Full Result 9.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 December 2008

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (7f32yds) 7f 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⁽⁴⁾	8. Balata 7/2F Tom McLaughlin Rod Millman	Tom McLaughlin Rod Millman	3	813	65	75	75	–
b g Averti (IRE) - Manila Selection (USA) (Manila)
Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead last strides (op 10-3 tchd 3-1 and 4-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	2. KensingtonI (IRE) 20/1 Patrick Donaghy ⁵ David Evans	Patrick Donaghy ⁵ David Evans	7	813	70	79	79	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - March Star (IRE) (Mac's Imp)
Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, headed last strides (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [½]	5. Strabinios King 6/1 Jim Crowley Michael Wigham	Jim Crowley Michael Wigham	4	90	66	74	74	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Strawberry Morn (CAN) (Travelling Victor)
Not much room start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on (op 5-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [3¼]	1. This Ones For Eddy 9/2 Adam Kirby S Parr	Adam Kirby S Parr	3	94	70	71	71	–
b g Kyllachy - Skirt Around (Deploy)
Held up in rear, headway 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 8-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3¾]	3. A Big Sky Brewing (USA) 9/1 Dean Heslop ⁵ David Barron	Dean Heslop ⁵ David Barron	4	812 b	69	69	68	–
b g Arch (USA) - Runalpharun (USA) (Thunder Rumble)
Soon led, headed over 5f out, prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace (op 8-1 tchd 15-2)

6⁽⁸⁾ shd [3¾]	4. Romantic Verse 16/1 Shane Kelly Ed McMahon	Shane Kelly Ed McMahon	3	92	68	67	67	–
b f Kyllachy - Romancing (Dr Devious)
Held up in touch, hung left over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [4½]	12. Liberty Valance (IRE) 7/1 Richard Kingscote Sylvester Kirk	Richard Kingscote Sylvester Kirk	3	86 t	58	55	55	–
b g Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Tabdea (USA) (Topsider)
Held up in rear, headway on inside when not clear run 1f out, not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 11-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [8]	7. Topenhall (IRE) 11/1 Pat Cosgrave Daniel O'Connell	Pat Cosgrave Daniel O'Connell	7	813	65	53	53	–
b g Topanoora (IRE) - Jrred Up (IRE) (Jurado)
Took keen hold, led over 5f out until over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 10-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 3 [11]	9. Tri Chara (IRE) 11/2 Hayley Turner Reg Hollinshead	Hayley Turner Reg Hollinshead	4	812 p	64	44	44	–
ch g Grand Slam (USA) - Lamzena (IRE) (Fairy King)
Pulled hard, prominent until weakened well over 1f out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [12]	10. Gainshare 20/1 Liam Jones Ruth Carr	Liam Jones Ruth Carr	3	811	63	40	40	–
b g Lend A Hand - Red Shareef (Marju)
Pulled hard, soon prominent, led over 2f out until over 1f out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too freely) (op 16-1)

11⁽¹⁾ ½ [12½]	11. Chookie Heiton (IRE) 33/1 Paul Mulrennan Ian Semple	Paul Mulrennan Ian Semple	10	810	62	38	38	–
br g Fumo Di Londra (IRE) - Royal Wolff (Prince Tenderfoot)
Led early, lost place over 4f out, headway well over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong, not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run)

11 ran Off time: 9:21:00 Winning time: 1m 29.31s (slow by 2.51s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Singleb (vet's certificate)
1st owner: The Links Partnership (Balata) 1st breeder: Charlock Farm Stud
2nd owner: Derek Buckley (KensingtonI)
3rd owner: Val Kelly (Strabinios King)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.50 £7.90 £3.20 Ex: £111.50 CSF: £79.92 Tricast: £415.77
Placepot: £128.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £130,196.00. 737.22 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £13.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £10,169.07. 547.05 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 60 (47%) M [6-8] 75 (21%) H [9-12] 15 (32%)

9:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 30 Dec 2008

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