Full Result 2.40 Wolverhampton (AW) | 12 December 2005

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(Class 6) (0-55, 3yo+) (1m5f194yds) 1m6f Poly Standard

1st £2,878.79 2nd £849.93 3rd £425.17

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	9. Sovereign Spirit (IRE) 11/1 Ian Mongan Walter Swinburn	Ian Mongan Walter Swinburn	3	88 t	54	63	63	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Sheer Spirit (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up in touch, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, led 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, driven out (op 9-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	1. Ocean King (USA) 33/1 Eddie Ahern Michael G Holden	Eddie Ahern Michael G Holden	4	92	55	63	63	–
ch g Sky Classic (CAN) - From Sea To Sea (CAN) (Gregorian)
Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2½]	11. Zaffeu 8/1 Richard Thomas ³ Nick Littmoden	Richard Thomas ³ Nick Littmoden	4	84	46	51	51	–
ch g Zafonic (USA) - Leaping Flame (USA) (Trempolino)
Held up and behind, headway over 4f out, not clear run and lost place 3f out, rallying when hung left 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on (op 7-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1 [3½]	6. Countback (FR) 20/1 Jack Dean ⁷ Tony Carroll	Jack Dean ⁷ Tony Carroll	6	84	50	54	54	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Count Me Out (FR) (Kaldoun)
Slowly into stride, held up and behind, switched left over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong (op 16-1)

5⁽²⁾ hd [3¾]	10. Coppermalt (USA) 50/1 Liam Keniry Roger Curtis	Liam Keniry Roger Curtis	7	87	46	49	50	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Poppy Carew (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. Ice And Fire 25/1 Micky Fenton John Stimpson	Micky Fenton John Stimpson	6	89 b	48	51	51	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding lost its action final furlong)

7⁽¹³⁾ hd [4½]	13. Tycheros 9/4F Adam Kirby ³ Stuart Williams	Adam Kirby ³ Stuart Williams	3	83	52	54	55	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Marie De Flandre (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 3-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ shd [4½]	5. Airgusta (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Mackay Charlie Morlock	Jamie Mackay Charlie Morlock	4	812	51	53	54	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Ministerial Model (IRE) (Shalford)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway (op 20-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 4 [8½]	8. Selika (IRE) 16/1 Brian Reilly Ken Clutterbuck	Brian Reilly Ken Clutterbuck	3	88	54	51	51	–
ch g Daggers Drawn (USA) - Hint-Of-Romance (IRE) (Treasure Kay)
Never near leaders

10⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [13½]	3. Barella (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	6	813	52	41	42	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Daniella Drive (USA) (Shelter Half)
Slowly into stride, always behind (op 14-1)

11⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [16]	4. Jackie Kiely 7/1 Tony Culhane Paul Howling	Tony Culhane Paul Howling	4	812	51	37	38	–
ch g Vettori (IRE) - Fudge (Polar Falcon)
Prominent, went 2nd briefly 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 6-1 tchd 11-2)

12⁽⁵⁾ 11 [27]	12. Michaels Dream (IRE) 14/1 David McCabe Noel Wilson	David McCabe Noel Wilson	6	87 6 b	46	15	17	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Stormswept I (USA) (Storm Bird)
Chased leader 8f, weakened quickly 4f out (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 8-1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 11 [38]	2. Intavac Boy 100/30 Paul Hanagan C W Thornton	Paul Hanagan C W Thornton	4	91	54	7	10	–
ch g Emperor Fountain - Altaia (FR) (Sicyos)
Held up in mid-division, steady headway over 6f out, ridden and edged left over 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 5-1 tchd 3-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 3m 2.22s (slow by 3.72s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Cunnane, Godfrey, Kirkland & Winter (Sovereign Spirit) 1st breeder: Exors Of The Late Mrs I Morris
2nd owner: Ri Na Mara Syndicate (Ocean King)
3rd owner: Southgate Racing (Zaffeu)
Tote win: £11.30 PL: £2.60 £7.40 £3.90 Ex: £272.70 CSF: £343.94 Tricast: £3,056.09
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 59 (19%) M [5-9] 48 (25%) H [10-13] 43 (56%)

2:40 Wolverhampton (AW) 12 Dec 2005

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