Full Result 2.40 Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 December 2009

Bet British With totepool Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div II)

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

1st £2,810.70 2nd £871.65 3rd £435.60 4th £217.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. Desert VisionI 5/4F Mr O Greenall Michael Easterby	Mr O Greenall Michael Easterby	5	103 tv¹	64	75	75	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Fragrant Oasis (USA) (Rahy)
Led early, always prominent, chased clear leader over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well (op 13-8)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¾	2. Resplendent Ace (IRE) 12/1 James Banks ⁵ Paul Howling	James Banks ⁵ Paul Howling	5	105	71	–	78	–
b g Trans Island - Persian Polly (Persian Bold)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, took 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner (op 8-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [4]	4. Florentia 11/2 Mr B M Morris ⁵ Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Mr B M Morris ⁵ Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	913	67	–	70	–
ch f Medicean - Area Girl (Jareer)
Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and one pace final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	10. Arashi 13/2 Mr J P Featherstone ⁵ Lucinda Featherstone	Mr J P Featherstone ⁵ Lucinda Featherstone	3	98 p	62	–	62	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Arriving (Most Welcome)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, edged left well over 1f out, kept on to take 4th close home (op 8-1 tchd 6-1)

DSQ⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [6]	1. Benedict Spirit (IRE) 6/1 Miss Isabel Tompsett Dai Burchell	Miss Isabel Tompsett Dai Burchell	4	110 p	75	–	73	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Kathy Caerleon (IRE) (Caerleon)
Soon with leader, led over 5f out, clear over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened, finished 5th, disqualified - rider failed to draw correct weight (op 7-1 tchd 4-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 7 [13]	3. Dudley Docker (IRE) 25/1 Mr Joshua Pearce ⁷ Daniel O'Brien	Mr Joshua Pearce ⁷ Daniel O'Brien	7	913 b	67	–	50	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Nordic Abu (IRE) (Nordico)
Dwelt, held up in rear, pushed along well over 1f out, never near leaders, finished 6th, placed 5th (op 20-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 6 [19]	7. Colonel Sherman (USA) 16/1 Mr A T Brook ⁷ Philip Kirby	Mr A T Brook ⁷ Philip Kirby	4	97	61	–	32	–
bb c Mr Greeley (USA) - Spankin 'n Fannin (USA) (Lear Fan)
Soon led, headed over 5f out, chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 14-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 14 [33]	8. Prince Golan (IRE) 8/1 Mr M Price ³ Richard Price	Mr M Price ³ Richard Price	5	911 3	61	–	–	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Mohican Princess (Shirley Heights)
Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon struggling, finished 8th, placed 7th (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [37½]	6. Strategic Mover (USA) 66/1 Miss Michelle Bryant ⁵ Paddy Butler	Miss Michelle Bryant ⁵ Paddy Butler	4	911 v	63	–	–	–
ch g Grand Slam (USA) - Efficient Frontier (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Took keen hold, prominent until weakened quickly well over 2f out, finished 9th, placed 8th

9⁽²⁾ 6 [43½]	9. Artreju (GER) 100/1 Kasey Loftus ⁷ Paddy Butler	Kasey Loftus ⁷ Paddy Butler	6	97 12	61	–	–	–
ch g Perugino (USA) - Art Of Easter (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Slowly into stride, in rear, reminder 4f out, soon lost touch, finished 10th, placed 9th (op 66-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 2m 0.73s (slow by 4.03s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: A Black,R Edmonds,J Holdroyd,J Quickfall (Desert VisionI) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Paul Howling (Resplendent Ace)
3rd owner: Neil Greig (Florentia)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.20 £2 £2.10 Ex: £16.20 CSF: £18.87 Tricast: £66.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (50%) M [4-7] 62 (33%) H [8-10] 27 (17%)

Following an objection by the clerk of the scales and the resulting stewards' inquiry, Benedict Spirit, who passed the post 5th, was disqualified due to the rider failing to draw the correct weight.

2:40 Wolverhampton (AW) 7 Dec 2009

Bet British With totepool Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div II)