24 Apr 2012 15:55 Wolverhampton
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,704); Distance: 2m 119y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(8) |   | - | Fade To Grey (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 0) | 00715/ / 21 | Flat (1478), Jump (193) | Kieren Fallon | S Lycett Worcester Racing… | 5/1 | |
| held up, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden to lead well over 2f out, edged right and joined inside final furlong, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(6) |   | NK | Hallstatt (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) | 288-825 / 12 | Flat (13), Jump (208) | M O'Connell | J Mackie Nsu Leisure & Mrs… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, joined winner inside final furlong, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(10) |   | 2½ L | Kavaloti (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 12) | 7-39666 / 8 | Flat (36), Jump (400) | R L Moore | G & J Moore Mr Graham Gillespie | 15/2 | |
| slowly away, in rear, ridden 3f out, wide into straight 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on under pressure, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(7) |   | 1¾ L | Cloudy Start (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 475531 / 7 | Flat (11) | L Mayor | J A Osborne Mr Tony Cocum | 5/1 | |
| held up, switched to outer 4f out, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(3) |   | 6 L | St Ignatius (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 810112 / 7 | Flat (10) | D Holland | A Bailey Allan McNamee &… | 9/1 | |
| steadied start, keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(1) |   | 1¾ L | Hit The Switch (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 1351-53 / 8 | Flat (12), Jump (38) | S De Sousa | J Candlish Mr M M Allen | 11/4 | |
| led, ridden and headed entering final 3f, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(4) |   | 3 L | Corvette (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 562214 / 4 | Flat (12) | L Morris | M Appleby Mr Tom Cunnane | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader, led entering final 3f, soon headed, ridden and weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(9) |   | 3 L | Godwit (GB) (filly, bay, 8 4) | 656 / 7 | Flat (25) | William Carson | E Stanford Mr Eugene Stanford | 22/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(2) |   | ½ L | Leyte Gulf (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 233325 / 9 | Flat (11), Jump (1551) | L P Keniry | C C Bealby Mr Robert Jenkinson | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6(5) |   | - | Vertueux (FR) (gelding, grey, 9 7) | 20-3156 / 11 | Flat (26), Jump (46) | Harry Bentley | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll | |||
