Full Result 3.15 Wolverhampton (AW) | 26 June 2017

Invest City Of Wolverhampton Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)

(Class 4) (2yo) (5f21yds) 5f Standard

1st £3,946.09 2nd £1,174.25 3rd £586.82 4th £293.41

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Followthesteps (IRE) 7/1 Tony Hamilton Ivan Furtado	Tony Hamilton Ivan Furtado	2	92	–	53	75	–
b c Footstepsinthesand - Excellent Mariner (IRE) (Henrythenavigator)
Went left start, soon chasing leader, ridden to lead and hung left well inside final furlong, ran on (op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 9/1)

2⁽⁹⁾ ¾	1. Branscombe 3/1 Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	2	98	–	56	78	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Lacily (USA) (Elusive Quality)
Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken well inside final furlong (op 5/2)

3⁽⁶⁾ 5 [5¾]	6. Story Minister (IRE) 7/2 P J McDonald Tom Dascombe	P J McDonald Tom Dascombe	2	92	–	30	54	–
ch c Camacho - Hartstown House (IRE) (Primo Dominie)
Hampered start, soon prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 11/2)

4⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [8½]	5. Spirited Boss 20/1 Steve Drowne David Evans	Steve Drowne David Evans	2	92	–	19	44	–
b c Swiss Spirit - Bossy Kitty (Avonbridge)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [9¼]	10. Peas On Earth 100/1 David Egan ⁵ Derek Shaw	David Egan ⁵ Derek Shaw	2	86	–	11	36	–
ch f Showcasing - Meditation (Inchinor)
Hampered start, soon outpaced, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer

6⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [9¼]	2. Arty But Poor 16/1 Kevin Stott Oliver Greenall	Kevin Stott Oliver Greenall	2	92	–	15	41	–
b c Dutch Art - Libys Dream (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Outpaced, stayed on final furlong, never on terms (op 14/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [11¾]	7. Fab (IRE) 7/4F Fergus Sweeney Jamie Osborne	Fergus Sweeney Jamie Osborne	2	811	–	–	27	–
br f Society Rock (IRE) - Dubai Princess (IRE) (Dubai Destination)
Hampered start, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened (jockey said filly hung right throughout; the trainer could offer no explanation for the poor performance) (op 13/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 15/8)

8⁽²⁾ 1¾ [13½]	8. Glamorous Rocket (IRE) 66/1 Ben Curtis Ronald Harris	Ben Curtis Ronald Harris	2	811	–	–	21	–
gr f Dark Angel (IRE) - Glamorous Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Prominent, lost place over 3f out, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out (tchd 50/1 and tchd 80/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [16¼]	11. Rue Cambon (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Mullen George Peckham	Andrew Mullen George Peckham	2	811	–	–	18	–
ch f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Exciting Times (FR) (Jeune Homme)
Hampered start, outpaced (op 33/1 tchd 16/1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 1 [17¼]	9. Midnight Blue 10/1 Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	811	–	–	7	–
gr f Pivotal - Arabescatta (Monsun)
Went left and hampered start, soon outpaced (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:19:22 Winning time: 1m 2.01s (slow by 2.31s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Fortunate Vision (self certificate)
1st owner: John L Marriott & Albert L Marriott (Followthesteps) 1st breeder: Dr D Harron
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Branscombe)
3rd owner: John Dance (Story Minister)
Tote win: £8.50 PL: £2.60 £1.70 £1.70 Ex: £34.70 CSF: £29.17 Trifecta: £112.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 39 (6%) M [4-7] 23 (59%) H [8-10] 88 (35%)

3:15 Wolverhampton (AW) 26 Jun 2017

Invest City Of Wolverhampton Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)