Full Result 6.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 20 December 2008

John Hollowood Christmas Classic Handicap (Div I)

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (5f216yds) 6f Poly Standard To Fast

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⁽⁵⁾	11. Double Carpet (IRE) 8/1 Ross Atkinson ⁷ Garry Woodward	Ross Atkinson ⁷ Garry Woodward	5	81	50	71	71	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Cupid Miss (Anita's Prince)
Soon led, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well (tchd 7-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ 6	1. Tri Chara (IRE) 3/1F Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead	Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead	4	98 p	64	65	66	–
ch g Grand Slam (USA) - Lamzena (IRE) (Fairy King)
Always prominent, ridden well over 1f out, chased winner and edged left entering final furlong, no impression (op 13-2)

3⁽³⁾ 1 [7]	7. Elusive Dreams (USA) 100/30 Tom McLaughlin Paul Howling	Tom McLaughlin Paul Howling	4	90	56	54	55	–
ch g Elusive Quality (USA) - Bally Five (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [7½]	2. What Katie Did (IRE) 17/2 Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Milton Bradley	Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Milton Bradley	3	813 p	60	57	57	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Chatterberry (Aragon)
Took keen hold in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace (op 8-1 tchd 11-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [7¾]	3. Ask Jenny (IRE) 14/1 Liam Keniry Patrick Morris	Liam Keniry Patrick Morris	6	93	59	55	55	–
b m Marju (IRE) - Waltzing Matilda (Mujtahid)
Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace (op 25-1 tchd 12-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ nse [7¾]	9. Willhewiz 10/1 Duran Fentiman ³ Mark Brisbourne	Duran Fentiman ³ Mark Brisbourne	8	87 v	52	48	48	–
b g Wizard King - Leave It To Lib (Tender King)
Led early, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened (op 12-1)

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [8¼]	6. Hurricane Coast 12/1 Tony Culhane David Flood	Tony Culhane David Flood	9	91 b	57	51	52	–
b g Hurricane Sky (AUS) - Tread Carefully (Sharpo)
Held up and behind, came wide straight, some late progress, never nearer (op 10-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [9½]	4. Namu 16/1 Chris Catlin Teresa Spearing	Chris Catlin Teresa Spearing	5	92 p	58	48	49	–
b m Mujahid (USA) - Sheraton Heights (Deploy)
Held up in rear, nearest finish (op 14-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ hd [9¾]	5. Muktasb (USA) 13/2 Adam Kirby Derek Shaw	Adam Kirby Derek Shaw	7	92 v	58	48	48	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Maghaarb (Machiavellian)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 7-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [12¼]	8. Piccolo Diamante (USA) 16/1 Tolley Dean ³ S Parr	Tolley Dean ³ S Parr	4	811	56	37	38	–
bb g Three Wonders (USA) - Bafooz (USA) (Clever Trick)
Held up and behind, pushed along 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, no response (op 14-1)

11⁽²⁾ 4 [16¼]	13. Our Kally 66/1 Sean Palmer ⁷ Mark Usher	Sean Palmer ⁷ Mark Usher	3	711 1	46	14	15	–
bb f Kyllachy - Rendition (Polish Precedent)
Always towards rear (op 50-1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [16¼]	12. Fish Called Johnny 28/1 Franny Norton Alan Berry	Franny Norton Alan Berry	4	86	48	16	17	–
b g Kyllachy - Clare Celeste (Coquelin)
Behind final 3f (op 25-1)

12 ran Off time: 6:51:00 Winning time: 1m 14.07s (slow by 1.27s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: The Little Fizzer (self certificate)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Bloom (Double Carpet) 1st breeder: Dr John Waldron
2nd owner: The Tri Chara Partnership (Tri Chara)
3rd owner: The Circle Bloodstock I Limited (Elusive Dreams)
Tote win: £10.10 PL: £2.80 £1.50 £2.10 Ex: £45.10 CSF: £33.45 Tricast: £101.58
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (32%) M [5-8] 54 (32%) H [10-13] 46 (36%)

6:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 20 Dec 2008

John Hollowood Christmas Classic Handicap (Div I)