Full Result 9.00 Wolverhampton (AW) | 9 December 2006

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(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m1f103yds) 1m1½f Poly Standard

1st £5,505.45 2nd £1,637.95 3rd £818.55 4th £408.85

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	9. Daring Affair 11/1 Ian Mongan K R Burke	Ian Mongan K R Burke	5	810	75	71	85	–
b m Bien Bien (USA) - Daring Destiny (Daring March)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, not clear run 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to lead final strides (op 12-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	6. King Of Argos 7/2 Steve Drowne Ed Dunlop	Steve Drowne Ed Dunlop	3	91 v¹	82	78	91	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Wannabe Grand (IRE) (Danehill)
Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, headed final strides (tchd 3-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [¾]	4. Atlantic Quest (USA) 8/1 Amir Quinn ³ Venetia Williams	Amir Quinn ³ Venetia Williams	7	812	80	75	88	–
b g Woodman (USA) - Pleasant Pat (USA) (Pleasant Colony)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and carried head to one side, ran on inside final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1 [1¾]	5. Stargazer Jim (FR) 4/1 Liam Jones ³ William Haggas	Liam Jones ³ William Haggas	4	812	80	73	86	–
br g Fly To The Stars - L'Americaine (USA) (Verbatim)
Midfield, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, edged left towards finish (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ shd [2]	3. Sew'N'So Character (IRE) 9/1 Tony Culhane Michael Blanshard	Tony Culhane Michael Blanshard	5	92	81	74	87	–
b g Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Hope And Glory (USA) (Well Decorated)
Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 10-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	1. Ninth House (USA) 10/1 James Doyle ³ Nick Littmoden	James Doyle ³ Nick Littmoden	4	91 t	83	72	86	–
b c Chester House (USA) - Ninette (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, ridden 3f out, effort when edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 12-1)

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [4½]	10. Wahoo Sam (USA) 11/1 Cathy Gannon Kevin Ryan	Cathy Gannon Kevin Ryan	6	89 p	74	62	76	–
ch g Sandpit (BRZ) - Good Reputation (USA) (Gran Zar)
Prominent, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 10-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [8]	2. Fantasy Ride 33/1 Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	Jimmy Quinn Jeff Pearce	4	94	83	63	78	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Grand Splendour (Shirley Heights)
Slowly into stride, ridden 3f out, always behind

9⁽²⁾ 5 [13]	8. Kildare Sun (IRE) 100/30F Dale Gibson John Mackie	Dale Gibson John Mackie	4	811	76	46	82	–
b g Desert Sun - Megan's Dream (IRE) (Fayruz)
Midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, staying on when not much room and badly hampered 1f out, rider lost irons and not recover (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

10⁽¹⁾ ¾ [13¾]	7. Red Contact (USA) 12/1 Daniel Tudhope A Dickman	Daniel Tudhope A Dickman	5	813 p	78	47	63	–
b g Sahm (USA) - Basma (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Led 1f, chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 14-1)

10 ran Off time: 9:01:00 Winning time: 1m 59.17s (slow by 2.57s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Nigel Shields (Daring Affair) 1st breeder: N R Shields And K R Burke
2nd owner: P G Goulandris (King Of Argos)
3rd owner: Peter Warner (Atlantic Quest)
Tote win: £11.10 PL: £2.60 £2.40 £3.10 Ex: £56.30 CSF: £52.14 Tricast: £339.83
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 12 (32%) M [4-7] 65 (46%) H [8-10] 73 (22%)

9:00 Wolverhampton (AW) 9 Dec 2006

Focus Multimedia's Christmas Handicap