Full Result 6.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 13 December 2008

Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Claiming Stakes

(Class 5) (2yo) (1m1f103yds) 1m1½f Poly Standard

1st £3,238 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £240.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	9. Amazing Blue Sky 12/1 Chris Catlin E J O'Neill	Chris Catlin E J O'Neill	2	85	58	63	63	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Azure Lake (USA) (Lac Ouimet)
Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well (op 10-1 tchd 16-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ 2¼	8. Precocious Air (IRE) 3/1 Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	Shane Kelly Jamie Osborne	2	88 2	62	61	61	–
b f Redback - Wee Merkin (IRE) (Thatching)
Always prominent, chased winner well over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, no impression, just held on for 2nd (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ shd [2¼]	6. Kiyari 11/4F Jimmy Quinn Marco Botti	Jimmy Quinn Marco Botti	2	810	67	62	63	–
b f Key Of Luck (USA) - Ashford Castle (USA) (Bates Motel)
Held up towards rear, headway well over 1f out, hard ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, just failed to take 2nd (op 9-2)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3¾]	13. Telling Stories (IRE) 25/1 Matthew Lawson ⁷ Mark Johnston	Matthew Lawson ⁷ Mark Johnston	2	77	56	49	50	–
b f Lucky Story (USA) - Yes Virginia (USA) (Roanoke)
Held up in rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never nearer (op 22-1)

5⁽¹⁾ shd [4]	12. Betws Y Coed (IRE) 15/2 Nicol Polli ⁵ Alan Bailey	Nicol Polli ⁵ Alan Bailey	2	711 p	52	51	51	–
br f Indian Haven - Tommys Queen (IRE) (Ali-Royal)
Always prominent, chased winner over 2f out until ridden well over 1f out, faded inside final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [4¼]	4. Lucky Punt 16/1 Stevie Donohoe Brendan Powell	Stevie Donohoe Brendan Powell	2	811	57	60	60	–
ch g Auction House (USA) - Sweet Coincidence (Mujahid)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no real progress final furlong (op 14-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [5½]	1. Cafe Mystique (IRE) 12/1 Tom Eaves David Barron	Tom Eaves David Barron	2	95	–	65	65	–
b g Celtic Swing - Roseanna (FR) (Anabaa)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no further progress final furlong (op 6-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [9½]	5. Strikemaster (IRE) 9/1 Patrick Hills ³ J W Hills	Patrick Hills ³ J W Hills	2	88	53	49	49	–
b c Xaar - Mas A Fuera (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, came wide straight, never dangerous (op 12-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [12¼]	3. Josiah Bartlett (IRE) 10/1 Liam Jones J W Hills	Liam Jones J W Hills	2	811	58	43	43	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Princess Caraboo (IRE) (Alzao)
Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, no headway final 2f (tchd 17-2)

10⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [14¾]	2. Madam'X 12/1 Liam Keniry Paul Cole	Liam Keniry Paul Cole	2	90	54	41	41	–
b f Xaar - Bonne Etoile (Diesis)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, came wide straight, soon behind (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 3¾ [18½]	11. Ready To Prime 33/1 Martin Dwyer Dean Ivory	Martin Dwyer Dean Ivory	2	85 1	45	24	24	–
ch f Primo Valentino (IRE) - Blue Topaz (IRE) (Bluebird)
Chased winner until over 2f out, soon weakened (op 40-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

12⁽³⁾ 5 [23½]	10. Red Eric 100/1 Luke Morris ³ Mark Brisbourne	Luke Morris ³ Mark Brisbourne	2	82	42	13	14	–
ch g Reset (AUS) - Lady Soleas (Be My Guest)
Prominent, lost place bend 7f out, behind final 3f

13⁽¹³⁾ 2¾ [26¼]	7. Noworneva 50/1 Steve Carson Sylvester Kirk	Steve Carson Sylvester Kirk	2	87	48	9	10	–
ch g Where Or When (IRE) - Azula (Bluebird)
Prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out

13 ran Off time: 6:51:00 Winning time: 2m 1.59s (slow by 4.99s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Hong Kong Breeders Club (Amazing Blue Sky) 1st breeder: Hong Kong Breeders Club
2nd owner: The Waney Racing Group Inc (Precocious Air)
3rd owner: El Catorce (Kiyari)
Tote win: £15 PL: £2.90 £1.40 £2 Ex: £58.40 CSF: £47.69
The winner was claimed by Mrs R. Carr for £5,000. Telling Stories was claimed by Barry Leavy for £5,000.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 61 (22%) M [5-9] 39 (41%) H [10-13] 50 (37%)

6:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 13 Dec 2008

Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Claiming Stakes