Full Result 3.25 Wolverhampton (AW) | 31 December 2003

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(Class 6) (2yo) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Slow

1st £2,009 2nd £574 3rd £287

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	7. Killing Me Softly 25/1 Fergus Sweeney John Gallagher	Fergus Sweeney John Gallagher	2	812	–	–	53	–
b g Kingsinger (IRE) - Slims Lady (Theatrical Charmer)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden out final furlong (tchd 33-1 in places)

2⁽³⁾ 1¾	10. Comic Genius 13/2 Paul Eddery Derek Haydn Jones	Paul Eddery Derek Haydn Jones	2	87 v	42	–	45	–
b f Comic Strip (USA) - Itsy Bitsy Betsy (USA) (Beau Genius)
Held up, headway on outside 3f out, edged left over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [3¼]	12. Marita 8/1 Micky Fenton James Given	Micky Fenton James Given	2	87	51	–	42	–
ch f Dancing Spree (USA) - Maria Cappuccini (Siberian Express)
Led for 1f, ridden and lost place over 3f out, came wide and stayed on well inside final 2f (op 10-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3½]	2. Bretton 11/1 Dale Gibson Reg Hollinshead	Dale Gibson Reg Hollinshead	2	812 b¹	45	–	46	–
b g Polar Prince (IRE) - Understudy (In The Wings)
Held up, took keen hold, ridden and headway when bumped over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 10-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ shd [3¾]	9. Platinum Chief 12/1 Gyles Parkin Alan Berry	Gyles Parkin Alan Berry	2	812	47	–	46	–
b g Puissance - Miss Beverley (Beveled)
Chased leader to 3f out, stayed prominent under pressure, weakened inside final furlong (op 14-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4¼]	3. Brother Cadfael 10/1 Royston Ffrench John Harris	Royston Ffrench John Harris	2	812	45	–	45	–
ch g So Factual (USA) - High Habit (Slip Anchor)
Led after 1f, headed over 2f out, one pace after (tchd 11-1 in places)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [7¾]	6. Jakarmi 6/4F Neil Callan Bryn Palling	Neil Callan Bryn Palling	2	812	60	–	37	–
b g Merdon Melody - Lady Ploy (Deploy)
Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (tchd 13-8 and 7-4 in a place)

8⁽⁷⁾ 3 [10¾]	8. Look No More 20/1 Colin Haddon ⁷ Bill Turner	Colin Haddon ⁷ Bill Turner	2	85	47	–	31	–
ch g First Trump - Jadebelle (Beldale Flutter)
Prominent early, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out (op 25-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

9⁽¹⁾ 3 [13¾]	1. Armentieres 9/2 Alan Daly John Spearing	Alan Daly John Spearing	2	813 b	53	–	26	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Perfect Poppy (Shareef Dancer)
Always outpaced in rear (op 3-1)

10⁽²⁾ 20 [33¾]	4. Desert Light (IRE) 33/1 Lisa Jones ³ Derek Shaw	Lisa Jones ³ Derek Shaw	2	89 e/s	35	–	–	–
b c Desert Sun - Nacote (IRE) (Mtoto)
Always well in rear (tchd 40-1 in places)

11⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [35]	5. Evening Fragrance 66/1 Jamie Mackay G C H Chung	Jamie Mackay G C H Chung	2	812 b	19	–	–	–
gr g Bluegrass Prince (IRE) - Evening Falls (Beveled)
Slowly into stride and always struggling in rear (op 50-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 1m 55.56s (slow by 11.06s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Kumari (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Stuart Prior (Killing Me Softly) 1st breeder: S R Prior
2nd owner: J Runeckles (Comic Genius)
3rd owner: D Bass (Marita)
Tote win: £38 PL: £6.60 £3.90 £1.60 Ex: £1,768 CSF: £179.24
No bid for the winner
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 27 (30%) M [5-7] 46 (46%) H [8-11] 77 (24%)

3:25 Wolverhampton (AW) 31 Dec 2003

Bet Direct On ITV Page 367 Selling Stakes Class G