Full Result 2.40 Wolverhampton (AW) | 30 January 2006

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(Class 5) (0-75, 4yo+) (1m4f50yds) 1m4f Poly Standard

1st £3,238.50 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £120.25 5th £120.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. Newnham (IRE) 13/2 Joe Fanning Jim Boyle	Joe Fanning Jim Boyle	5	811	67	58	73	–
ch g Theatrical (IRE) - Brief Escapade (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Held up and behind, headway 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 7-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	5. Desperation (IRE) 13/2 Robert Winston K R Burke	Robert Winston K R Burke	4	813	73	63	78	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Mauras Pride (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 11-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [½]	7. Dragon Slayer (IRE) 5/1 J-P Guillambert Michael Attwater	J-P Guillambert Michael Attwater	4	812	72	62	77	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Arandora Star (USA) (Sagace)
Took keen hold, always prominent, led over 2f out, soon ridden, clear over 1f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong (tchd 11-2)

4⁽²⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	1. Compton Drake 7/2F Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	7	94	74	61	76	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Reprocolor (Jimmy Reppin)
Always prominent, carried left over 1f out, one pace when switched right inside final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 10-3)

4⁽⁴⁾ dht [2¼]	2. Top Spec (IRE) 11/2 Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	5	94	74	61	76	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Pearl Marine (IRE) (Bluebird)
Slowly into stride, held up and behind, ridden over 1f out, headway and edged left inside final furlong, ran on (op 5-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [3¾]	4. African Sahara (USA) 9/1 Chris Cavanagh ⁷ Debbie Mountain	Chris Cavanagh ⁷ Debbie Mountain	7	88 t	71	55	74	–
br h El Gran Senor (USA) - Able Money (USA) (Distinctive)
Took keen hold in mid-division, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, one pace (op 12-1 tchd 8-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4¾]	9. John Forbes 33/1 Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	4	88	68	51	66	–
b g High Estate - Mavourneen I (USA) (Dynaformer)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer (op 40-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [5¾]	10. Golden Boot 10/1 Martin Dwyer Alan Bailey	Martin Dwyer Alan Bailey	7	86	62	43	59	–
ch g Unfuwain (USA) - Sports Delight (Star Appeal)
Steadied start, held up and behind, switched right over 3f out, headway on outside over 2f out, came wide straight, ridden and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout) (tchd 11-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [6¾]	6. Isa'Af (IRE) 12/1 Chris Catlin Peter Hiatt	Chris Catlin Peter Hiatt	7	813	69	49	64	–
b g Darshaan - Shauna's Honey (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in touch, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 11-1)

10⁽³⁾ 8 [14¾]	3. Kingkohler (IRE) 25/1 Paul Hanagan Kevin Morgan	Paul Hanagan Kevin Morgan	7	92	72	38	54	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Legit (IRE) (Runnett)
Led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 13 [27¾]	11. Jamaar 66/1 Eddie Creighton ³ Christopher Kellett	Eddie Creighton ³ Christopher Kellett	4	81 4	64	9	25	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Kissogram (Caerleon)
Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out

11 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 2m 39.69s (slow by 4.89s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: M Khan X2 (Newnham) 1st breeder: Ballygallon Stud
2nd owner: Julian Wilson (Desperation)
3rd owner: Carl Would (Dragon Slayer)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2 £1.90 £2 Ex: £27.10 CSF: £46.98 Tricast: £229.85
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 53 (44%) M [5-7] 36 (25%) H [8-11] 61 (31%)

2:40 Wolverhampton (AW) 30 Jan 2006

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