Full Result 4.55 Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 April 2024

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(Class 6) (0-55, 4yo+) (1m4f51yds) 1m4f Standard

1st £2,983.38 2nd £1,399.92 3rd £699.39 4th £349.98 5th £174.42

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Virtual Hug (IRE) 100/30F Paddy Bradley Nikki Evans	Paddy Bradley Nikki Evans	6	98	54	12	62	–
b g Buratino (IRE) - Cotton Camera (IRE) (Lilbourne Lad)
Travelled strongly, raced in second, pressed leader going easily 3f out, soon led, pushed along and went clear 2f out, ridden 1f out, drifted left and reduced lead inside final 110yds, comfortably (tchd 16/5)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1½	3. Kingston Joy (IRE) 7/2 Connor Planas David Simcock	Connor Planas David Simcock	5	97	53	8	58	–
b m Kingston Hill - Archetypal (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Towards rear, headway into midfield 3f out, pushed along 2f out, chased clear leader over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge (jockey said mare hung left-handed) (op 9/2)

3⁽⁴⁾ shd [1½]	1. Moon Over The Sea 7/2 Jack Doughty ⁷ Tony Carroll	Jack Doughty ⁷ Tony Carroll	5	92	55	9	60	–
b g Sea The Moon (GER) - Veiled Beauty (USA) (Royal Academy)
Held up in rear, going okay but plenty to do 2f out, hung left but steady headway on outer from over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, eyecatcher (op 4/1)

4⁽³⁾ 1 [2½]	6. Still Standing (IRE) 10/1 Brandon Wilkie ³ Alexandra Dunn	Brandon Wilkie ³ Alexandra Dunn	9	813 b	48	–	51	–
ch g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Il Palazzo (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Prominent, outpaced 2f out, edged left 1f out, weakened gradually final 110yds (op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)

5⁽²⁾ 2 [4½]	4. Pittsburg (IRE) 5/1 Ethan Jones ⁵ Ryan Potter	Ethan Jones ⁵ Ryan Potter	8	91 tp	52	–	52	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Constant Approach (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, briefly went third 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and no impression when jockey dropped reins briefly inside final furlong, hung left final 110yds (op 4/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [7]	5. Tables Turned 5/1 Grace McEntee Phil McEntee	Grace McEntee Phil McEntee	5	96 h	52	–	48	–
ch g Ulysses (IRE) - Mesa Fresca (USA) (Sky Mesa)
Held up in rear, waiting for room 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong (op 9/2)

7⁽⁵⁾ 4¾ [11¾]	7. Biscoff Joe 80/1 Elle-May Croot ⁵ Max Young	Elle-May Croot ⁵ Max Young	4	810 p¹	47	–	35	–
ch g Cityscape - Royal Warranty (Sir Percy)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, outpaced and lost position home turn, soon bit short of room and switched sharply left, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed) (op 40/1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 27 [38¾]	8. Ella's Angel 125/1 Callum Hutchinson Tony Forbes	Callum Hutchinson Tony Forbes	4	90 1	46	–	–	–
gr f Lethal Force (IRE) - Princess Of Rock (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Led, headed under 3f out, soon lost position, weakened quickly 2f out, tailed off (op 100/1 tchd 150/1)

8 ran Off time: 4:57:11 Winning time: 2m 43.38s (slow by 7.98s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Sas Logistics Contracts Ltd Nikki Evans (Virtual Hug) 1st breeder: Oghill House Stud
2nd owner: Tick Tock Partnership (Kingston Joy)
3rd owner: D J Oseman (Moon Over The Sea)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.20 £1.60 £1.40 Ex: £13.50 CSF: £14.63 Tricast: £41.45 Trifecta: £39.70

4:55 Wolverhampton (AW) 2 Apr 2024

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