Full Result 8.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 March 2002

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m1f79yds) 1m1½f OMS Standard

1st £3,435.25 2nd £1,057 3rd £528.50 4th £264.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	12. Western Command (GER) 10/1 Joanna Badger ³ Mrs N Macauley	Joanna Badger ³ Mrs N Macauley	6	80	49	–	59	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Western Friend (USA) (Gone West)
Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead last strides (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	6. Flambe 20/1 Paul Mulrennan ⁷ P C Haslam	Paul Mulrennan ⁷ P C Haslam	4	89	62	–	71	–
b g Whittingham (IRE) - UAE Flame (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Prominent, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed last strides (op 12-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

3⁽⁷⁾ 2 [2¼]	1. Tantalus 3/1J Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	5	913 b	73	–	78	–
ch g Unfuwain (USA) - Water Quest (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in mid-division, ridden and headway on inside over 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [4¾]	8. Sheer Focus (IRE) 3/1J Micky Fenton Eric Alston	Micky Fenton Eric Alston	4	813	59	–	59	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Persian Danser (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Held up in touch, chased leader over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places)

5⁽²⁾ 4 [8¾]	4. Young-Un 14/1 Derek McGaffin ⁵ M J Ryan	Derek McGaffin ⁵ M J Ryan	7	90	65	–	57	–
b h Efisio - Stardyn (Star Appeal)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 9-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽¹³⁾ nk [9]	10. Ocean Song 10/1 J Bramhill Roy Bowring	J Bramhill Roy Bowring	5	85 b	51	–	42	–
b m Savahra Sound - Marina Plata (Julio Mariner)
Held up and behind, headway 4f out, weakened well over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong (op 8-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [14]	2. Blushing Prince (IRE) 5/1 Tom McLaughlin Linda Stubbs	Tom McLaughlin Linda Stubbs	4	912 t	72	–	53	–
b c Priolo (USA) - Eliade (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
Behind, ridden over 3f out, effort on outside 2f out, soon weakened (op 7-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

8⁽¹⁾ 6 [20]	3. Bressbee (USA) 14/1 Darren Williams ³ K R Burke	Darren Williams ³ K R Burke	4	95 v	68	–	37	–
ch g Twining (USA) - Bressay (USA) (Nureyev)
Led, headed and ridden over 5f out, weakening when hampered on inside over 3f out (tchd 10-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 4 [24]	13. Safinaz 16/1 Adrian Nicholls Mrs N Macauley	Adrian Nicholls Mrs N Macauley	4	713	45	–	6	–
gr f Environment Friend - Safidar (Roan Rocket)
Held up, headway 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

10⁽³⁾ 2½ [26½]	9. Border Edge 33/1 Michael Tebbutt Kevin McAuliffe	Michael Tebbutt Kevin McAuliffe	4	812	58	–	14	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Seymour Ann (Krayyan)
Prominent, ridden when badly hampered on inside 3f out, not recover (op 20-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [32½]	11. Miss Glory Be 7/1 K Dalgleish Gay Kelleway	K Dalgleish Gay Kelleway	4	83	49	–	-1	–
b f Glory Of Dancer - Miss Blondie (USA) (Stop The Music)
Held up, headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out (tchd 8-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 6 [38½]	7. Bint Habibi 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Lydia Pearce	Jimmy Quinn Lydia Pearce	5	813 v	59	–	-1	–
b m Bin Ajwaad (IRE) - High Stepping (IRE) (Taufan)
Well behind final 5f (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 8:10:00 Winning time: 2m 0.30s Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: Phoebe Buffay (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Andy Peake (Western Command) 1st breeder: Gestut Eulenberger Hof
2nd owner: Mrs B M Hawkins & Marquess Of Downshire (Flambe)
3rd owner: B T Stewart-Brown (Tantalus)
Tote win: £12.30 PL: £3.10 £3.10 £1.60 Ex: £208.40 CSF: £211.45 Tricast: £765.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 25 (17%) M [6-9] 100 (49%) H [10-13] 25 (34%)

8:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Mar 2002

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class E