Full Result 2.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 31 December 2004

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(Class 4) (0-92, 3yo+) (7f32yds) 7f Poly Standard

1st £6,912.75 2nd £2,127 3rd £1,063.50 4th £531.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. Secret Place 3/1F Eddie Ahern Ed Dunlop	Eddie Ahern Ed Dunlop	3	98 v¹	89	71	102	–
ch g Compton Place - Secret Circle (Magic Ring I)
Held up, good headway on outside to go 2nd 2f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on well (tchd 11-4 and 10-3)

2⁽²⁾ 2	11. Stage Secret (IRE) 6/1 Martin Dwyer Emma Lavelle	Martin Dwyer Emma Lavelle	3	812	79	56	87	–
ch c Zilzal (USA) - Tuxford Hideaway (Cawston's Clown)
Led, clear 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, not pace of winner (op 7-1 tchd 11-2)

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [2½]	9. Atlantic Quest (USA) 16/1 Darren Williams K R Burke	Darren Williams K R Burke	5	812 p	79	55	86	–
b g Woodman (USA) - Pleasant Pat (USA) (Pleasant Colony)
Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	12. Russian Symphony (USA) 5/1 Paul Hanagan Charles Egerton	Paul Hanagan Charles Egerton	3	812 b	79	51	82	–
ch g Stravinsky (USA) - Backwoods Teacher (USA) (Woodman)
In touch, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out (tchd 9-2)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5]	7. Compton Drake 13/2 Robert Winston Gerard Butler	Robert Winston Gerard Butler	5	813 t	80	49	80	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Reprocolor (Jimmy Reppin)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never near to challenge (op 7-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5½]	4. Marko Jadeo (IRE) 28/1 Paul Fitzsimons Kevin Morgan	Paul Fitzsimons Kevin Morgan	6	90	81	49	80	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Fleeting Quest (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, ridden well over 1f out, never near to challenge (op 25-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [5¾]	1. State Dilemma (IRE) 25/1 Simon Whitworth Derek Shaw	Simon Whitworth Derek Shaw	3	98	89	56	87	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Nuriva (USA) (Woodman)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, made some late headway (op 33-1)

8⁽³⁾ ½ [6¼]	5. Just A Glimmer 33/1 Alan Daly L G Cottrell	Alan Daly L G Cottrell	4	90	81	47	78	–
b f Bishop Of Cashel - Rockin' Rosie (Song)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [8]	3. Smokin JoeI 9/2 George Baker John Best	George Baker John Best	3	90 b	81	42	73	–
b g Cigar - Beau Dada (IRE) (Pine Circle)
Steadied start, effort on outside over 2f out, came wide into straight, never near to challenge (rider said the race may have come too soon for the gelding, which had run on two consecutive days on its last outings) (op 7-2)

10⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [10½]	6. Ermine Grey 14/1 Richard Thomas ³ Derek Haydn Jones	Richard Thomas ³ Derek Haydn Jones	3	810 v	80	34	66	–
gr g Wolfhound (USA) - Impulsive Decision (IRE) (Nomination)
Always behind

11⁽¹⁾ 5 [15½]	10. Warden Warren 14/1 Ian Mongan Christine Dunnett	Ian Mongan Christine Dunnett	6	812 b	79	19	52	–
b g Petong - Silver Spell (Aragon)
Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly from 2f out (op 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 1m 29.50s (slow by 2.70s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Just Fly (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Khalifa Sultan (Secret Place) 1st breeder: Whitsbury Manor Stud
2nd owner: D M Bell (Stage Secret)
3rd owner: A Polignone (Atlantic Quest)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.20 £2.50 £3.10 Ex: £21.80 CSF: £20.34 Tricast: £252.07
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 40 (23%) M [6-8] 60 (20%) H [9-12] 50 (57%)

2:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 31 Dec 2004

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