Full Result 2.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 December 1998

Thorpe Vernon and Company Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £3,582.50 2nd £1,085 3rd £530 4th £252.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	6. Jay-Owe-Two (IRE) 7/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	4	95	76	55	82	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Fiery Song (Ballad Rock)
Stumbled start, outpaced, headway halfway, led inside final furlong, ridden out (tchd 8-1 and 9-1 in places)

2⁽⁴⁾ hd	3. Be Warned 6/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	7	99 v	80	59	86	–
b g Warning - Sagar (Habitat)
Outpaced and well behind, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, finished well (op 7-2)

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [1½]	2. Weetman's Weigh (IRE) 6/1 Willie Ryan Reg Hollinshead	Willie Ryan Reg Hollinshead	5	911	82	59	85	–
b h Archway (IRE) - Indian Sand (Indian King)
Always prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, soon headed, one pace (op 4-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2]	7. Godmersham Park 16/1 Gary Carter P S Felgate	Gary Carter P S Felgate	6	91	72	48	74	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Brown Velvet I (Mansingh)
Always prominent, chased leader over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (op 14-1)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [2¾]	9. Hugwity 12/1 Nigel Day Giles Bravery	Nigel Day Giles Bravery	6	811	68	42	68	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Nuit D'Ete (USA) (Super Concorde)
Outpaced, headway over 2f out, not much room inside final furlong, kept on (op 8-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [4½]	11. Kingdom Ruby (IRE) 10/1 T Sprake Julie Camacho	T Sprake Julie Camacho	3	84	62	33	59	–
ch f Bluebird (USA) - Tapestry (Tap On Wood)
Chased leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra (op 7-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [6]	8. Sea Ya Maite 12/1 C Teague ³ Roy Bowring	C Teague ³ Roy Bowring	4	89	69	34	63	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Marina Plata (Julio Mariner)
Slowly into stride, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace (op 8-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 3 [9]	5. Antonias Melody 33/1 G Strange Roy Bowring	G Strange Roy Bowring	5	97	78	40	65	–
b m Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Ayodessa (Lochnager)
Led over 4f, weakened over 2f out (op 20-1)

9⁽¹⁾ hd [9¼]	13. Sand Hawk 14/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Derek Shaw	Paul Doe ⁵ Derek Shaw	3	710 5 5	59	16	46	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ghassanah (Pas De Seul)
Always outpaced (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

10⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [10]	1. Italian Symphony I (IRE) 13/2 Chris D Cogan ⁷ David Evans	Chris D Cogan ⁷ David Evans	4	913 6 v	91	44	76	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Terracotta Hut (Habitat)
Mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 4-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 14 [24]	12. Tifosi (IRE) 50/1 Paul Fessey John Quinn	Paul Fessey John Quinn	3	712	56	–	12	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - That's Easy (Swing Easy)
Chased leaders over 4f (op 33-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 19 [43]	10. Yeoman Oliver 5/2F Simon Whitworth B A McMahon	Simon Whitworth B A McMahon	5	85 b	62	–	–	–
b g Precocious - Impala Lass (Kampala)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon lost place (trainer reported horse resented kickback) (tchd 3-1 and 100-30 in places)

12 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 1m 51.60s (slow by 7.10s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Huntswood (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Country Lane Partnership (Jay-Owe-Two) 1st breeder: Thoroughbred Trust
2nd owner: A J Thompson (Be Warned)
3rd owner: Ed Weetman (haulage & Storage) Ltd (Weetman's Weigh)
Tote win: £9.70 PL: £3.40 £2.80 £3.20 Ex: £56.70 CSF: £46.84 Tricast: £255.61
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 65 (34%) M [5-8] 14 (43%) H [9-12] 71 (23%)

2:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Dec 1998

Thorpe Vernon and Company Handicap Class D