Full Result 7.45 Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 March 2018

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(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m4f51yds) 1m4f Standard

1st £11,971.90 2nd £3,583.40 3rd £1,791.70 4th £896.80 5th £446.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Mount Tahan (IRE) 13/2 Shane Gray Kevin Ryan	Shane Gray Kevin Ryan	6	95	100	74	108	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Sorpresa (USA) (Pleasant Tap)
Taken down early, steadied start, took keen hold, held up in last trio, closed and in touch 9f out, effort to chase leaders 2f out, ridden to challenge and edging left inside final furlong, led well inside final furlong, stayed on (vet reported the gelding lost its right hind shoe) (op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	4. Celestial Spheres (IRE) 11/8F Martin Harley Charlie Appleby	Martin Harley Charlie Appleby	4	813 p	95	70	102	–
b g Redoute's Choice (AUS) - Copernica (IRE) (Galileo)
Chased leader until ridden to lead over 2f out, driven and hard pressed 1f out, headed and kept on same pace well inside final furlong (op 5/4 tchd 6/4)

3⁽³⁾ nk [¾]	5. Al Hamdany (IRE) 3/1 Gabriele Malune ⁷ Marco Botti	Gabriele Malune ⁷ Marco Botti	4	86 p	95	69	101	–
b g Kodiac - Easy Times (Nayef)
Held up in midfield, closed and well in touch 9f out, effort to chase leader 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, kept on same pace well inside final furlong (op 7/2 tchd 11/4)

4⁽⁵⁾ 6 [6¾]	1. Soldier In Action (FR) 4/1 Adam Kirby Mark Johnston	Adam Kirby Mark Johnston	5	913	108	68	104	–
ch g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Ripley (GER) (Platini)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, 4th and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

5⁽¹⁾ 4 [10¾]	2. Port Douglas (IRE) 18/1 Raul Da Silva Paul Cole	Raul Da Silva Paul Cole	5	95	100	52	90	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Walzerkoenigin (USA) (Kingmambo)
Restless in stalls, held up in last trio, closed and well in touch 9f out, ridden 3f out, no impression under pressure over 1f out, soon weakened (op 16/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [11]	6. Diodorus (IRE) 14/1 Joe Fanning Karen McLintock	Joe Fanning Karen McLintock	4	89 p¹	91	44	81	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Divine Proportions (USA) (Kingmambo)
Jostled leaving stalls, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 12/1)

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [12½]	7. Baz (FR) 100/1 Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	8	85 6 p	86	34	73	–
b g Mount Nelson - Zelah (IRE) (Alzao)
Steadied start, held up in rear, closed and in touch 9f out, pushed along over 2f out, no impression and soon well beaten, behind when edged left inside final furlong (op 66/1)

7 ran Off time: 7:45:25 Winning time: 2m 37.43s (slow by 2.03s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: T A Rahman (Mount Tahan) 1st breeder: S F Bloodstock
2nd owner: Godolphin (Celestial Spheres)
3rd owner: Al Mohamediya Racing (Al Hamdany)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £2.80 £1.50 Ex: £14.50 CSF: £15.65 Trifecta: £40.50

7:45 Wolverhampton (AW) 5 Mar 2018

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