Barry McHugh ⁷ Kevin Ryan	Barry McHugh ⁷ Kevin Ryan	7	812 b	84	59	66	–
ch g Piccolo - Faraway Lass (Distant Relative)
With leaders, led and edged left over 2f out, soon clear, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home (op 7-2)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [7½]	8. Alugat (IRE) 33/1 Hayley Turner Ann Duffield	Hayley Turner Ann Duffield	5	85	48	44	51	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Notley Park (Wolfhound)
Soon outpaced in rear on outer, ridden halfway, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never near leaders (op 40-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [8]	10. Mr Rooney (IRE) 14/1 Franny Norton Alan Berry	Franny Norton Alan Berry	5	85	57	42	49	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Desert Bride (USA) (Key To The Kingdom)
Led for 1f, soon outpaced in 3rd, plugged on same pace final furlong (op 16-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1 [9]	13. The Little Fizzer (IRE) 7/1 Chris Catlin David Evans	Chris Catlin David Evans	3	82	55	37	43	–
ch f Fayruz - Villaminta (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Behind, ridden well over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no chance

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [9¼]	7. Jun Fan (USA) 28/1 Royston Ffrench Brian Ellison	Royston Ffrench Brian Ellison	6	87	47	39	47	–
br g Artax (USA) - Ringside Lady (NZ) (Clay Hero)
Behind, headway under pressure and switched right entering final furlong, kept on but never near leaders

8⁽¹⁾ 5 [14¼]	11. Polish Star 28/1 Duran Fentiman ³ Linda Perratt	Duran Fentiman ³ Linda Perratt	4	82 v	45	18	27	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Apennina (USA) (Gulch)
Very slowly away, always well behind (jockey said gelding missed the break) (op 40-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ nk [14½]	3. Classic Encounter I (IRE) 10/1 Marc Halford ³ David Simcock	Marc Halford ³ David Simcock	5	812	72	27	35	–
b g Lujain (USA) - Licence To Thrill (Wolfhound)
Taken down early, dwelt, soon with leaders, led after 1f, headed and badly hampered over 2f out, weakened quickly 2f out, eased final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 8 [22½]	4. Coconut Moon 25/1 Tony Culhane David Flood	Tony Culhane David Flood	6	90 b	65	–	6	–
b m Bahamian Bounty - Lunar Ridge (Indian Ridge)
Raced wide, always behind (op 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 7:20:00 Winning time: 1m 1.82s (slow by 1.82s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Back In The Red (travel problems), Monte Major (self certificate), Spic 'n Span (travel problems)
1st owner: Dab Hand Racing (Blue Tomato I) 1st breeder: Bearstone Stud
2nd owner: Mrs J Penman (Thunder Bay)
3rd owner: The Fishermen (Harry Up)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.50 £2 £1.10 Ex: £9.80 CSF: £9.22
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (49%) M [4-8] 29 (28%) H [9-11] 48 (23%)

7:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 18 Oct 2008

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