Full Result 3.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 16 December 1998

Severn Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (2yo) 7f OMS Slow

1st £1,892.50 2nd £530 3rd £257.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	4. Miss Take (IRE) 7/4F Tom McLaughlin David Evans	Tom McLaughlin David Evans	2	811 v	47	61	73	–
ch f Red Sunset - Grave Error (Northern Treat)
Made all, clear 2f out, very easily (op 4-6 tchd 2-1 in a place)

2⁽⁵⁾ 10	6. The Last Word 6/1 Willie Ryan Reg Hollinshead	Willie Ryan Reg Hollinshead	2	811	40	37	38	–
b g Cosmonaut - Jolizal (Good Times)
Outpaced in rear, good headway on outside well over 1f out, edged left, ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

3⁽⁶⁾ 3 [13]	8. Harquebusier 14/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	2	86	44	25	26	–
ch f Keen - Mainly Me (Huntingdale)
Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on one pace (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ nk [13¼]	1. Alana's Cavalier (IRE) 7/2 T Williams Reg Hollinshead	T Williams Reg Hollinshead	2	811	50	29	29	–
b c Forest Wind (USA) - Annais Nin (Dominion)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace after (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [13¾]	5. Pokeit 9/1 J Tate Nick Littmoden	J Tate Nick Littmoden	2	811	50	28	28	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Entourage (Posse I)
Headway to chase winner halfway, weakened 1f out (op 8-1 after 14-1 in a place, tchd 10-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [17¼]	9. Maid Plans (IRE) 20/1 Richard Smith ⁷ Nick Littmoden	Richard Smith ⁷ Nick Littmoden	2	81 2	46	9	16	–
br f Petardia - Ballerina Anna (IRE) (Dance Of Life)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never dangerous (tchd 25-1 in places)

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [18]	10. Russian Velvet (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Spencer ³ Mick Quinn	Jamie Spencer ³ Mick Quinn	2	86 3	43	13	16	–
br f Soviet Lad (USA) - Ballylesson Girl (IRE) (Nashamaa)
Prominent until outpaced halfway (op 20-1)

8⁽¹⁾ hd [18¼]	2. Fourth Time Lucky 20/1 Ross Studholme ⁵ B W Murray	Ross Studholme ⁵ B W Murray	2	86	40	12	17	–
b g Timeless Times (USA) - Wych Willow (Hard Fought)
Broke well, soon ridden, weakened halfway (op 33-1)

9⁽²⁾ 2 [20¼]	11. Skymistress 25/1 Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	2	86	40	8	8	–
ch f Emarati (USA) - Divissima (Music Boy)
Prominent when hampered halfway, never dangerous after (op 16-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [20¾]	3. Little Boy Blue (IRE) 33/1 Russell Price M Waring	Russell Price M Waring	2	811 b¹	30	11	11	–
br g Petardia - Bluebutton (Blue Cashmere)
Prominent until weakened halfway

11⁽³⁾ 26 [46¾]	7. Diamond Blush 14/1 Rodney Lappin Nick Littmoden	Rodney Lappin Nick Littmoden	2	86	–	–	–	–
ch f Sure Blade (USA) - Dawn Ditty (Song)
Always struggling in rear, tailed off (op 10-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 1m 31.90s (slow by 5.70s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Crewe And Nantwich Racing Club (Miss Take) 1st breeder: Niall Lawlor
2nd owner: Mrs Patricia Lunn (The Last Word)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs J Matthews (Harquebusier)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.30 £1.10 £1.60 Ex: £4.60 CSF: £10.03
The winner was bought in for 7,600 guineas
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 10 (16%) M [5-7] 75 (23%) H [8-11] 65 (61%)

3:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 16 Dec 1998

Severn Selling Stakes Class G