Full Result 9.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 16 September 2006

George Walker Memorial Handicap

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m4f50yds) 1m4f Poly Standard

1st £2,730 2nd £806 3rd £403.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Abstract Folly (IRE) 11/4J Darryll Holland James Bethell	Darryll Holland James Bethell	4	95	58	60	67	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Cochiti (Kris)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead post (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

2⁽³⁾ shd	9. Birthday Star (IRE) 11/4J Alan Rutter ⁷ Willie Musson	Alan Rutter ⁷ Willie Musson	4	812	58	60	67	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - White Paper (IRE) (Marignan)
Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, led under pressure inside final furlong, edged right and headed post (op 4-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ ½ [½]	3. Turn Of Phrase (IRE) 6/1 Greg Fairley ³ Brian Ellison	Greg Fairley ³ Brian Ellison	7	94 b	60	61	68	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Token Gesture I (IRE) (Alzao)
Mid-division, headway 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home (op 3-1 tchd 7-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 8 [8½]	10. Zalkani (IRE) 5/1 Dean McKeown Jeff Pearce	Dean McKeown Jeff Pearce	6	94	57	45	52	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Zallaka (IRE) (Shardari)
Held up, some headway 2f out, stayed on one pace past beaten horses (tchd 9-2)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [10½]	4. I'll Do It Today 10/1 Pat Dobbs Malcolm Jefferson	Pat Dobbs Malcolm Jefferson	5	96	59	44	51	–
b g Mtoto - Knayton Lass (Presidium)
Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten (op 14-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [13]	12. Fairlight Express (IRE) 16/1 Dale Gibson Brendan Powell	Dale Gibson Brendan Powell	6	92	55	35	43	–
ch g Carroll House (IRE) - Marble Fontaine (Lafontaine I)
Tracked leader, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out (tchd 20-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [15½]	5. Malibu (IRE) 50/1 Hayley Turner Roy Bowring	Hayley Turner Roy Bowring	5	96	59	35	43	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Tootle (Main Reef I)
Mid-division, behind final 3f (tchd 40-1)

8⁽²⁾ ½ [16]	7. Optimum (IRE) 14/1 Rory Moore ⁵ John Stimpson	Rory Moore ⁵ John Stimpson	4	90	58	33	41	–
br g King's Best (USA) - Colour Dance (Rainbow Quest)
Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly (jockey said gelding had no more to give)

9⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [18½]	11. Kathleen Kennet 40/1 Steve Drowne Mrs H Sweeting	Steve Drowne Mrs H Sweeting	6	92	55	26	34	–
b m Turtle Island (IRE) - Evaporate (Insan)
Always in rear (jockey said mare suffered steering problems) (op 50-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [20¼]	2. April Attraction (FR) 80/1 Paul Eddery Chris Down	Paul Eddery Chris Down	4	97	60	28	36	–
b f Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - April Lee (USA) (Lyphard)
Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened over 3f out (tchd 100-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 10 [30¼]	6. Explosive Fox (IRE) 14/1 Alan Daly Sean Curran	Alan Daly Sean Curran	5	95 p	58	9	18	–
gr g Foxhound (USA) - Grise Mine (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

11 ran Off time: 9:00:00 Winning time: 2m 40.21s (slow by 5.41s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Our Choice (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Clarendon Thoroughbred Racing (Abstract Folly) 1st breeder: John Neary
2nd owner: F Al Tamimi (Birthday Star)
3rd owner: Naughty Diesel Ltd (Turn Of Phrase)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.70 £1.80 £2.20 Ex: £13.50 CSF: £9.62 Tricast: £41.84
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 58 (56%) M [5-7] 25 (8%) H [8-11] 67 (36%)

9:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 16 Sep 2006

George Walker Memorial Handicap