09 Jul 2013 14:45 Wolverhampton
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,588); Distance: 1m 4f 50y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Neal Wood Fourth Anniversary Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(3) |   | - | Velvetina (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 6-31 / 3 | Flat (48) | Ted Durcan | H J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader, smooth headway over 2f out, tracked leaders on bit 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear and edged right inside final furlong, eased close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(2) |   | 2½ L | Thorpe (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 08-42 / 8 | Flat (54) | Jim Crowley | R M Beckett Mr Michael & Lady… | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, effort on inside and every chance under pressure over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(1) |   | 1¼ L | Brigadoon (GB) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 750764 / 12 | Flat (52) | M O'Connell | P A Kirby Mr Nick Hoare | 6/4 | |
| in touch, headway not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(7) |   | 1¾ L | Felix Fabulla (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 4101-58 / 5 | Flat (53) | S De Sousa | H Morrison Mrs I Eavis | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold early, chased leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, driven along over 2f out, led briefly under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(4) |   | HD | Sweet Martoni (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 92-403 / 5 | Flat (26) | M Barzalona | W J Knight Lavell Willis | 16/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(6) |   | 3¼ L | Mirth (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 0) | 264638 / 3 | Flat (19) | D E Egan | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 33/1 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(5) |   | 6 L | Sommersturm (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 336536 / 10 | Flat (13), Jump (48) | E J Walsh | P D Evans Mrs E Evans | 50/1 | |
| behind most of way | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(9) |   | SHD | He's No Angel (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 517 / 5 | Flat (25) | A Kirby | C G Cox Mr B Ecclestone… | 8/1 | |
| in touch on outside, reminders 3f out, ridden and not quicken 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(10) |   | NS | Star Of Namibia (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 8-5482 / 9 | Flat (36) | Liam Jones | J S Moore Mr Keith Jones | 12/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(8) |   | 9 L | Tornado Force (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) | 612368 / 6 | Flat (10) | William Twiston-Davies | A J McCabe Playboy Kennels | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4(11) |   | 40 L | Full Speed (GER) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 0-11007 / 10 | Flat (15), Jump (60) | Eva Moscrop | P A Kirby L & D Racing | 33/1 | |
| raced wide and prominent, weakened quickly over 4f out, tailed off and eased | ||||||||||
