Full Result 3.25 Wolverhampton (AW) | 31 December 2002

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(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m6f166yds) 1m7f OMS Standard

1st £3,395.60 2nd £1,044.80 3rd £522.40 4th £261.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	3. Forever Loved 7/1 Steve Drowne Derek Haydn Jones	Steve Drowne Derek Haydn Jones	3	94	71	26	86	–
ch f Deploy - Truly Madly Deeply (Most Welcome)
Always prominent, chased leader over 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and left well clear inside final furlong (tchd 8-1 in a place)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 11	4. Sashay 16/1 J D Smith Clive Cox	J D Smith Clive Cox	4	90	60	–	60	–
b f Bishop Of Cashel - St James's Antigua (IRE) (Law Society)
Held up in touch, pushed along 6f out, outpaced final 2f, left 2nd inside final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

3⁽⁵⁾ 3 [14]	7. Physical Force 40/1 Dale Gibson D W Chapman	Dale Gibson D W Chapman	4	84	50	–	46	–
b g Casteddu - Kaiserlinde (GER) (Frontal)
Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out, left 3rd inside final furlong (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [15½]	5. Western Ridge (FR) 12/1 Robert Havlin Bernard Llewellyn	Robert Havlin Bernard Llewellyn	5	812 p	58	–	52	–
b h Darshaan - Helvellyn (USA) (Gone West)
Held up, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out (op 9-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [18]	1. Glory Quest (USA) 3/1 Pat Eddery Gay Kelleway	Pat Eddery Gay Kelleway	5	100 p	74	–	65	–
b g Quest For Fame - Sonseri (Prince Tenderfoot)
Held up, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, hampered inside final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 and 9-2 in a place)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [18½]	6. Raise A Melody (IRE) 5/1 Dane O'Neill Alastair Lidderdale	Dane O'Neill Alastair Lidderdale	3	811	64	–	54	–
ch f Hector Protector (USA) - Dumayla (Shernazar)
Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 7-2 tchd 11-2)

7⁽²⁾ 14 [32½]	9. River Of Fire 8/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	4	81 v	47	–	19	–
ch g Dilum (USA) - Bracey Brook (Gay Fandango)
Led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out (op 13-2)

8⁽⁴⁾ 16 [48½]	2. Alessandro Severo 9/4F P J Scallan ³ Nick Littmoden	P J Scallan ³ Nick Littmoden	3	93 b	73	–	24	–
gr g Brief Truce (USA) - Altaia (FR) (Sicyos)
Slowly into stride, held up, effort when hampered over 3f out, soon weakened (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 and 2-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ dist [78½]	10. L'Ancress Princess 200/1 Gary Bardwell Gerald Ham	Gary Bardwell Gerald Ham	5	712 24	44	–	–	–
b m Rock City (IRE) - Premier Princess (Hard Fought)
Started slowly, soon chasing leaders, lost place after 4f, soon well behind, virtually pulled up final 6f (op 300-1 tchd 500-1 in places)

F⁽¹⁾	8. Barkby (IRE) 11/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Mark H Tompkins	Adrian McCarthy ³ Mark H Tompkins	3	713	55	–	–	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Portree (Slip Anchor)
Chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, every chance when hampered and fell inside final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 3m 18.20s (slow by 7.70s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: The Preseli Partnership (Forever Loved) 1st breeder: Mrs M L Parry And P M Steele-Mortimer
2nd owner: E J Young And D Short (Sashay)
3rd owner: David W Chapman (Physical Force)
Tote win: £11.30 PL: £2.50 £3.50 £8 Ex: £133.40 CSF: £116 Tricast: £4,151.20
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 41 (30%) M [4-7] 15 (48%) H [8-10] 94 (22%)

3:25 Wolverhampton (AW) 31 Dec 2002

Happy New Year From Bet Direct Handicap Class E