Full Result 9.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 11 December 1999

Santa Claus Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 6f OMS Standard

1st £2,316 2nd £651 3rd £318

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	1. Cherish Me 3/1F T Sprake James Given	T Sprake James Given	3	100	70	81	93	–
b f Polar Falcon (USA) - Princess Zepoli (Persepolis)
Made all, clear 2f out, pushed out, comfortably (op 4-1 tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ 3	4. Keen Hands 8/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ Mrs N Macauley	Robbie Fitzpatrick ³ Mrs N Macauley	3	97 v	66	70	80	–
ch g Keen - Broken Vow I (IRE) (Local Suitor)
Always prominent, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

3⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [5½]	2. Aljaz 8/1 Tom Eaves ⁷ Gay Kelleway	Tom Eaves ⁷ Gay Kelleway	9	94	67	64	73	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Santa Linda (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Chased winner till one pace approaching final furlong (tchd 9-1 in places)

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [5¾]	12. Facile Tigre 10/1 Richard Smith ⁵ Simon Dow	Richard Smith ⁵ Simon Dow	4	810	57	54	62	–
gr g Efisio - Dancing Diana (Raga Navarro)
Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, one pace (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

5⁽⁶⁾ shd [5¾]	11. Ring Of Love 6/1 Robert Winston Les Eyre	Robert Winston Les Eyre	3	92	58	55	63	–
b f Magic Ring (IRE) - Fine Honey (USA) (Drone)
Headway halfway, one pace inside final 2f (op 7-1 after 9-1 in places)

6⁽³⁾ 1½ [7¼]	6. Purple Fling 11/2 Mr M Pattinson ⁷ A J McNae	Mr M Pattinson ⁷ A J McNae	8	90	63	56	64	–
ch g Music Boy - Divine Fling (Imperial Fling)
Behind till headway over 2f out, never dangerous (op 4-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [8]	10. ThaayerI 14/1 Fergus Sweeney Ian Wood	Fergus Sweeney Ian Wood	4	93	59	50	57	–
b g Wolfhound (USA) - Hamaya (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Mid-division, no headway from halfway (op 12-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 7 [15]	7. Done And Dusted (IRE) 16/1 T Williams Roy Brotherton	T Williams Roy Brotherton	3	97	63	35	40	–
ch f Up And At 'Em - Florentink (USA) (The Minstrel)
Slowly away, always behind (op 12-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [15¾]	13. Grasslandik 16/1 Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	3	90	56	26	31	–
b g Ardkinglass - Sophisticated Baby (Bairn)
Slowly into stride, always towards rear

10⁽⁹⁾ 1 [16¾]	9. ConsultantI 5/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	3	94	60	28	32	–
b g Man Of May - Avenita Lady (Free State I)
Soon ridden and outpaced (op 7-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [20¼]	3. Blundell Lane (IRE) 12/1 Steve Drowne Alan Jarvis	Steve Drowne Alan Jarvis	4	911 v	67	25	29	–
ch g Shalford (IRE) - Rathbawn Realm (Doulab)
Chased leaders till weakened quickly well over 1f out (tchd 14-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 11 [31¼]	5. Catchthebatch 14/1 Steve Carson ⁵ Eric Wheeler	Steve Carson ⁵ Eric Wheeler	3	94	65	–	1	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Batchworth Dancer (Ballacashtal)
Chased leaders till weakened over 2f out (op 16-1)

13⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [34¾]	8. Mystic Ridge 7/1 Jamie Spencer Barney Curley	Jamie Spencer Barney Curley	5	96	62	–	1	–
ch g Mystiko (USA) - Vallauris (Faustus)
Stumbled leaving stalls and always struggling in rear (op 4-1)

13 ran Off time: 9:31:00 Winning time: 1m 14.30s Total SP: 148%
1st owner: J R Good (Cherish Me) 1st breeder: J R And Mrs P Good
2nd owner: Andy Peake (Keen Hands)
3rd owner: Dorchester Racing Club (Aljaz)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £2.20 £4.50 £1.90 Ex: £66.40 CSF: £32.32 Tricast: £190.35
Jackpot:
Placepot: £68.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £31,515.94. 337.20 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £16.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £833.30. 37.07 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 71 (28%) M [5-9] 47 (51%) H [10-13] 32 (21%)

9:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 11 Dec 1999

Santa Claus Handicap Class E