Full Result 8.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 21 September 2002

Virgin Trains Black Country Voyager Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £4,163.25 2nd £1,281 3rd £640.50 4th £320.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Menuhin 8/13F Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	90	83	61	81	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Child Prodigy (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Held up, carried wide on bend over 7f out, headway 4f out, went 2nd over 3f out, upsides over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, rider dropped hands briefly well inside final furlong, led last stride (op 1-2 tchd 4-6)

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	4. Finger Of Fate 9/4 Richard Hughes Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hughes Sir Michael Stoute	2	90	78	61	81	–
br c Machiavellian (USA) - La Nuit Rose (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Prominent, led 6f out, joined over 2f out, soon hard pressed, edged right slightly inside final furlong, headed last stride (op 3-1)

3⁽²⁾ 16 [16]	1. Border Tale 25/1 Dane O'Neill Michael Bell	Dane O'Neill Michael Bell	2	90 tv¹	63	–	47	–
b c Selkirk (USA) - Likely Story (IRE) (Night Shift)
Led, headed 6f out, ramained prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased inside final furlong (tchd 20-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 5 [21]	2. Brantingham (USA) 11/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	2	90 t	–	–	37	–
b c Gulch (USA) - Flying Lauren (USA) (Storm Bird)
Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5⁽⁵⁾ 1 [22]	8. Blue Water 100/1 Simon Whitworth Michael Mullineaux	Simon Whitworth Michael Mullineaux	2	89	28	–	30	–
b f Shaamit (IRE) - November Song (ScorpioI)
Close up, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out

6⁽⁴⁾ 16 [38]	5. Malahide Express (IRE) 16/1 Ian Mongan Nick Littmoden	Ian Mongan Nick Littmoden	2	90	70	–	–	–
gr g Compton Place - Gracious Gretclo (Common Grounds)
Pulled very hard, held up, carried wide on bend over 7f out, ridden 4f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong (op 14-1)

7⁽³⁾ 1¾ [39¾]	3. East Flares 66/1 Alan Daly James Unett	Alan Daly James Unett	2	90	–	–	–	–
gr c Environment Friend - Ijada Bianca (Absalom)
Upset in stalls, slowly into stride, took keen hold when veered right on bend over 7f out, midfield, ridden and weakened over 4f out (tchd 100-1in places)

8⁽⁷⁾ 17 [56¾]	7. The Recruiter 33/1 Fergus Sweeney Ralph Beckett	Fergus Sweeney Ralph Beckett	2	90	–	–	–	–
gr g Danzig Connection (USA) - Tabeeba (Diesis)
Towards rear, carried wide on bend over 7f out, ridden 5f out, soon beaten, tailed off (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 8:31:00 Winning time: 1m 51.50s (slow by 7.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: W E Sturt - Osborne House (Menuhin) 1st breeder: C H Bothway
2nd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Finger Of Fate)
3rd owner: Thurloe Thoroughbreds VIII (Border Tale)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £1.30 £2.20 Ex: £2.90 CSF: £2.16

8:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 21 Sep 2002

Virgin Trains Black Country Voyager Maiden Stakes Class D