Full Result 8.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 22 May 1999

Edwin Roope 81st Birthday Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m6f166yds) 1m7f OMS Standard

1st £3,597 2nd £1,086 3rd £528 4th £249

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	8. Magic Arrow (USA) 4/1J Adrian Nicholls ⁵ Jeremy Noseda	Adrian Nicholls ⁵ Jeremy Noseda	3	76 1 2	70	64	79	–
b g Defensive Play (USA) - Magic Blue (USA) (Cure The Blues)
Held up in rear, good headway on inside 5f out, led 4f out, ridden out final furlong (op 5-2)

2⁽²⁾ 2½	1. Noufari (FR) 9/2 Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	8	97	80	73	87	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Noufiyla (Top Ville)
Held up, headway to go 2nd 4f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong (op 4-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 11 [13½]	6. Nikita's Star (IRE) 7/1 Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	6	90	66	46	59	–
ch g Soviet Lad (USA) - Sally Chase (Sallust)
In touch until ran wide on bend 7f out, hard ridden and headway to chase first two final 3f

4⁽⁸⁾ 5 [18½]	5. Manileno 7/1 Tom McLaughlin Miss S J Wilton	Tom McLaughlin Miss S J Wilton	5	95 b	71	46	57	–
ch g K-Battery - Andalucia (Rheingold)
In rear, stayed on final 4f, never on terms (op 6-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 5 [23½]	4. Bullet II 4/1J J F Egan William Haggas	J F Egan William Haggas	4	95	72	40	50	–
b g Alhijaz - Beacon I (High Top)
Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

6⁽³⁾ 7 [30½]	3. Canton Venture 12/1 J Weaver S Woods	J Weaver S Woods	7	910	76	37	46	–
ch g Arctic Tern (USA) - Ski Michaela (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Led for 4f, prominent until ridden and weakened 4f out (op 10-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 12 [42½]	2. Netta Rufina (IRE) 5/1 Dean McKeown Mark Johnston	Dean McKeown Mark Johnston	4	912	79	25	32	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Age Of Elegance (Troy)
Prominent to halfway, weakened 6f out, soon well behind (op 7-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 3½ [46]	7. Western Command (GER) 10/1 Antonio Polli ³ Mrs N Macauley	Antonio Polli ³ Mrs N Macauley	3	81	77	19	26	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Western Friend (USA) (Gone West)
Led after 4f, headed 4f out, weakened rapidly (op 8-1)

8 ran Off time: 8:30:00 Winning time: 3m 17.70s (slow by 7.20s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: K New Partnership (Magic Arrow) 1st breeder: Pillar Property Services Inc
2nd owner: Ed Weetman (Noufari)
3rd owner: D Parker (Nikita's Star)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.70 £1.60 £2.20 Ex: £7.40 CSF: £20.57 Tricast: £111.52

8:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 22 May 1999

Edwin Roope 81st Birthday Handicap Class D