Full Result 1.40 Wolverhampton (AW) | 20 January 2003

Bet Direct Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo) (1m1f79yds) 1m1½f OMS Standard

1st £3,415.75 2nd £1,051 3rd £525.50 4th £262.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	8. Tropical Coral (IRE) 5/4F Eddie Ahern Alastair Lidderdale	Eddie Ahern Alastair Lidderdale	3	89	70	–	70	–
ch f Pennekamp (USA) - Tropical Dance (USA) (Thorn Dance)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on (tchd 6-4 and 6-5)

2⁽⁵⁾ nk	1. Gracious Dancer 14/1 Graham Gibbons Jamie Osborne	Graham Gibbons Jamie Osborne	3	90	–	22	74	–
b c Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Gracious Beauty (USA) (Nijinsky)
Always prominent, led over 4f out, hard ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on (op 12-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 6 [6¼]	6. Wizard Of The West 10/1 Ian Mongan Sheena West	Ian Mongan Sheena West	3	90	68	–	63	–
b g Wizard King - Rose Burton (Lucky Wednesday)
Held up, ridden and headway on outside 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1)

4⁽²⁾ hd [6½]	3. Kristoffersen 2/1 Martin Dwyer William Jarvis	Martin Dwyer William Jarvis	3	90	–	–	63	–
ch c Kris - Towaahi (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up and pulled hard, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 7-4 tchd 9-4 in places)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	5. Midnight Chief 50/1 Neil Pollard Alan Jarvis	Neil Pollard Alan Jarvis	3	90	–	–	59	–
b g Bluegrass Prince (IRE) - Midnight Romance (Inca Chief I)
Held up, steady headway over 5f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 66-1 in places)

6⁽³⁾ 11 [19¼]	4. Leonardo De Vinci (IRE) 11/2 Paul Fessey Kevin Ryan	Paul Fessey Kevin Ryan	3	90	72	–	38	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Andromaque (USA) (Woodman)
Soon led, headed over 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁾ dist [49¼]	2. Inglewood 100/1 T Williams C W Thornton	T Williams C W Thornton	3	90	–	–	–	–
ch c Fleetwood (IRE) - PreeningI (Persian Bold)
Led early, prominent, ridden over 5f out, weakened quickly over 4f out, soon tailed off (op 66-1 tchd 150-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 1:47:00 Winning time: 2m 4.00s Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Zero Tolerance (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Exors of the Late George Ward (Tropical Coral) 1st breeder: George Ward
2nd owner: Open Warfare Partners (Gracious Dancer)
3rd owner: D Naylor (Wizard Of The West)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.10 £4 Ex: £11.40 CSF: £19.72

1:40 Wolverhampton (AW) 20 Jan 2003

Bet Direct Maiden Stakes Class D