Full Result 8.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 10 December 2005

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(Class 5) (3yo+) (7f32yds) 7f Poly Standard

1st £3,355.08 2nd £998.19 3rd £498.83 4th £249.16

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	6. Baba Ghanoush 7/2 Paul Doe William Jarvis	Paul Doe William Jarvis	3	89	–	44	71	–
ch f Zaha (CAN) - Vrennan (Suave Dancer)
Led over 2f, with leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, clear 1f out, ran on (tchd 9-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 2½	5. Perez (IRE) 4/1 Emmett Stack ⁵ Pat Eddery	Emmett Stack ⁵ Pat Eddery	3	89 b¹	70	43	69	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Kahla (Green Desert)
Went left start, pulled hard, always prominent, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd and hung left 1f out, no impression (op 10-3 tchd 3-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 4 [6½]	1. Duxford 5/1 Jimmy Quinn Dean Ivory	Jimmy Quinn Dean Ivory	4	90	–	32	59	–
ch g Young Ern - Marsara (Never So Bold)
Bumped start, held up and behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [8]	8. Hilltop Fantasy 20/1 Michael Tebbutt V Smith	Michael Tebbutt V Smith	4	89	–	23	50	–
b f Danzig Connection (USA) - HilltopI (Absalom)
Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace (op 14-1 tchd 25-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [10]	3. John Bratby (USA) 2/1F Fergus Sweeney Peter Makin	Fergus Sweeney Peter Makin	3	90	–	22	50	–
bb c Royal Academy (USA) - Side Saddle I (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Took keen hold, soon with leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, finished lame (jockey said colt had a breathing problem; vet said colt returned lame near fore) (op 3-1 tchd 15-8)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [11¼]	12. Strobinia (IRE) 12/1 Nelson De Souza ³ Ralph Beckett	Nelson De Souza ³ Ralph Beckett	3	86	–	14	41	–
b f Soviet Star (USA) - Robinia (USA) (Roberto)
Pulled hard in rear, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 8-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ shd [11¼]	9. In A Fit 40/1 Tony Culhane Paul Howling	Tony Culhane Paul Howling	4	810 1	–	15	42	–
b f Intikhab (USA) - Millfit (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Never near leaders (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [11½]	4. Legal Dram 20/1 Tom Eaves Michael Dods	Tom Eaves Michael Dods	4	90	–	18	46	–
ch g Case Law (IRE) - Moonshine Malt (Superlative)
Pulled hard, headway over 4f out, weakened over 3f out (op 14-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 3 [14½]	2. Freshwinds 66/1 Darren Williams Shaun Keightley	Darren Williams Shaun Keightley	3	90	–	10	38	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - La Noisette (Rock Hopper)
Pulled hard, soon in mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 50-1)

10⁽³⁾ 1 [15½]	10. Life Is Rosie (IRE) 50/1 Laura Reynolds ⁷ Dean Ivory	Laura Reynolds ⁷ Dean Ivory	3	82	–	2	30	–
ch f Rossini (USA) - Rachcara (IRE) (Kefaah)
Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out (op 40-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ 14 [29½]	7. Belrose (IRE) 66/1 Marc Halford ⁵ Christine Dunnett	Marc Halford ⁵ Christine Dunnett	3	84	–	–	–	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Blue Bay (GER) (Niniski)
Started slowly, always behind (op 40-1)

12⁽⁷⁾ 4 [33½]	11. Livvies Lady (IRE) 66/1 Chris Catlin Dean Ivory	Chris Catlin Dean Ivory	3	89	–	–	–	–
b f Opening Verse (USA) - Indian Wardance (ITY) (Indian Ridge)
Always behind

12 ran Off time: 8:02:00 Winning time: 1m 29.90s (slow by 3.10s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Canisbay Bloodstock (Baba Ghanoush) 1st breeder: Canisbay Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Pat Eddery Racing (Golden Fleece) (Perez)
3rd owner: John B Waterfall (Duxford)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £1.30 £1.70 £2.20 Ex: £20.70 CSF: £16.84
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (39%) M [5-8] 54 (48%) H [9-12] 23 (13%)

8:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 10 Dec 2005

First Past The Post At Betdirect Maiden Stakes