Full Result 3.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 March 2000

Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) 5f OMS Standard

1st £2,704 2nd £832 3rd £416 4th £208

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Maritun Lad 4/5F Neil Callan Derek Shaw	Neil Callan Derek Shaw	3	811 b¹	61	54	55	–
b g Presidium - Girl Next Door (Local Suitor)
In touch, challenged 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on (op 5-4 tchd 8-11)

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	7. Tropical King (IRE) 4/1 Joe Fanning Declan Carroll	Joe Fanning Declan Carroll	3	811	60	45	50	–
b g Up And At 'Em - Princess Gay (IRE) (Fairy King)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on (op 2-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2¾]	1. Arab Gold 25/1 Ross Studholme ⁵ Mick Quinn	Ross Studholme ⁵ Mick Quinn	5	95	36	41	47	–
b g Presidium - Parklands Belle (Stanford)
Soon pushed along, towards rear over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside last, not reach leading pair (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [4]	8. Miss Sincere (IRE) 33/1 Micky Fenton Brian Rothwell	Micky Fenton Brian Rothwell	3	86	42	30	38	–
b f Imperial Frontier (USA) - Brite Mist (IRE) (Shy Groom)
Slowly into stride, ridden to challenge entering final 2f, no extra inside last (op 20-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [6½]	6. Suave Performer 25/1 Gavin Faulkner ³ Stuart Williams	Gavin Faulkner ³ Stuart Williams	3	88	–	22	36	–
b g Suave Dancer (USA) - Francia (Legend Of France)
Outpaced and raced wide, eased over 1f out, never dangerous (official explanation: jockey said the gelding lost his action) (op 16-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [6¾]	5. Soba Jones 11/2 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	3	811	–	21	35	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Soba (Most Secret)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 5-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [8]	2. Found At Last 7/2 Tom McLaughlin John Balding	Tom McLaughlin John Balding	4	910	51	15	31	–
b g Aragon - Girton (Balidar)
Good speed, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened (op 7-1 after 10-1 in places)

8⁽³⁾ nk [8¼]	3. Weetrain (IRE) 14/1 Dean McKeown James Given	Dean McKeown James Given	4	95	35	9	25	–
b f Fayruz - Mantlepiece (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Prominent until ridden and weakened entering final 2f (op 20-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 1m 2.50s Total SP: 131%
1st owner: M G Vines (Maritun Lad) 1st breeder: M G And J Vines
2nd owner: Mrs Annie Hughes (Tropical King)
3rd owner: W Trezise (Arab Gold)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £1.60 £5.30 Ex: £5.10 CSF: £4.92 Trifecta: £56.70

3:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Mar 2000

Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Maiden Stakes Class D