Full Result 3.20 Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 March 2007

Pontin's Book Early Claiming Stakes

(Class 5) (4yo+) (1m1f103yds) 1m1½f 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⁽⁵⁾	11. The City Kid (IRE) 8/1 Paul Hanagan David Evans	Paul Hanagan David Evans	4	88 b	55	26	62	–
b f Danetime (IRE) - Unfortunate (Komaite)
Held up, pulled hard, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left inside final furlong, ran on (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the filly benefited from stronger handling) (op 13-2 tchd 17-2)

2⁽¹⁾ 1¾	1. Blue Sky Thinking (IRE) 7/4F Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	8	913	86	42	77	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Lauretta Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Tracked leaders, raced keenly, hung right and led 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace (op 9-4 tchd 5-2)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [3½]	4. Climate I (IRE) 11/4 Russ Kennemore ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	Russ Kennemore ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	8	88 p	68	24	60	–
ch g Catrail (USA) - Burishki (Chilibang)
Tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 5-2)

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4¼]	13. Welsh Whisper 50/1 Nelson De Souza S A Brookshaw	Nelson De Souza S A Brookshaw	8	82	41	11	47	–
b m Overbury (IRE) - Grugiar (Red Sunset)
Held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, staying on same pace when not clear run inside final furlong (op 40-1)

5⁽¹³⁾ nk [4½]	10. Rose Muwasim 14/1 Emmett Stack ³ Kahlil De Burca	Emmett Stack ³ Kahlil De Burca	4	85 p	48	17	52	–
ch f In The Wings - Muwasim (USA) (Meadowlake)
Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 9-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 3 [7½]	9. Bathwick Emma (IRE) 28/1 Adam Kirby M A Doyle	Adam Kirby M A Doyle	4	89 1 p	47	11	47	–
ch f Raise A Grand (IRE) - Lindas Delight (Batshoof)
Held up, never nearer (op 16-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [8]	5. Looker 11/1 James Doyle ³ John Gallagher	James Doyle ³ John Gallagher	4	89	64	13	49	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - Last Look (Rainbow Quest)
Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 12-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [11]	3. Final Esteem 25/1 Michael Stainton ⁵ Ronald Harris	Michael Stainton ⁵ Ronald Harris	4	90	65	14	50	–
ch g Lomitas - Fame At Last (USA) (Quest For Fame)
Slowly into stride, headway 7f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (op 18-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [13½]	2. Faversham 14/1 Jimmy Fortune Michael Wigham	Jimmy Fortune Michael Wigham	4	97	74	11	47	–
b g Halling (USA) - Barger (USA) (Riverman)
Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 2f (op 9-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 1 [14½]	8. Wilford Maverick (IRE) 66/1 Dominic Fox ³ Kahlil De Burca	Dominic Fox ³ Kahlil De Burca	5	86 v	41	–	33	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Lioness (Lion Cavern)
Held up, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, never dangerous

11⁽²⁾ 8 [22½]	6. Insignia (IRE) 8/1 J F Egan Mark Brisbourne	J F Egan Mark Brisbourne	5	811	45	–	19	–
b g Royal Applause - Amathea (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

12⁽³⁾ 1¼ [23¾]	12. Rambling Socks 150/1 Dale Gibson Roy Bowring	Dale Gibson Roy Bowring	4	82 tb	42	–	8	–
ch f Rambling Bear - Cledeschamps (Doc Marten)
Held up, ridden and weakened 3f out (op 100-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 2m 4.02s (slow by 7.42s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Norwegian (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs S J Lawrence (The City Kid) 1st breeder: T B And Mrs T B Russell
2nd owner: Triple Trio Partnership (Blue Sky Thinking)
3rd owner: The Cartmel Syndicate (Climate I)
Tote win: £10.10 PL: £1.30 £1.60 £1.50 Ex: £31.40 CSF: £21.71 Trifecta: £83.30 Pool £617.22 - 5.26 winning units.
The winner was claimed by S Dow for £8,000.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 58 (50%) M [6-9] 54 (33%) H [10-13] 38 (17%)

3:20 Wolverhampton (AW) 5 Mar 2007

Pontin's Book Early Claiming Stakes