Full Result 5.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 22 December 2006

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(Class 6) (0-58, 3yo+) (5f216yds) 6f Poly Standard

1st £3,238.50 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £240.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Vegas Boys 11/4F Michael Tebbutt Michael Wigham	Michael Tebbutt Michael Wigham	3	92	57	63	70	–
b g Royal Applause - Brief Glimpse (IRE) (Taufan)
Tracked leaders, edged left 4f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, hung left, ran on (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding had been working well on the all-weather at home and was having its first run on all-weather here) (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	11. Cree I 7/2 Franny Norton William Muir	Franny Norton William Muir	4	93 7	58	59	66	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Nightitude (Night Shift)
Tracked leaders, raced keenly, not clear run and lost place 4f out, headway 2f out, ran on (tchd 9-2)

3⁽¹⁾ ½ [2¼]	5. Almaty Express 10/1 Neil Callan John Weymes	Neil Callan John Weymes	4	90 b	55	54	62	–
b g Almaty (IRE) - Express Girl (Sylvan Express)
Led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 9-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [3¾]	3. Desert Light (IRE) 9/1 Jamie Mackay Derek Shaw	Jamie Mackay Derek Shaw	5	91 v	56	50	58	–
b g Desert Sun - Nacote (IRE) (Mtoto)
Held up, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, not reach leaders

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4¼]	13. White Ledger (IRE) 80/1 Adrian Nicholls Ray Peacock	Adrian Nicholls Ray Peacock	7	87 p	48	41	49	–
ch g Ali-Royal (IRE) - Boranwood (IRE) (Exhibitioner)
Started slowly, behind until ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 50-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4¾]	6. Val De Maal (IRE) 12/1 David Allan Julie Camacho	David Allan Julie Camacho	6	813 b	54	45	53	–
ch g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Miss Bojangles (Gay Fandango)
Held up, hampered well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [5]	7. Sir Don (IRE) 6/1 Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	7	813 p	54	44	52	–
b g Lake Coniston (IRE) - New Sensitive (Wattlefield)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5¼]	4. Muara 14/1 Mark Lawson ³ D W Barker	Mark Lawson ³ D W Barker	4	811	55	44	52	–
ch f Wolfhound (USA) - Darussalam (Tina's Pet)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace

9⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [6½]	12. Blythe Spirit 11/1 James Rogers ⁷ Richard Fahey	James Rogers ⁷ Richard Fahey	7	80 p	48	33	41	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Lithe Spirit (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [7¼]	2. Blue Knight (IRE) 40/1 Tony Culhane Paul Howling	Tony Culhane Paul Howling	7	92	57	40	48	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Fer De Lance (IRE) (Diesis)
Held up, effort over 1f out, never dangerous

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [9]	8. Creme Brulee 8/1 Steve Drowne Charles Egerton	Steve Drowne Charles Egerton	3	813	54	31	40	–
b f College Chapel - Balinsky (IRE) (Skyliner I)
Chased leader over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 17-2)

12⁽¹²⁾ 2 [11]	10. Howards Princess 25/1 Dale Gibson J Hetherton	Dale Gibson J Hetherton	4	811 v	52	23	32	–
gr f Lujain (USA) - Grey Princess (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Prominent, soon hung left, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 33-1)

12 ran Off time: 5:20:00 Winning time: 1m 14.55s (slow by 1.75s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Tembladora (vet's certificate)
1st owner: P R Iron (Vegas Boys) 1st breeder: Brimpton Bloodstock
2nd owner: Inflite Partners (Cree I)
3rd owner: Sporting Occasions Racing No 5 (Almaty Express)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.90 £1.20 £5.70 Ex: £28.50 CSF: £12.48 Tricast: £86.29
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 92 (58%) M [5-9] 48 (18%) H [10-13] 10 (24%)

5:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 22 Dec 2006

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