Full Result 3.15 Wolverhampton (AW) | 26 December 2008

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(Class 4) (0-85, 2yo) (1m141yds) 1m½f Poly Standard

1st £5,046.40 2nd £1,510.40 3rd £755.20 4th £377.60 5th £188

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Doncosaque (IRE) 8/1 Ian Mongan Paul Howling	Ian Mongan Paul Howling	2	95	77	74	85	–
b c Xaar - Darabela (IRE) (Desert King)
Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well (op 7-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 2½	1. Double Act 100/30J Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	2	97 t	79	71	82	–
br g Where Or When (IRE) - Secret Flame (Machiavellian)
Held up and behind, headway 3f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, not quicken (op 7-2 tchd 11-4)

3⁽⁸⁾ nse [2½]	2. Barwell Bridge 100/30J George Baker Sylvester Kirk	George Baker Sylvester Kirk	2	95	77	69	80	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Sentimental Value (USA) (Diesis)
Held up in touch, went 2nd 3f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden and not quicken inside final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 9-2)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4]	8. Amazing Blue Sky 14/1 Liam Jones Ruth Carr	Liam Jones Ruth Carr	2	85	63	51	62	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Azure Lake (USA) (Lac Ouimet)
Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (op 17-2)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [5½]	6. City Bank (USA) 8/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	2	88	66	51	62	–
ch g Rahy (USA) - Lucrative (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Chased leader until ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 17-2 tchd 10-1)

6⁽³⁾ 2 [7½]	7. Passage To India (IRE) 7/2 Paul Fitzsimons Jamie Osborne	Paul Fitzsimons Jamie Osborne	2	87	65	45	57	–
ch f Indian Ridge (IRE) - Kathy College (IRE) (College Chapel)
Held up, short-lived effort 2f out (op 13-2)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	4. Big Nige (IRE) 20/1 Jerry O'Dwyer Jeff Pearce	Jerry O'Dwyer Jeff Pearce	2	90	72	50	62	–
br g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Queen's Quest (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in rear, came wide and ridden straight, no response (op 16-1 tchd 22-1)

8⁽²⁾ 8 [16¾]	5. Caravan Of Dreams (IRE) 11/2 Chris Catlin Michael Jarvis	Chris Catlin Michael Jarvis	2	90	72	31	45	–
b f Anabaa (USA) - Smart 'n Noble (USA) (Smarten)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 1m 50.57s (slow by 4.57s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Jo Hearn (Doncosaque) 1st breeder: Ammerland Verwaltung Gmbh
2nd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing (VC2) (Double Act)
3rd owner: N Pickett (Barwell Bridge)
Tote win: £10 PL: £2.80 £1.50 £1.60 Ex: £41.40 CSF: £35.85 Tricast: £109.28 Trifecta: £133.30 Pool £347.76 - 1.93 winning units.

3:15 Wolverhampton (AW) 26 Dec 2008

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