Full Result 2.40 Wolverhampton (AW) | 28 January 1998

Mackerel Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (4yo+) 7f OMS Standard

1st £2,085 2nd £585 3rd £285

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Elite Hope (USA) 4/5F Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	6	812	–	–	76	–
ch m Moment Of Hope (USA) - Chervil (USA) (Greenough)
Made all, clear over 2f out, unchallenged

2⁽⁵⁾ 4	4. Theatre Magic 7/2 Joe Fanning Derek Shaw	Joe Fanning Derek Shaw	5	811	–	–	65	–
b g Sayf El Arab (USA) - Miss Orient (Damister)
Chased leaders, shaken up to go 2nd 3f out, no impression

3⁽²⁾ 6 [10]	7. Axeman (IRE) 25/1 A Whelan Nick Littmoden	A Whelan Nick Littmoden	6	85	–	–	45	–
b g Reprimand - Minnie Tudor (Tudor Melody)
Started slowly, behind until headway over 2f out, never nearer

4⁽⁶⁾ 2 [12]	2. Just Loui 11/1 B Callaghan ⁷ K R Burke	B Callaghan ⁷ K R Burke	4	810	–	–	52	–
gr g Lugana Beach - Absaloui (Absalom)
Behind, headway 2f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹²⁾ 2 [14]	6. C-Harry (IRE) 10/1 Fergal Lynch Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch Reg Hollinshead	4	89	–	–	39	–
ch c Imperial Frontier (USA) - Desert Gale (Taufan)
Effort 3f out, soon hard driven, no impression

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [14½]	9. Little Ibnr 14/1 John Lowe Peter Cundell	John Lowe Peter Cundell	7	83 v	–	–	32	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Zalatia (Music Boy)
Chased winner 4f, soon ridden along and beaten. stewards' told: jockey reported that the gelding had raced too freely early on

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [15½]	8. Leigh Crofter 8/1 Steve Drowne Peter Cundell	Steve Drowne Peter Cundell	9	85 b	–	–	31	–
ch g Son Of Shaka - Ganadora (Good Times)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened final 2f

8⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [15¾]	1. Marcomir (USA) 16/1 Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	5	97	–	–	46	–
br h Dayjur (USA) - Mariella (USA) (Roberto)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, outpaced

9⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [17½]	12. Belbay Star 20/1 Paul Doe ⁷ Les Eyre	Paul Doe ⁷ Les Eyre	5	76 1	–	–	20	–
b m Belfort (FR) - Gavea (African Sky I)
Tracked leaders 4f, soon outpaced

10⁽⁹⁾ 12 [29½]	5. Young Benson 33/1 L Newton Trevor Wall	L Newton Trevor Wall	6	811	–	–	3	–
b g Zalazl (USA) - Impala Lass (Kampala)
Always behind and outpaced, tailed off

11⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [31]	11. Calandrella 25/1 Russell Price G B Balding	Russell Price G B Balding	5	84 2	–	–	–	–
b m Sizzling Melody - Maravilla (Mandrake Major)
Always in rear, tailed off

12⁽³⁾ 1 [32]	10. Slievenamon 12/1 D Biggs R Simpson	D Biggs R Simpson	5	83 b	–	–	–	–
br g Warning - Twice A Fool (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Always behind, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 2:47:00 Winning time: 1m 30.30s (slow by 4.10s) Total SP: 142%
1st owner: Elite Racing Club (Elite Hope) 1st breeder: Barbara Hunter
2nd owner: Green Diamond Racing (Theatre Magic)
3rd owner: John Barton (Axeman)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.30 £1.40 £4.90 Ex: £4.50 CSF: £4.15 Trifecta: £177.40 Pool: £777.49. 3.11 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (51%) M [5-8] 59 (29%) H [9-12] 37 (20%)

2:40 Wolverhampton (AW) 28 Jan 1998

Mackerel Claiming Stakes Class F